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WorksheetsThe Passive Voice
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 38mins
Write the following sentence in the passive voice:
She bought this camera in Japan.
(a)
The best actor (a) an Oscar. (simple present: give)
Her son has eaten an ice cream.
(a)
It _________ that learning English is easy.
A. is sayed
B. said
C. is said
D. are said
Complete the passive question:
What ____ these earrings __________ of ?
are-made
is-made
is-make
are-makes
The Sphinx _____ ________ around 25000 BCE.
build
were build
was build
was built
We got our mail _________ yesterday.
A. delivered
B. been delivered
C. delivering
D. to deliver
Change the sentence from Active to Passive:
My sisters and brothers drive the family car.
The family car is drove by my sisters and brothers.
The family car drives by my sisters and brothers.
The family car driven by my sisters and brothers.
The family car is driven by my sisters and brothers.
Write the following sentence in the passive voice:
Somebody cleans the room every day
The room is being cleaned every day
The room was clean every day
The room is cleaned every day
Has the man been caught by the police?
Yes, he is.
Yes, he has.
Yes, they had.
Yes, they have.
The mummy was ____________ in a pyramid.
discover
discovering
discovered
The first shopping bag _______ (not make) of plastic.
wasn't make
wasn't maked
weren't made
wasn't made
The cake is being eaten by the boy.
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
My room ______ tomorrow. (clean)
will clean
will be cleaned
will be clean
They had cancelled the game
The game was cancelled
The game had been cancelled
The game has been cancelled
The David sculpture (a) (to paint) Michaelangelo. (Past Simpe)
The new building _______ next week. (build)
will build
will be build
will be built
The treasures _____ ________.
stolen
was stolen
were stolen
were steal
Complete the sentence:
Movies _________ in this cinema.
are showed
show
are shown
shown
My clothes _____ been _____ by Mum.
have / washed
has / washed
have / wash
has / wash
He had written three books before 1867.
(a)
Many movies _________in Hollywood every year.
is making
are making
are made
is mande
The reports ________ been written by Linda since 9 o'clock.
has
have
had
Football is very popular in my country. ________ by lots of people.
It was played
Playing
It is played
They play
The tattoo _____ _______ on her arm.
was done
were done
was did
Write the following sentence in the passive voice:
They will punish him.
(a)
The trees __________ (cut) down last winter.
was cut
were cut
was cutting
were cutting
She showed her relatives the new house.
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
People think that Jenny works in Paris
Jenny....
is thought to work in Paris
is thought to be working in Paris
was thought to work in Paris
The food _______ by her for two hours. (cook)
has been cook
has been cooked
have been cooked
Write the following sentence in the passive voice:
He sent a letter to the customers.
(a)
Complete the passive question:
_____ your t-shirts ______________ by your mother ?
Are-ironed
Is-ironed
Am-ironed
Are-irons
ACTIVE: They serve dinner from 8PM to 12PM.
PASSIVE:
Dinner is served from 8PM to 12PM.
Dinner are served from 8PM to 12PM.
Dinner is serving from 8PM to 12PM.
Dinner has been served from 8PM to 12PM.
They also speak German at EU meetings.
PASSIVE
ACTIVE
The story I’ve just read_________ by Agatha Christie.
A. was write
B. wrote
C. written
D. was written
Negative Active: She does not invite me to parties.
Negative Passive:?
(a)
People alleged that the man was driving at 110miles an hour.
The man was alleged to be driving at 110 miles an hour.
The man is alleged to be driving at 100 miles an hour.
The man was alleged to drive at 110 miles an hour.
The man was alleged to being driving at 110 miles an hour
Complete the sentence:
France _________ by tourists from all over the world.
visits
is visited
visited
The windows ______ this weekend. (paint)
will paint
will be paint
will be painted
Has the book been given back to you yet?
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
Most of Goya's artworks (a) (to base on) a critic to the society.
The treasure _____ _______in the ocean.
was buried
was find
was found
were found
That shirt must be washed for tonight’s party.
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
The tomb in China _____ ______ for an important ruler.
building
was built
were built
built
Complete the passive question:
____ "Romeo and Juliet" ______________ by Shakespeare?
Are-written
Is-written
Is-wrote
Are-wrote
People say that the company is losing a lot of money.
(a)
Will a letter be written?
Yes, I will.
Yes, it will.
Yes, they will.
The professor told him not to talk in class.
He ________________ not to talk in class.
has been told
was told
was being told
was being told
The questions__________ (to correct) at the end of the period.
is corrected
are corrected
TV ... on when I come home
is always turning
will always turn
always is turned
is always turned
