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WorksheetsPassive Voice Skills
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Identify the passive voice sentence: Mary cocinó el pastel.
Mary has baked the cake
Mary baked the cake
The cake was baked by Mary
Mary was baking the cake
Convert the active voice sentence 'John painted the house' to passive voice.
John painted the house by himself.
The house was painting by John.
The house was painted at John.
The house was painted by John.
Differentiate between active and passive voice: Active voice emphasizes the doer of the action, while passive voice emphasizes the receiver of the action.
Active voice focuses on the receiver, while passive voice focuses on the doer.
Active voice and passive voice have the same emphasis.
Active voice emphasizes the receiver, while passive voice emphasizes the doer.
Active voice focuses on the doer, while passive voice focuses on the receiver.
Which one is in the passive voice?
The students read the book.
The students readed the book.
The students were reading the book.
The book read the students.
The book was read by the students.
Explain the purpose of using passive voice in writing.
Passive voice is only used in informal writing.
The purpose of using passive voice in writing is to shift the focus from the doer of the action to the action itself.
Using passive voice helps to emphasize the doer of the action.
Passive voice makes writing more confusing for readers.
Identify the passive voice sentence: La carta la escribió Sarah.
The letter was written by Sarah
Sarah wrote the letter
Sarah was writing the letter
The letter Sarah has written
Convert the active voice sentence 'She sings a song' to passive voice.
She is singing a song.
A song is being sung by her.
A song is sung by she.
A song is sung by her.
Write a sentence in passive voice: Agent: The team. Object: The report. Tense: Future Simple.
The team will be submitting the report.
The report will be submitted by the team.
The report will submit by the team.
The team will submit the report.
Explain the purpose of using passive voice in writing.
Using passive voice highlights the doer of the action
The purpose of using passive voice in writing is to shift the focus from the doer of the action to the action itself.
Passive voice makes writing more confusing
Passive voice is only used in informal writing
Identify the passive voice sentence:
The movie was directed by Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg directed the movie
The movie directed Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg was the director of the movie
Convert the active voice sentence 'They built a new bridge' to passive voice.
A new bridge was built by them.
A new bridge was built.
They built a new bridge
A new bridge was built by the river
Differentiate between active and passive voice:
Active voice is often preferred for clarity and directness, while passive voice can be used to avoid assigning blame.
Active voice is always more formal than passive voice.
Active voice is used for passive sentences, while passive voice is used for active sentences.
Passive voice is preferred for clarity and directness, while active voice can be used to assign blame.
Write a sentence in passive voice: The project has been completed by the staff.
The project has been completed by the project.
The staff has completed the project.
The project has completed the staff.
The staff has been completed the project.
Explain the purpose of using passive voice in writing.
Passive voice makes writing more concise and clear.
Using passive voice helps to engage the reader more effectively.
Passive voice is used to emphasize the doer of the action.
The purpose of using passive voice in writing is to shift the focus from the doer of the action to the action itself.
Identify the passive voice sentence:
The car repaired the mechanic.
The mechanic repaired the car.
The car was repaired by the mechanic.
The mechanic was repairing the car.
Convert the active voice sentence 'She will cook dinner' to passive voice.
She will be cooking dinner.
Dinner will cook by her.
Dinner will be cooking by her.
Dinner will be cooked by her.
Differentiate between active and passive voice: Active voice is more engaging for readers, while passive voice can create a sense of objectivity.
Active voice is objective; passive voice is engaging.
Active voice is boring; passive voice is engaging.
Active voice is passive; passive voice is active.
Active voice is engaging; passive voice is objective.
Choose a sentence in passive voice:
The end of the day saw the concert tickets sold out.
The concert tickets were sold out by the end of the day.
The concert tickets sold out by the end of the day, which was the end of the day.
By the end of the day, the concert tickets sold out themselves.
