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Active and Passive voice

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Is the sentence below in Active Voice or Passive Voice?
The eco-woodland house in Wales was built by a family in Wales.
a)
Active voice
b)
Passive voice
2.
The family built a house that uses energy efficiently.
a)
Active Voice
b)
Passive Voice
3.
Complete the sentence. Then, tell if the sentence is in active or passive voice.
The engineer built a beautiful __________. 
a)
hut; Active voice
b)
bungalow; Passive Voice
c)
bungalow; Active Voice
d)
hut; Passive Voice
4.
Change the active voice sentence into passive voice.
Samson read an interesting story.
a)
An interesting story was read by Samson.
b)
An interesting story is read by Samson.
5.
The three little pigs built their own houses.
a)
Active voice
b)
Passive Voice
6.

In which tense is passive?

"This quiz will be completed by me.."

a)

Robert's watch was stole by a thief.

b)

Robert's watch was stolen by a thief.

c)

Robert's watch were stolen by a thief.

7.

In which tense is the passive?

'Don Quixote' was written by Cervantes.

a)

present simple

b)

past simple

c)

present continuous

d)

present perfect

8.

In which tense is the passive?

"A lot of coffee is grown in Brazil."

a)

present simple

b)

past simple

c)

present continuous

d)

present perfect

9.

In which tense is the passive?

"The world's highest mountains are found in the Himalayas. "

a)

present perfect

b)

present simple

c)

past simple

d)

present continuous

10.

The family will attend the concert.

a)

The family is going to the concert.

b)

The concert is going to go.

c)

The concert will be attended by the family.

d)

The concert will have been attended.

11.

They will clean the room.

a)

The room is dirty.

b)

The room will be cleaned.

c)

The cleaners will clean the room.

d)

The room will clean.

12.

Complete with the best idea: Sentences in active voice have emphasis on the

a)

action of the sentence

b)

doer or subject of the sentences

c)

"object" or who/what receives the action

d)

any of the previous

13.

In the passive voice, the emphasis is on the:

a)

"doer" or subject of the sentences

b)

"object" or who/what receives the action

c)

action of the sentence

14.
All the reservations will be made by the wedding planner.
a)
active
b)
passive
15.
Susan will bake two dozen cupcakes for the bake sale.
a)
active
b)
passive
16.

A package will be sent to Caroline.

a)

Active

b)

Passive

17.

Jeremy will write a beautiful song.

a)

Active

b)

Passive

18.

Many accidents nowadays ___________ by dangerous driving.

a)

are caused

b)

were caused

c)

were being caused

d)

caused

19.

Cheese ________ from milk

a)

is made

b)

are made

c)

were made

d)

will make

20.

You can't see the house from the road. It __________ by trees.

a)

is surrounded

b)

surrounded

c)

was surrounded

d)

were surrounded

21.

We ________ by a loud noise during the night.

a)

were woken up

b)

was woken up

c)

are woken up

d)

have been woken up

22.

Do you go to the party? No, I _____________ to it.

a)

wasn't invited

b)

was invited

c)

were invited

d)

hasn't been invited

23.

How much diamonds_______ in the robbery?

a)

was stolen

b)

were stolen

c)

had beeb stolen

d)

will have been stolen

24.

The room looks nice. It ________ painted.

a)

has been

b)

was

c)

were

d)

had been

25.

The room ____________ cleaned at the moment

a)

is being

b)

is

c)

was

d)

will be

26.

The show _________ broadcasted now.

a)

is being

b)

is

c)

are

d)

was

27.

The room looked nice. It _________ painted.

a)

had been

b)

was

c)

has been

d)

is

28.

The room ________ cleaned when I arrived

a)

was being

b)

was

c)

is

d)

will be

29.

My book ________ finished by 2020

a)

will be

b)

wil have been

c)

is

d)

is being

30.

I can't stand Mary! Something must ________ with her awful behaviour.

a)

be done

b)

to be done

c)

is done

d)

is being done

31.

Now Martha is crying! You should _________ easier on her feelings.

a)

have been

b)

be

c)

was

d)

been

32.

I _______ in a little village on the outskirts of Iceland.

a)

was born

b)

born

c)

is born

d)

had been born

33.

A short story competition (a)   organised by our school every year.

34.

The electric light bulb (a)   invented by Thomas Edison in 1879.

35.

Many films (a)   produced in Hollywood this year.

36.

The Lost City of the Incas (a)   .

located in Peru.

37.

The film Titanic (a)   directed by James Cameron.

38.

The Special Olympics World Games (a)   held every four years.

39.

Guernica (a)   painted by Pablo Picasso.

40.

Toyota cars (a)   made in Japan.

41.

Penicillin (a)   discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928.

42.

The Harry Potter books (a)   written by J. K. Rowling.

43.

The music for the Phantom of the Opera (a)   composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

44.

The Parthenon (a)   visited by

thousands of tourists each year.

45.

Breakfast (a)   served from 7:00 am

to 11 :00 am daily.

46.

The Coliseum (a)   completed by

the Romans in 80 AD.

47.

Coffee (a)   grown in Brazil.