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The Passive Voice

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Write the following sentence in the passive voice:

She bought this camera in Japan.

(a)  

2.

The best actor (a)   an Oscar. (simple present: give)

3.

Her son has eaten an ice cream.

(a)  

4.

It _________ that learning English is easy.

a)

A. is sayed

b)

B. said

c)

C. is said

d)

D. are said

5.

Complete the passive question:

What ____ these earrings __________ of ?

a)

are-made

b)

is-made

c)

is-make

d)

are-makes

6.

The Sphinx _____ ________ around 25000 BCE.

a)

build

b)

were build

c)

was build

d)

was built

7.

We got our mail _________ yesterday.

a)

A. delivered

b)

B. been delivered

c)

C. delivering

d)

D. to deliver

8.

Change the sentence from Active to Passive:

My sisters and brothers drive the family car.

a)

The family car is drove by my sisters and brothers.

b)

The family car drives by my sisters and brothers.

c)

The family car driven by my sisters and brothers.

d)

The family car is driven by my sisters and brothers.

9.

Write the following sentence in the passive voice:


Somebody cleans the room every day

a)

The room is being cleaned every day

b)

The room was clean every day

c)

The room is cleaned every day

10.

Has the man been caught by the police?

a)

Yes, he is.

b)

Yes, he has.

c)

Yes, they had.

d)

Yes, they have.

11.

The mummy was ____________ in a pyramid.

a)

discover

b)

discovering

c)

discovered

12.

The first shopping bag _______ (not make) of plastic.

a)

wasn't make

b)

wasn't maked

c)

weren't made

d)

wasn't made

13.

The cake is being eaten by the boy.

a)

ACTIVE

b)

PASSIVE

14.

My room ______ tomorrow. (clean)

a)

will clean

b)

will be cleaned

c)

will be clean

15.

They had cancelled the game

a)

The game was cancelled

b)

The game had been cancelled

c)

The game has been cancelled

16.

The David sculpture (a)   (to paint) Michaelangelo. (Past Simpe)

17.

The new building _______ next week. (build)

a)

will build

b)

will be build

c)

will be built

18.

The treasures _____ ________.

a)

stolen

b)

was stolen

c)

were stolen

d)

were steal

19.

Complete the sentence:

Movies _________ in this cinema.

a)

are showed

b)

show

c)

are shown

d)

shown

20.

My clothes _____ been _____ by Mum.

a)

have / washed

b)

has / washed

c)

have / wash

d)

has / wash

21.

He had written three books before 1867.

(a)  

22.

Many movies _________in Hollywood every year.

a)

is making

b)

are making

c)

are made

d)

is mande

23.

The reports ________ been written by Linda since 9 o'clock.

a)

has

b)

have

c)

had

24.

Football is very popular in my country. ________ by lots of people.

a)

It was played

b)

Playing

c)

It is played

d)

They play

25.

The tattoo _____ _______ on her arm.

a)

was done

b)

were done

c)

was did

26.

Write the following sentence in the passive voice:

They will punish him.

(a)  

27.

The trees __________ (cut) down last winter.

a)

was cut

b)

were cut

c)

was cutting

d)

were cutting

28.

She showed her relatives the new house.

a)

ACTIVE

b)

PASSIVE

29.

People think that Jenny works in Paris


Jenny....

a)

is thought to work in Paris

b)

is thought to be working in Paris

c)

was thought to work in Paris

30.

The food _______ by her for two hours. (cook)

a)

has been cook

b)

has been cooked

c)

have been cooked

31.

Write the following sentence in the passive voice:

He sent a letter to the customers.

(a)  

32.

Complete the passive question:

_____ your t-shirts ______________ by your mother ?

a)

Are-ironed

b)

Is-ironed

c)

Am-ironed

d)

Are-irons

33.

ACTIVE: They serve dinner from 8PM to 12PM.

PASSIVE:

a)

Dinner is served from 8PM to 12PM.

b)

Dinner are served from 8PM to 12PM.

c)

Dinner is serving from 8PM to 12PM.

d)

Dinner has been served from 8PM to 12PM.

34.

They also speak German at EU meetings.

a)

PASSIVE

b)

ACTIVE

35.

The story I’ve just read_________ by Agatha Christie.

a)

A. was write

b)

B. wrote

c)

C. written

d)

D. was written

36.

Negative Active: She does not invite me to parties.


Negative Passive:?

(a)  

37.

People alleged that the man was driving at 110miles an hour.

a)

The man was alleged to be driving at 110 miles an hour.

b)

The man is alleged to be driving at 100 miles an hour.

c)

The man was alleged to drive at 110 miles an hour.

d)

The man was alleged to being driving at 110 miles an hour

38.

Complete the sentence:

France _________ by tourists from all over the world.

a)

visits

b)

is visited

c)

visited

39.

The windows ______ this weekend. (paint)

a)

will paint

b)

will be paint

c)

will be painted

40.

Has the book been given back to you yet?

a)

ACTIVE

b)

PASSIVE

41.

Most of Goya's artworks (a)   (to base on) a critic to the society.

42.

The treasure _____ _______in the ocean.

a)

was buried

b)

was find

c)

was found

d)

were found

43.

That shirt must be washed for tonight’s party.

a)

ACTIVE

b)

PASSIVE

44.

The tomb in China _____ ______ for an important ruler.

a)

building

b)

was built

c)

were built

d)

built

45.

Complete the passive question:

____ "Romeo and Juliet" ______________ by Shakespeare?

a)

Are-written

b)

Is-written

c)

Is-wrote

d)

Are-wrote

46.

People say that the company is losing a lot of money.

(a)  

47.

Will a letter be written?

a)

Yes, I will.

b)

Yes, it will.

c)

Yes, they will.

48.

The professor told him not to talk in class.

He ________________ not to talk in class.

a)

has been told

b)

was told

c)

was being told

d)

was being told

49.

The questions__________ (to correct) at the end of the period.

a)

is corrected

b)

are corrected

50.

TV ... on when I come home

a)

is always turning

b)

will always turn

c)

always is turned

d)

is always turned