WorksheetsPassive Voice intro
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 8mins
Sentences can be active or passive.
True
false
We usually use the active in written and spoken language.
False
True
The difference is that in an active sentence the subject performs the action and in a passive sentence the subject receives the action.
True
False
A passive verb is formed with...
a form of the verb BE + VSF
a form of the verb BE + VPP
is/are + ING
a form of the verb BE + ING
Is it an ACTIVE sentence? Bats eat insects.
True
False
Is it a PASSIVE sentence? Insects ARE EATEN by bats.
True
False
Make these active present simple sentence passive.
Somebody sends emails.
Emails were send.
Emails are sent.
Emails have been sent.
She ________________ for the job
The letter ________________ by Tom.
English ________________ by everyone.
Women ________________ to be smarter than men.
Which sentence is correct?
It said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Beauty said to be in the eye of the beholder.
It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Active: "People believe that bats bring luck"
Impersonal Passive: _____________________
It was said that bats bring luck.
It is said that bats bring luck.
Bats believed to bring luck.
A cinema is a place where films ___________________
shown
be shown
are shown
is shown
The house ______________ in 1935.
is built
was built
was being built
has been built
Alice in Wonderland ____________by Lewis Carroll.
wrote
was written
is being written
will be written
English ________________ by everyone.
My mom cleaned my room this morning.
The passive voice of the sentence above is...
My room is cleaned by my mom this morning
My room were cleaned by my mom this morning
My room was clean by my mom this morning
My room was cleaned by my mom this morning
The school boy ________ in the accident.
seriously injured
seriously was injured
was seriously injured
to be injured seriously
Homework ________ by Jimmy very well every day.
do
is done
does
is did
