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PASSIVE VOICE

Total questions: 138

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Butter (a)   from milk. (make)

2.

This house (a)   100 years ago. (build)

3.

Stamps (a)   in a post office. (sell)

4.

The telephone (a)   by Alexander Bell in 1876. (invent)

5.

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

6.

Two people (a)   to hospital yesterday. (take)

7.

The hotel room (a)   every day. (clean)

8.

This tablet (a)   to me on my last birthday. (give)

9.

English (a)   all over the world. (speak)

10.

The car (a)   by my dad last Saturday. (drive)

11.

1 The singer collapsed on the stage and _______________ (take) to a local hospital.

a)

takes

b)

was taken

c)

took

d)

is taken

12.

2 I looked back because I was sure that somebody _______________ (follow) me.

a)

follows

b)

was followed

c)

is following

d)

was following

13.

3 Please wait while your request _______________ (process).

a)

processes

b)

is being processed

c)

is processed

d)

processing

14.

4 I’m very sorry to inform you that the recommended brochure _______________ (not produce) yet.

a)

hasn't been produced

b)

wasn't produced

c)

doesn't produce

d)

isn't producing

15.

5 What type of goods can _______________ (sell) on the Net?

a)

selling

b)

being sold

c)

sell

d)

be sold

16.

6 Is it true that in 1724 Gabriel Fahrenheit _______________ (invent) the first mercury thermometer?

a)

invents

b)

invented

c)

was invented

d)

has been invented

17.

7 Most films and television programmes nowadays _______________ (make) on location.

a)

made

b)

make

c)

is being made

d)

are made

18.

8 I can assure you that our damaged TV set _______________ (replace) at our cost.

a)

will be replaced

b)

will replace

c)

is repaced

d)

replaces

19.

9 More and more people question the widely accepted belief that America _______________ (discover) by Columbus.

a)

discovers

b)

discovered

c)

was discovered

d)

is discovered

20.

10 The telephone bill must _______________ (pay) by the end of the month.

a)

paying

b)

pays

c)

pay

d)

be paid

21.

11 More than 50 people ______________ (rescue) by fire fighters yesterday.

a)

was rescued

b)

rescued

c)

have been rescued

d)

were rescued

22.

12 I noticed that my hotel room_____________ (not clean) before we arrived.

a)

wasn't cleaned

b)

hadn't been cleaned

c)

hadn't cleaned

d)

isn't cleaned

23.

13 This week auditions ____________ (hold) for an exciting new show.

a)

are being held

b)

are held

c)

hold

d)

holds

24.

14 'Romeo and Juliet' _____________ (write) by Shakespeare early on in his literary career

a)

were written

b)

wrote

c)

was written

d)

will be written

25.

15 I ______ already_______ (tell) about the party.

a)

was ... been told

b)

was .... told

c)

will ... be told

d)

have ... been told

26.

16 My little brother ______________ (ignore) by older children every day.

a)

ignores

b)

is ignoring

c)

is ignored

d)

has been ingnored

27.

17 Last night I __________ (see) a fantastic film.

a)

see

b)

was seen

c)

have seen

d)

saw

28.

18 Recently my sister _________ (find) the keys in the drawer.

a)

finds

b)

found

c)

was found

d)

has found

29.

19 Next week a letter ______________ (deliver) to you.

a)

delivers

b)

will be delvered

c)

is being delivered

d)

will deliver

30.

20 Don't shout. I _________________ (watch) a film now.

a)

am watching

b)

was watching

c)

am watched

d)

am being watched

31.

Change the active to the passive

10. The teacher is going to explain the lesson

(a)  

32.

Change the active to the passive

9. His tricks won't fool me

(a)  

33.

Change the active to the passive

8. Is Mr. Brown painting your house?

(a)  

34.

Change the active to the passive

8. Kathy had returned the book to the library.

(a)  

35.

Change the active to the passive

7. Two horses were pulling the farmer's wagon

(a)  

36.

Change the active to the passive

6. Shirley has suggested a new idea

(a)  

37.

Change the active to the passive

4. Waitresses and waiters serve costumers

(a)  

38.

Change the active to the passive

3. Alex is preparing that report.

(a)  

39.

Change the active to the passive

2. Bill will invite Ann to the party

(a)  

40.

Change the active to the passive

1. shakespeare wrote that play

(a)  

41.

