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Active and passive voice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

 

The car..................washed by Jake every week.

a)

are

b)

is

c)

am

2.

Passive voice:

The classes _______________ by the teacher every week.

a)

is planned

b)

are planned

c)

are planning

3.

THE STRUCTURE ACTIVE IS

a)

suj+MAKE (t, f) +obj(i)+v. base+obj(d)

b)

suj+MAKE (t, f) +obj(d)+v. pp+obj(i)

4.

Which of the following sentences are in the active voice?

a)

Together, they sail across the narrow sea.

b)

The girl was declared the "Best Speller of the Year".

c)

The sanction has been explained by the teacher.

d)

Carla has kept all the letters her friends gave her.

5.

The officer did nothing about the accident.

a)

Active Voice

b)

Passive Voice

6.

Fill in the blanks to complete the passive of each of the sentences in the simple past tense.


The builders left a lot of mess when they finished.

A lot of mess (a)   when they finished.

7.

Is this sentence in the active or passive voice?


The food was bought from the supermarket by John.

a)

Active

b)

I don't know

c)

Neither

d)

Passive

8.

My father is going to clean the car


Change the sentence into passive

a)

The car shall be cleaned by him

b)

The car is going to be cleaned by him

9.

I don’t like (a)   (tell) what to do.

10.

They produce coffee in Veracruz.

a)

Coffee is produced in Veracruz.

b)

Coffee is produce in Veracruz.

c)

In Veracruz they produce coffee.

11.

Which sentence is in passive voice?

a)

Sandy made the coffee.

b)

The coffee was made by Sandy.

12.

What does active voice emphasize?

a)

The subject performing the action

b)

The object of the sentence

c)

The verb used in the sentence

d)

The passive voice

13.

She slammed on the brakes as the car sped downhill

a)

Active

b)

Passive

14.

We use the impersonal passive with active verbs / reporting and opinion verbs.

a)

active verbs

b)

reporting and opinion verbs

15.

Change the sentence to the passive voice.

The medical attendants gave the injured man first-aid.

a)

The medical attendants were given first-aid by the injured man.

b)

The injured man had been given first-aid by the medical attendants.

c)

The injured man was given first-aid by the medical attendants.

16.
Active or Passive Voice?
My father took pictures at the picnic.
a)
Active
b)
Passive
17.

4. How many tenses in English that do not have passive forms?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

18.

Dogs barked all night long!

a)

Active

b)

Passive

19.

Select the right passive phrases. Mind the tenses in brackets.

my house / to break in (Present Perfect)

a)

my house had been broken into

b)

my house have been broken into

c)

my house has been broken into

20.

PERNYATAAN YANG BENAR DALAM MEMBENTU KALIMAT PASIF

a)

TOBE + V3

b)

TOBE + V2ing

c)

TOBE + V1ing

d)

TOBE + V2