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WorksheetsPASSIVE AND ACTIVE VOICE WORKSHOP
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 3hrs 40mins
The field trip was arranged by my homeroom teacher.
active voice
passive voice
My very active dog chased a tennis ball across the grass.
active voice
passive voice
The new magazine contained many creative ideas.
active voice
passive voice
Lauren and Sarah purchased tickets for the upcoming play.
active voice
passive voice
Many scoring attempts were made by the opposing team.
active voice
passive voice
The project was completed by a team of experts.
active voice
passive voice
Grandma knitted the white wool sweater.
active voice
passive voice
I pushed the heavy shopping cart through the parking lot.
active voice
passive voice
The drain was unclogged by the plumber.
active voice
passive voice
The famous actor was swarmed by several excited fans.
active voice
passive voice
Identify the sentence which is in passive
My purse was stolen.
Somebody stole my purse.
Identify the correct passive sentence for the following sentence which is in active. He has filled my application.
My application has been filled by him.
My application had been filled by him.
My application was been filled by him.
My application is been filled by him.
The correct passive sentence for the following is
I teach English and Mathematics.
English and Mathematics are taught by me.
English and Mathematics were taught by me.
English and Mathematics have been taught by me.
English and Mathematics had been taught by me.
The correct passive sentence for the following is
The construction workers are making street repairs all month long.
Street repairs is being made by the construction workers all month long.
Street repairs are being made by the construction workers all month long.
Street repairs have been made by the construction workers all month long.
Street repairs will be made by the construction workers all month long.
The correct active sentence for the following is
A woman was being carried downstairs by a very strong firefighter.
A very strong firefighter carried a woman.
A very strong firefighter had been carrying a woman.
A very strong firefighter was carrying a woman.
A very strong firefighter carry a woman.
– The technician controls the nuclear reactor.
–The passive voice for the above statement is
The nuclear reactor was controlled by the technician.
True
False
–The past cannot be changed.
Write the above statement in passive voice
(a)
The teacher explained the students the experiment.
Change the above statement into passive.
(a)
–Alternative sources have to be used by us to tide over the energy crisis.
The verb used in the above passive statement is
Simple Present
Present perfect
Simple Past
past perfect
§Scientists say that the universe began with a big bang.
Passive form for the above statement is/are
§
§a. It is believed that the universe began with a big bang. (P1)
b. The universe is believed to have begun with a big bang.
a
b
both a and b
neither a nor b
Which sentence(s) is(are) written in active voice?
The burger was cooked medium-well.
I cooked the burger medium-well.
The burger was cooked medium-well by me.
Mum didn’t cook the burger medium-well.
Change the sentence into a passive voice sentence.
She prints the documents.
The documents is printed by her.
The documents are being printed by her.
The documents are printed by her.
The documents was printed by her.
The following sentence is an example of active voice sentence.
Mum will lock the door.
True
False
Mr. Maged ____________ at the telephone company.
employs
employed
is employed
Is employing
I still can’t believe it! My bicycle ____________ last night.
is stolen
has been stolen
was stolen
stole
Over 5,000 babies ______________ born in this hospital every year.
have been
would be
are
have been
English ____________ by everyone in this country.
is understood
has been understood
is understand
has been understood
Active: The professor told him not to talk in class.
Passive: He _______________ by the professor ____________ in class.
will be told ... not to talk
was told ... do not talk
will be told ... do not talk
was told ... not to talk
Active: They will hold the meeting in his office tomorrow.
Passive: The meeting ________________in his office tomorrow.
will be held
will being held
will hold
will be hold
Check one(s) is(are) the true about passive voice sentences?
The focus is on the action or the receiver of the action.
The focus is on the doer of the action.
It is always in present tense form.
A passive voice sentence can be a negative sentence (i.e. with ‘not’).
This accident will never be ___________ (forget) by me.
forgot
forgotton
forgotten
foreign
The dinner ____________ (prepare) by me tomorrow.
is prepare
prepare
will prepare
will be prepared
Alicia ____________(buy) a new iPad next week.
will buy
will be bought
will be brought
is bought
Change the sentence into an active voice sentence.
The deer was bitten by the lion.
The lion bite the deer.
The lion bites the deer.
The lion bit the deer.
The lion bits the deer.
Change the sentence into a passive sentence.
The car hits the students.
The students were hit by the car.
The students hit by the car.
The students are hitten by the car.
The students are hit by the car.
Change the sentence into a passive voice sentence.
We took cookies to school.
Cookies were took to school by us.
Cookies were taken to school by us.
Cookies took to school by us.
Cookies were token to school by us.
Change the sentence into an active voice sentence.
Flowers are watered by gardeners.
Gardeners are flowers.
Gardeners water flowers.
Gardeners are water flowers.
Flowers water gardeners.
