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Passive Voice

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct option.


The factory ________ to an American company because people will lose their jobs.

a)

mustn't be sold

b)

mustn't sell

2.

Guess the item!

People are carried in it.

It was invented a long time ago.

It is powered by electricity.

It is controlled by buttons on the wall.

Things are transported up and down in it.


What is it?

a)

Elevator

b)

Escalator

c)

Ladder

d)

Rope

3.

Make the active question passive.


Who wrote The Hobbit?

Who _____________________ by?

a)

was The Hobbit written

b)

is The Hobbit written

c)

was The Hobbit wrote

d)

did The Hobbit write

4.

Guess the item!


It is made of glass.

It is powered by electricity.

It is replaced when it breaks.

It is sold in supermarkets.

It is mostly used at night.


What is it?

a)

Light bulb

b)

Lamp Shade

c)

Candle Holder

d)

Water Bottle

5.

Make the active question passive.


Did the sports teacher ask him to play in the school football team?

(a)   to play in the school football team by the sports teacher?


( ONLY WRITE THE MISSING WORDS)

6.

Find the mistake and write the correct word or word(s) should be added.


Is it true that Aston Martin cars made by hand?

(a)  

7.

Guess the item!


Money is put into it.

It is sometimes robbed or stolen.

It is placed outside shops and homes, in offices, in hospitals, etc.

The products inside are cooled or heated.

It is refilled at least once a week.


What is it?

a)

Vending machine

b)

Bank account

c)

ATM

d)

Pop-up Shops

8.

Choose the correct forms, active or passive.

Turkey Facts:


Turkey _________________ by ordinary UK families since the 1950s.

a)

has been eaten

b)

was eaten

c)

is eaten

d)

is being eaten

9.

Make the active sentence passive.


A few people have seen the Loch Ness Monster since that moment.

The Loch Ness Monster (a)   by a few people since that moment.


( ONLY WRITE THE MISSING WORDS)

10.

Find the mistake and write the correct word or word(s) should be added.


We have repaired your computer and it can collect this afternoon.

(a)  

11.

Choose the correct option.


England's prestige football matches ____________ at Wembley since 1923.

a)

has been played

b)

has played

12.

Read the text and choose the correct answer.


Today in the UK and the US over 50% of shopping is paid (pay) for with plastic cards. The idea started in the US in the 1920s. The first cards 1 __________ (make) of paper and could only be used in a few shops and hotels.

a)

make

b)

made

c)

are made

d)

were made

13.

Read the text and choose the correct answer.


Today in the UK and the US over 50% of shopping is paid (pay) for with plastic cards. The idea started in the US in the 1920s. The first cards were made of paper and could only be used in a few shops and hotels. Then, in the 1950s, an American businessman called Frank McNamara had dinner at a restaurant one day, but 2 _________(not/have) enough cash to pay for his meal.

a)

wasn't having

b)

not have

c)

doesn't have

d)

didn't have

14.

Read the text and choose the correct answers.


Today in the UK and the US over 50% of shopping is paid (pay) for with plastic cards. The idea started in the US in the 1920s. The first cards were made of paper and could only be used in a few shops and hotels. Then, in the 1950s, an American businessman called Frank McNamara had dinner at a restaurant one day, but didn't have enough cash to pay for his meal. This 3 _________ (give) him the idea for the 'Diner's Club Card' and the first plastic credit card 4 ____________ (invent).

a)

invented

b)

was given

c)

was invented

d)

gave

15.

Read the text and choose the correct answer.


Today in the UK and the US over 50% of shopping is paid (pay) for with plastic cards. The idea started in the US in the 1920s. The first cards were made of paper and could only be used in a few shops and hotels. Then, in the 1950s, an American businessman called Frank McNamara had dinner at a restaurant one day, but didn't have enough cash to pay for his meal. This gave him the idea for the 'Diner's Club Card' and the first plastic credit card was invented. Since the 1950s, plastic 5 _____________ (use) to make all credit cards. Today, there are over 1.5 billion credit cards in the US.

a)

has been used

b)

is used

c)

is being used

d)

uses