wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

The passive

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My room .... right now.

a)

is painting

b)

is being painted

c)

is painted

d)

is being painting

2.

The art festival .... by the city council every year.

a)

has been organised

b)

was organised

c)

will be organised

d)

is organised

3.

Junk food .... by millions of people every day.

a)

is being eaten

b)

is eaten

c)

has been eaten

d)

have been eaten

4.

Fili and Felix clean the school.

a)

Fili and Felix cleaned the school.

b)

The school is cleaned by Fili and Felix.

c)

The school are cleaned by Fili and Felix.

5.

I wash the dishes every day.

a)

The dishes were washed every day.

b)

The dishes are washed by I every day.

c)

The dishes are washed every day.

6.

Mom prepared pan cakes last weekend.

a)

Last weekend mom was prepared by pan cakes.

b)

Pan cakes were prepared by mom last weekend.

c)

Pan cakes were prepared last weekend by mom.

7.

Which of these sentences are in the passive form?

a)

They are pulling down the old factory.

b)

Students must not leave bicycles in the hall.

c)

Children under sixteen will not be admitted.

d)

They gave him a watch.

8.

Rewrite the following sentence in Passive voice:

The robber broke our window.

a)

Window broke the robber.

b)

The robber was broken by the window.

c)

Our window was broken by the robber.

d)

Our window is being broken by the robber.

9.

The words ( to explain-Present Simple) by the teacher.

a)

explain

b)

are explained

c)

were explained

d)

are being explained

10.

A new restaurant ( to open - Future) next week.

a)

is opening

b)

is being opened

c)

will be opened

d)

will open

11.

Change the sentence into the Passive.

My parents offered me a bike for my birthday

a)

A bike has been offered for my birthday.

b)

A bike offered for my birthday.

c)

My parents were offered a bike for my birthday.

d)

A bike was offered for my birthday.

12.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ______________ by J K Rowling
 
a)
was written
b)
wrote
c)
writes
13.
Thieves __________________ over a million dollars in cash from the Bank of East Asia in Central.
a)
stolen
b)
were stolen
c)
have stolen
d)
was been stolen
14.
VW cars _____________ in Germany and the Czech Republic.
 
 
a)
make
b)
making
c)
 made
d)
 are made
15.
A number of people __________________ following a demonstration in the Serbian capital, Belgrade.
a)
 have been arrested
b)
 have arrested
16.

Electricity .... by Thomas Alva Edison.

a)

invented

b)

was invented

c)

will invent

d)

will be invented

17.

Sugar cane is raised by some people in Hawaii.

a)

active

b)

passive

18.

Over a million dollars in cash ___________ from the Bank of East Asia in Central.

a)

have stolen

b)

has been stolen

c)

have been stolen

19.

Tick the correct sentence.

a)

The report will be sent to your e-mail tomorrow.

b)

The report will be send to your e-mail tomorrow.

c)

The report will is sent to your e-mail tomorrow.

20.

Turn this sentence into a passive one.


My mom cooks the best bagel.

(a)  

21.

Last year, over 50 million dollars (a)   (spend) on computers.

22.

What is the passive form of the sentence "They explain the results shortly after the exam."

(a)