There’s somebody walking behind us. I think ................... .

a)

A. we are following

b)

B. we are being followed

c)

C. we are followed

d)

D. we are being following

42.

The children’s arm was swollen because he .................. by a bee.

a)

A. stung

b)

B. had stung

c)

C. had been stung

d)

D. had being stung

43.

How are they going to do the assignments?

a)

A. How is the assignments going to be done?

b)

B. How are the assignments going to be do?

c)

C. How are the assignments going to done?

d)

D. How are the assignments going to be done?

44.

"The students........ethics by her so that they respect people in their surrounding."

a)

should be taught

b)

should taught

c)

should been taught

d)

should be teaching

e)

should have taught

45.

Find the correct passive voice for the sentence below:


He asked me a question.

a)

A question asked me.

b)

A question was asked by me.

c)

I have been asked a question.

d)

I was asked a question.

46.

Juan has studied Math for a test. The passive is ...

a)

Math has been studied by Juan for a test

b)

Math has been study by Juan for a test

c)

Math has studied by Juan for a test

d)

Math has study by Juan for a test

47.

Tiara was eating popcorn at the cinema. The passive is ...

a)

Popcorn is being eaten by Tiara at the cinema

b)

Popcorn was eaten by Tiara at the cinema

c)

Popcorn is eaten by Tiara at the cinema

d)

Popcorn was being eaten by Tiara at the cinema

48.
Choose the correct form for Passive Voice
 They make shoes in that factory.
a)
Shoes are made in that factory.
b)
Shoes were made in that factory.
c)
Shoes will be made in that factory.
d)
Shoes are being made in that factory.
49.
Give the right form of the passive:
The striker scored three goals in the second half
a)
Three goals were scored in the second half
b)
In the second half the striker scored three times
c)
Three goals are scored by the striker in the second half
d)
Three goals was scored in the second half.
50.
A lot of trees ____ every year.
a)
is chopped down
b)
are chopped down
c)
was chopped down
d)
were chopped down
51.

"The nurse takes care of the baby." The passive is ....................

a)

The nurse took care of the baby.

b)

The nurse is taken care of.

c)

The baby is took care of by the nurse.

d)

The baby is taken care of by the nurse.

52.
Who invented the phone?
Who ...
a)
invented the phone by?
b)
did invented the phone by?
c)
by was the phone invented?
d)
was the phone invented by?
53.
Sue is preparing the meal.
The meal ... by Sue.
a)
is preparing
b)
is being preparing
c)
is being prepared
d)
is prepared
54.
Who will buy the restaurant?
Who ...
a)
by the restaurant be bought by?
b)
will be the restaurant bought by?
c)
will the restaurant be buy by?
d)
will the restaurant be bought by?
55.
They serve dinner at 8:00 every evening.
Dinner ...... at 8:00 every evening.
a)
is served
b)
are served
c)
has been served
d)
is being served
56.

Everybody saw my blog.

a)

My blog was seen by anybody.

b)

My blog was sawed by everybody.

c)

My blog was saw by everybody.

d)

My blog was seen by everybody.

57.

My students never made a noise.

a)

A noise is never made by my students.

b)

A noise were never made by my students.

c)

Students are never made by a noise.

d)

A noise was never made by my students.

58.

Everybody loves the new teacher.

a)

The new teacher is loved by anybody.

b)

The bew teacher was loved by everyone.

c)

The new teacher is loved by everyone.

d)

Everyone is loved by the teacher.

59.

Who made this mess?

a)

Who did this mess made by?

b)

By whom this mess made?

c)

Who was this mess made by?

d)

Who is this mess made?

60.

I don't like people laughing at me.

a)

I don't like people laughing.

b)

People don't like laughing at.

c)

Laughing don't like me.

d)

I don't like being laughed at.

61.

Zamień na stronę bierną:

Somebody has stolen my bike.

(a)  

62.

Zamień na stronę bierną:

The company will employ ten people next month.

(a)  

63.

Zamień na stronę bierną:

People play football on football pitch.

(a)  

64.

Zamień na stronę bierną:

People speak English all over the world.

(a)  

65.

Zamień na stronę bierną:

Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492

(a)  

66.

Zamień na stronę bierną:

Da Vinci painted Mona Lisa.

(a)  

67.

Zamień na stronę bierną:

We will redecorate the room soon.

(a)  

68.

Zamień na stronę bierną:

Someone has just broken the window.

(a)  

69.

