Voice Mastery

Identify the passive voice in the following sentence: The cake was baked by Mary.

• Mary has baked the cake

• The cake was baked by Mary

• Mary was baking the cake

• Mary baked the cake

Convert the following active voice sentence to passive voice: The teacher teaches the students.

• The students are teaching the teacher.

• The students are teaching by the teacher.

• The teacher is teaching the students.

• The students are taught by the teacher.

Convert the following passive voice sentence to active voice: The book was read by Sarah.

• Sarah read the book.

• Sarah was reading the book.

• The book was read by Sarah yesterday.

• The book was being read by Sarah.

Which of the following sentences is in active voice? A) The letter was written by John. B) John wrote the letter.

• The letter was written by John.

• John written the letter.

• John wrote the letter

• John writes the letter.

Write a sentence in passive voice using the verb 'eat'.

• He was eating the food.

• The food was eaten quickly.

• The food was being eaten.

• The food was eaten by him.

Identify the passive voice in the following sentence: The movie was watched by many people.

• people watched

• was watched

• watched the movie

• many people watched

Convert the following active voice sentence to passive voice: The dog chased the cat.

• The cat was chased by the dog.

• The cat was chasing the dog.

• The cat was chasing by the dog.

• The dog was chased by the cat.

Convert the following passive voice sentence to active voice: The song was sung by the choir.

• The song was being sung by the choir.

• The choir was sung the song.

• The choir sang the song.

• The choir was singing the song.

Which of the following sentences is in active voice? A) The house was built by the construction workers. B) The construction workers built the house.

• A) The house was built by the construction workers.

• C) The house was being built by the construction workers.

• D) The house is built by the construction workers.

• B) The construction workers built the house.

Write a sentence in passive voice using the verb 'paint'.

• The artist painted the wall.

• The wall was painted by the artist.

• Paint was applied to the wall by the artist.

• The wall was painting by the artist.