The stories ____________ (tell) by the teacher in class every Monday.
tell
told
were told
are told
Letters to Santa Claus ____________(write) by kids all over the world every Christmas.
have been written
are written
will be written
are to written
Three songs ___________(sing) by the choir in the performance tomorrow.
will be sung
will be singing
will sing
will sung
You will praise her very much.
Identify the correct passive voice
She will praised very much by you.
She will being praised very much by you.
She will been praised very much by you.
She will be praised very much by you.
I take exercise daily.
Exercise are taken daily by me.
Exercise is taken daily by me.
Exercise is being taken daily by me.
Exercise is been taken daily by me.
Shivu is singing a song.
A song has been being sung by Shivu.
A song is sung by Shivu.
A song has being sung by Shivu.
A song is being sung by Shivu.
When do we use the passive voice?
When the RECEIVER of an action is the EMPHASIS
When it is NOT NECESSARY to mention the DOER
When the DOER of an action is NOT KNOWN
When the EMPHASIS in the DOER
ACTIVE VOICE:
Look! The police found the girl
PASSIVE VOICE:
Look! The girl was found by the police
PASSIVE VOICE:
Look! The girl is found by the police
ACTIVE VOICE:
Mayas built Chichen Itza
PASSIVE VOICE:
Mayas were built Chichen Itza
PASSIVE VOICE:
Mayas is built Chichen Itza
PASSIVE VOICE:
Chichen Itza was built by the Mayas
PASSIVE VOICE:
Chichen Itza is built by the Mayas
Is this sentence in active or passive voice?
"I was born in August"
Yes, it is passive voice
No, it isn't passive voice
What is the formula for PRESENT SIMPLE in PASSIVE VOICE?
RECEIVER + was/were + Verb (PP)
RECEIVER + is/are + Verb (PP)
What is the formula for PAST SIMPLE in PASSIVE VOICE?
RECEIVER + was/were + Verb (PP)
RECEIVER + is/are + Verb (PP)
Write the passive sentences in present simple:
The documents / print
Write the passive sentences in present simple:
The windows / open
Write the passive sentences in past simple:
The car / wash
Write a NEGATIVE (isn't/aren't) PASSIVE sentence in PRESENT SIMPLE:
Write a AFFIRMATIVE (is/are) PASSIVE sentence in PRESENT SIMPLE:
Write an INTERROGATIVE (Is/Are) PASSIVE sentence in PRESENT SIMPLE:
Write a NEGATIVE (wasn't/weren't) PASSIVE sentence in PAST SIMPLE:
Write an AFFIRMATIVE (was/were) PASSIVE sentence in PAST SIMPLE:
Active or Passive?
The car ________ once a week.
The car was cleaned once a week.
The car cleaned once a week.
Active or Passive?
She _________ him every day.
She was phoned him every day.
She phoned him every day.
Active or Passive?
He _________ me a letter last week.
He was wrote me a letter last week.
He wrote me a letter last week.
Active or Passive?
The film __________ in Britan.
The film was made in Britain.
The film made in Britain.
Change the active to the passive
1. shakespeare wrote that play
(a)
Change the active to the passive
2. Bill will invite Ann to the party
(a)
Change the active to the passive
3. Alex is preparing that report.
(a)
Change the active to the passive
6. Shirley has suggested a new idea
(a)
Change the active to the passive
7. Two horses were pulling the farmer's wagon
(a)
Change the active to the passive
8. Kathy had returned the book to the library.
(a)
Change the active to the passive
8. Is Mr. Brown painting your house?
(a)
Change the active to the passive
9. His tricks won't fool me
(a)
Change the active to the passive
10. The teacher is going to explain the lesson
(a)
Identify the sentence which is in passive
My purse was stolen.
Somebody stole my purse.
Identify the correct passive sentence for the following sentence which is in active. He has filled my application.
My application has been filled by him.
My application had been filled by him.
My application was been filled by him.
My application is been filled by him.
The correct passive sentence for the following is
I teach English and Mathematics.
English and Mathematics are taught by me.
English and Mathematics were taught by me.
English and Mathematics have been taught by me.
English and Mathematics had been taught by me.
The correct passive sentence for the following is
The construction workers are making street repairs all month long.
Street repairs is being made by the construction workers all month long.
Street repairs are being made by the construction workers all month long.
Street repairs have been made by the construction workers all month long.
Street repairs will be made by the construction workers all month long.
The correct active sentence for the following is
A woman was being carried downstairs by a very strong firefighter.
A very strong firefighter carried a woman.
A very strong firefighter had been carrying a woman.
A very strong firefighter was carrying a woman.
A very strong firefighter carry a woman.
– The technician controls the nuclear reactor.
–The passive voice for the above statement is
The nuclear reactor was controlled by the technician.
True
False
–The past cannot be changed.
Write the above statement in passive voice
(a)
The teacher explained the students the experiment.
Change the above statement into passive.
(a)