Zamień na stronę czynną:

The thief was taken to the nearest station by the police.

(a)  

70.

Zamień na stronę czynną:

Every year tons of plastic is trown away by people.

(a)  

71.

Zamień na stronę czynną:

A new car will be bought by my parents soon.

(a)  

72.

Zamień na stronę czynną:

The dog has already been fed by me.

(a)  

73.

This house (a)   (build) in 1999.

74.

A lot of e-mails (a)   (send) every day.

75.

English (a)   (teach) in many Polish schools.

76.

"Hobbit" (a)   (write) by J. R. R. Tolkien.

77.

Cheese (a)   (make) from milk.

78.

This town (a)   (destroy) by an earthquake in 1987.

79.

The results of the test (a)   (not send) yet.

80.

The shopping (a)   (already / make) by our mother.

81.

The TV series (a)   (film) in our town next week.

82.

New computers (a)   (buy) for IT lab next week by our headmaster.

83.

The school trip to Paris (a)   (just / cancel).

84.

Tom's car (a)   (steal) last night.

85.

Spanish (a)   (speak) in Brazil.

86.

The pizza (a)   (already / eat) by my family.

87.

Our car (a)   (clean) yet.

88.

We hardly ever eat American doughnuts.

(a)  

89.

My mum is frying doughnuts.

(a)  

90.

How many doughnuts did people all over Poland eat yesterday?

(a)  

91.

Yesterday at 6.00 I was ordering angel wings online.

(a)  

92.

Columbus discovered America in 1492.

(a)  

93.

How many pancakes have you eaten so far?

(a)  

94.

We will send the photos.

(a)  

95.

You have to do your homework.

(a)  

96.

We are going to solve the problem.

(a)  

97.

The coronavirus infected a lot of people.

(a)  

98.

What is the passive voice: They are buying the car.

a)

The car is being bought by them.

b)

The car was being bought by them.

c)

The car was bought by them.

99.

What is the passive voice of: The shop will give free samples tomorrow.

a)

Free samples are being given by the shop tomorrow.

b)

Free samples will be given by the shop tomorrow.

c)

Free samples are given by the shop tomorrow.

100.

What is the passive voice of: My daugther cook the rice.

a)

The rice was cooked by my daughter.

b)

The rice is cooked by my daugther.

c)

The rice is being cooked by my daugther.

101.

What is the passive voice: Our designers created the new logo last week.

a)

The new logo is created by our designers this week.

b)

The new logo was being created by our designers last week.

c)

The now logo was created by our designers last week.

102.

What is the passive voice: Our children found the ring.

a)

The ring wasn't founded by our children.

b)

The ring is founded by our children.

c)

The ring was founded by our children.

103.

What is the passive voice of: I think they will find the cure for cancer.

a)

I think the cure for cancer was founded by them.

b)

I think the cure for cancer will be founded by them.

c)

I think the cure for cancer is going to be founded by them.

104.

What is the passive voice of: They will give you the information later.

a)

The information will be given you by them later.

b)

The information is given you by them.

c)

The information will be given by me later.

105.

What is the passive voice of: The scientists developed a new talking robot.

a)

A new talking robot was developed by the scientists.

b)

A new talking robot is developed by the scientists.

c)

A new talking robot was being developed by the scientists.

106.

What is the passive voice of: The Tsunami is destroying the buiding.

a)

The building was being destroyed by the Tsunami.

b)

The building is being destroyed by the Tsunami.

c)

The building was destroyed by the Tsunami.

107.

What is the passive voice of: They pay us every friday.

a)

We are paid by them every friday.

b)

We are being paying by them.

c)

We were paid by them every friday.

108.

What is the passive voice of: They were removing two cars from the street.

a)

Two cars are being removed from the street.

b)

Two cars were being removed from the street.

c)

Two cars were removed from the street.

109.

What is the passive voice: They don't help you.

a)

You are helped by them.

b)

You are being helped by them.

c)

You aren't helped by them.

110.

What is the passive voice of: We have repaired many cars this year.

a)

Many cars were being repaired by us this year.

b)

Many cars are being repaired by us thi year.

c)

Many cars have been repaired by us this year.

111.

What is the passive voice of: A songwriter can't write a song in twenty minutes.

a)

A song isn't written by a songwriter in twenty minutes.

b)

A song can't be written by a songwriter in twenty minutes.

c)

Both sentences are incorrect.

