Active and passive voices.

In active/passive sentences, the focus is more on the action, or on the person or thing rhat receives the action.

• Active

• Passiive

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

In active/passive sentences, the focus is on the person or thing that does the action.

• Active

• Passiive

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

1. The cake ______ by Sarah.

• Was baked

• Baked

• Bakes

• Is baking

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

18. The speech ______ by the president.

• Was given

• Gives

• Give

• Given

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

7. The house ______ by the construction workers.

• Was built

• Built

• Build

• Builds

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

23. The exam ______ by the students.

• Was taken

• Takes

• Take

• Taking

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

30. The book ______ by the students.

• Was read

• Reads

• Read

• Reading

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Fill the blank with the correct form of the verb (Active or passive):

Apollo 13 was launched (launch) on April 11th 1970. It was the third manned US mission to the Moon. But two days into the flight, the astronauts ​_____ (hear) an explosion.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Look at the sentence. Decide it is passive (P) or active (A).

1. 1. Spacesuits have to be worn inside the spacecraft.

• P

• A

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

Look at the sentence. Decide it is passive (P) or active (A).

1. 2. You must wear spacesuits inside the spacecraft.

• P

• A

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A