WorksheetsActive Vs. Passive Voice
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Is this active or passive voice?
Ex: Recently, John read Gulliver's Travels.
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Passive
Is this active or passive voice?
Ex: In Holland, dikes are maintained to prevent the sea from flooding the land.
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Passive
Is this active or passive voice?
Ex: A committee chose the site for the monument.
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Passive
Is this active or passive voice?
Ex: Four of the prize-winning essays were written by the students.
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Passive
Is this active or passive voice?
Ex: Several valuable paintings were stolen from the Struther Art Museum.
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Passive
Is this active or passive voice?
Ex: We grew tomatoes and cucumbers in our garden.
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Passive
Is this active or passive voice?
Ex: The Dalai Lama visited the United States.
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Passive
Is this active or passive voice?
Ex: The old sofa was hauled down to the basement by Barney.
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Passive
Is this active or passive voice?
Ex: The wild sea tossed and lifted the boat.
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Passive
Change this sentence from passive voice to active voice.
Ex: The way an engine works has never been understood by David.
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Change this sentence from passive voice to active voice.
Ex: The phone had been hung up suddenly by Rey.
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Is this active or passive voice?
Ex: All of the pizza pies were eaten by the guests at the party.
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Passive
Which sentence uses passive voice?
Mauricio is being considered for a promotion by his boss.
The boss has considered Mauricio for a promotion.
The boss is considering Mauricio for a promotion.
Mauricio is considering the promotion from his boss.
Which sentence uses active voice?
Once the design was chosen, the order was placed by Ashley.
Once dinner was finished, Ronald cleared the table.
The streets were flooded with colorful parade floats.
The team roster was finalized by the coach.
COMMA REVIEW!?!?!?!? Which two sentences contain errors in punctuation from the following paragraph?
1) Coach Nikki entered the gloomy locker room following the team's season-ending loss to Midland High. 2)The team, previously undefeated, had lost in the final seconds of overtime. 3) Heartbroken she was at a loss for words that would soothe the sting of defeat. 4) With all eyes focused on her, Coach Nikki drew in a calming breath and collected her thoughts. 5) "You played your best," she said, "and I, for one am incredibly proud of you." 6)Though the words were sincere, they barely lifted the spirits of the disappointed team.
Sentence 1 &5
Sentence 3 & 6
Sentence 2 & 6
Sentence 3 & 5