112.

They arrested him last week.

a)

He is arrested by them.

b)

He was arrested by me last week.

c)

He was arrested last week.

113.

We found five hundred cordobas yesterday.

a)

Five hundred cordobas were founded by us yesterday.

b)

Five hundred cordobas were being founded by us yesterday.

c)

Both sentences are incorrect.

114.

A local TV station is showing the soccer game.

a)

The soccer game was being shown by a local TV station.

b)

The soccer game is being shown by a local TV station.

c)

The soccer game is shown by a local TV station.

115.

My classmates were doing the project.

a)

Both sentences are incorrect.

b)

The project was being doing by my classmates.

c)

The project was doing by my classmates.

116.

What is the passive voice: The students will give a presentation tomorrow.

a)

A presentation is being given by the students tomorrow.

b)

A presentation will be given by the students tomorrow.

c)

Both sentences are incorrect.

117.

He didn't open the door.

a)

The door is opened by him.

b)

The door was opened by him.

c)

The door wasn't opened by him.

118.

Fili and Felix are cleaning the school.

a)

Fili and Felix cleaned the school.

b)

The school is being cleaned by Fili and Felix.

c)

The school are cleaning by Fili and Felix.

119.

They produce coffee in Colombia.

a)

Coffee is produced in Colombia.

b)

Coffee is produce in Colombia.

c)

In Colombia they produce coffee.

120.

The doctor should check the patients.

a)

The patients were checked by the doctor.

b)

The patients should check the doctor.

c)

The patients should be checked by the doctor.

121.

I wash the dishes every day.

a)

The dishes were washed every day.

b)

The dishes are washed by I every day.

c)

The dishes are washed every day.

122.

Climbers have to cut steps in the ice.

a)

Steps had have cut in the ice by climbers.

b)

Steps in the ice have to be cut by climbers.

c)

Steps in the ice have be cut by climbers.

123.

We use this room only for special occasions.

a)

This room are used only for special occasions.

b)

This room was use only for special occasions.

c)

This room is used only for special occasions.

124.

The thief robbed the crown.

a)

The crown is robbed by the thief.

b)

The thief is robbed by the crown.

c)

The crown was robbed by the thief.

125.

They rang the church bells every morning.

a)

The church bells every morning were rung.

b)

The church bells were rung every morning.

c)

The church bells were rang every morning.

126.

Someone has cleaned my shoes.

a)

My shoes have been cleaned.

b)

My shoes were cleaned.

c)

My shoes have being cleaned.

127.

Tony is eating apples during recess.

a)

Apples are eat during recess.

b)

Apples are being eating during recess by Tony.

c)

Apples are eaten by Tony during recess.

128.

My students can answer this exercise.

a)

My exercise can answer these students.

b)

This exercise can be answered by my students.

c)

This exercise can answered by my students.

129.

PASS THE VER INTO PASSIVE:

are playing

a)

is being played

b)

are played

c)

being played

d)

is be playing

130.

PASS THE VER INTO PASSIVE:

have painted

a)

have been painted

b)

have been

c)

been painted

d)

have painted been

131.

PASS THE VER INTO PASSIVE:

wrote

a)

was writen

b)

writen

c)

was wrote

d)

be writen

132.

They spent 35 euros in clothes.

a)

35 euros were spent in clothes.

b)

are spent 35 euros in clothes.

c)

35 euros are spent in clothes.

d)

35 euros was spent in clothes.

133.

My friend composed a beautiful son.

a)

A beautiful song were composed by my friend.

b)

A beautiful song was composed by my friend.

c)

A beautiful song is composed by my friend.

134.

Christophorus Columbus discovered America in 1492.

a)

America was discovered by Christophorus Columbus in 1492.

b)

America was discovered Christophorus Columbus in 1482.

c)

America was discovered in 1482.

d)

America is discovered by Christophorus Columbus in 1482.

135.

How many newspapers____________(print) in Britain every day?

a)

are printed

b)

is printed

c)

are printing

d)

are printeded

136.

German____________(speak) in Germany, Austria, and part of Switzerland.

a)

is speaking

b)

is spoken

c)

are spoken

d)

is been spoken

137.

Nowadays, a lot of computers__________(make) in Korea

a)

is making

b)

is made

c)

are made

d)

are making

138.

A saw a car accident. Four students________to hospital

a)

was taken

b)

were took

c)

are taken

d)

were taken