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Passive Voice, causative have, impersonal passive

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
My father bought the house.
a)
The house were bought by my father.
b)
The house is bought by my father.
c)
The house was bought by my father.
2.
The chef cooks food every day.
a)
Food was cooked every day by the chef.
b)
Food is cooked every day by the chef.
c)
Food were cooked every day by the chef.
3.
The teacher solved the problems.
a)
The problems was solved by the teacher.
b)
The problems are solved by the teacher.
c)
The problems were solved by the teacher.
4.
Millions of tourists visit Spain every year.
a)
Spain is visited by millions of tourists.
b)
Spain was visited by millions of tourists.
c)
Spain are visited by millions of tourists.
5.
They were interviewing her for the job. 
She ________________ for the job
a)
was being interviewed
b)
was interviewed
c)
has been interviewed
6.
 Tom is writing an email. 
 The letter ________________ by Tom.
a)
was written
b)
is being written
c)
has been written
7.
Everyone understands English. 
 English ________________ by everyone.
a)
is understood
b)
has been understood
c)
was understood
8.
The employees brought up this issue during the meeting. 
 This issue ________________ by the employees during the meeting.
a)
has been brought up
b)
is brought up
c)
was brought up
9.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ______________ by J K Rowling
 
a)
was written
b)
wrote
c)
writes
10.
The car door ________ by vandals twice this year. 
a)
has been scratched
b)
is scratching
c)
was sratching
d)
was being scratched
11.
Cheese ____ from milk.
a)
makes
b)
make
c)
made
d)
is made
12.

Change to passive: People are going to treat waste before they release it into the rivers.

(a)  

13.

In the sentence 'I had my hair cut', what does 'had' indicate?

a)

An adjective describing the hair style.

b)

A modal verb expressing necessity.

c)

A past tense verb indicating possession.

d)

Causative action or arrangement for a service.

14.

What is the correct form of the verb in the causative structure: 'I had my bike ___ (repair)'?

a)

repairedly

b)

repaired

c)

repairingly

d)

repairing

15.

Transform the active sentence 'She cleans the house' into a causative sentence.

a)

She is cleaning the house now.

b)

The house is cleaned by her.

c)

She cleans the house herself.

d)

She has the house cleaned.

16.

Transform the active sentence 'They will deliver the package' into a causative structure.

a)

The package will be delivered by them.

b)

They will deliver the package themselves.

c)

They are going to have the package delivered by a courier.

d)

They will have the package delivered.

17.

Which sentence is correct?

a)

It said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

b)

Beauty said to be in the eye of the beholder.

c)

It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

18.

Tick the correct sentence using the impersonal passive.

a)

People think that bats are scary

b)

It thought that bats are scary

c)

It is thought that bats are scary.

19.

Active: "People believe that bats bring luck"

Impersonal Passive: _____________________

a)

It was said that bats bring luck.

b)

It is said that bats bring luck.

c)

Bats believed to bring luck.