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Active and Passive Voice

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the voice of the verb in the following sentence:


Yesterday, we celebrated Mom’s birthday.

a)

Active

b)

Passive

2.

Choose the voice of the verb in the following sentence:


Decorations were put up all over the house.

a)

Active

b)

Passive

3.

Choose the voice of the verb in the following sentence:


I baked a cake and Thomas bought flowers.

a)

Active

b)

Passive

4.

Choose the voice of the verb in the following sentence:


A lovely dinner was made.

a)

Active

b)

Passive

5.

Choose the voice of the verb in the following sentence:


Mom said she was excited to see everyone.

a)

Active

b)

Passive

6.

Change the sentence to the active voice:


The boat was tossed and lifted by the wild sea.

4 lines
7.

Change the sentence to the passive voice:


Rey suddenly hung up the phone.

4 lines
8.

Choose the voice of the verb in the following sentence:

The short story was very nearly drowned in the tub as an infant.

a)

Active

b)

Passive

9.

Choose the voice of the verb in the following sentence:

All modern literary magazines can trace their pedigree back to these gift books.

a)

Active

b)

Passive

10.

Choose the voice of the verb in the following sentence:

But the short story . . . sprang into full-fledged existence as recently as the 1820s.

a)

Active

b)

Passive

11.

Choose the voice of the verb in the following sentence:

A narrative of a few thousand words can be easily read, enjoyed, and digested while sitting before a monitor. . . .

a)

Active

b)

Passive