Mastering Passive Voice

Identify the passive voice in the sentence

• The book was read by the student.

• The student has read the book.

• The book is being read by the student.

• The student read the book.

Convert the active voice to passive: 'The chef cooked a delicious meal.'

• A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.

• The meal was deliciously cooked by the chef.

• The chef was cooking a delicious meal.

• A delicious meal is cooked by the chef.

Which of the following sentences is in passive voice?

• The cat is being chased by the dog.

• The cat chased the dog.

• The dog was chasing the cat.

• The cat were chased by the dog.

Change to passive voice: 'The teacher explains the lesson.'

• The lesson was explained by the teacher.

• The teacher is explaining the lesson.

• The lesson is explained by the teacher.

• The lesson explains the teacher.

Identify the correct verb form: 'The song _____ (sing) by the artist two years ago'

• is sung

• sang

• was singing

• was sung

Convert to passive: 'The committee has announced the results.'

• The committee will announce the results tomorrow.

• The results are announced by the committee.

• The committee announced the results.

• The results have been announced by the committee.

Which sentence is active?

• John completed the homework.

• The homework was done by John.

• The homework is completed by John.

• John was completing the homework.

Transform to passive voice: 'The artist painted the mural.'

• The mural was painted by the artist.

• The mural painted the artist.

• The artist was painted by the mural.

• The mural is painted by the artist.

Identify the passive voice

• The cookies were baked by my mom.

• The cookies are baking by my mom.

• My mom were baked the cookies.

• Baking cookies is done by my mom.

Change into active: 'The material has been studied by the pupils'

• The material is being studied by the pupils

• The pupils have studied the material

• The pupils are studying the material by the teacher

• The material was studied by the pupils