WorksheetsActive and Passive voice
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 28mins
The eco-woodland house in Wales was built by a family in Wales.
The engineer built a beautiful __________.
Samson read an interesting story.
In which tense is passive?
"This quiz will be completed by me.."
Robert's watch was stole by a thief.
Robert's watch was stolen by a thief.
Robert's watch were stolen by a thief.
In which tense is the passive?
'Don Quixote' was written by Cervantes.
present simple
past simple
present continuous
present perfect
In which tense is the passive?
"A lot of coffee is grown in Brazil."
present simple
past simple
present continuous
present perfect
In which tense is the passive?
"The world's highest mountains are found in the Himalayas. "
present perfect
present simple
past simple
present continuous
The family will attend the concert.
The family is going to the concert.
The concert is going to go.
The concert will be attended by the family.
The concert will have been attended.
They will clean the room.
The room is dirty.
The room will be cleaned.
The cleaners will clean the room.
The room will clean.
Complete with the best idea: Sentences in active voice have emphasis on the
action of the sentence
doer or subject of the sentences
"object" or who/what receives the action
any of the previous
In the passive voice, the emphasis is on the:
"doer" or subject of the sentences
"object" or who/what receives the action
action of the sentence
A package will be sent to Caroline.
Active
Passive
Jeremy will write a beautiful song.
Active
Passive
Many accidents nowadays ___________ by dangerous driving.
are caused
were caused
were being caused
caused
Cheese ________ from milk
is made
are made
were made
will make
You can't see the house from the road. It __________ by trees.
is surrounded
surrounded
was surrounded
were surrounded
We ________ by a loud noise during the night.
were woken up
was woken up
are woken up
have been woken up
Do you go to the party? No, I _____________ to it.
wasn't invited
was invited
were invited
hasn't been invited
How much diamonds_______ in the robbery?
was stolen
were stolen
had beeb stolen
will have been stolen
The room looks nice. It ________ painted.
has been
was
were
had been
The room ____________ cleaned at the moment
is being
is
was
will be
The show _________ broadcasted now.
is being
is
are
was
The room looked nice. It _________ painted.
had been
was
has been
is
The room ________ cleaned when I arrived
was being
was
is
will be
My book ________ finished by 2020
will be
wil have been
is
is being
I can't stand Mary! Something must ________ with her awful behaviour.
be done
to be done
is done
is being done
Now Martha is crying! You should _________ easier on her feelings.
have been
be
was
been
I _______ in a little village on the outskirts of Iceland.
was born
born
is born
had been born
A short story competition (a) organised by our school every year.
The electric light bulb (a) invented by Thomas Edison in 1879.
Many films (a) produced in Hollywood this year.
The Lost City of the Incas (a) .
located in Peru.
The film Titanic (a) directed by James Cameron.
The Special Olympics World Games (a) held every four years.
Guernica (a) painted by Pablo Picasso.
Toyota cars (a) made in Japan.
Penicillin (a) discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928.
The Harry Potter books (a) written by J. K. Rowling.
The music for the Phantom of the Opera (a) composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
The Parthenon (a) visited by
thousands of tourists each year.
Breakfast (a) served from 7:00 am
to 11 :00 am daily.
The Coliseum (a) completed by
the Romans in 80 AD.
Coffee (a) grown in Brazil.
