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Active & Passive Voice

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Complete the sentence. Then, tell if the sentence is in active or passive voice.
The engineer built a beautiful __________.

a)

hut; Active voice

b)

bungalow; Passive Voice

c)

bungalow; Active Voice

d)

hut; Passive Voice

2.
A large kettle of water was placed on the fireplace by the little pig.
a)
Active Voice
b)
Passive Voice
3.

Change to passive.

Wash and soak the rice for 20 minutes.

a)

You wash and soak the rice for 20 minutes.

b)

The rice be washed and soaked for 20 minutes.

c)

Let the rice be washed and soaked for 20 minutes.

d)

The rice has been washed and soaked for 20 minutes,

4.

Change to passive.

Be quiet in the class.

a)

Please be quiet said by the teacher.

b)

You are requested to be quiet in the class.

c)

Ask the students to be quiet in the class.

5.

Change to passive.

The noise of the traffic kept me awake.

a)

A I was kept awake by the noise of the traffic.

b)

B The traffic kept me awake by the noise.

c)

C I remained awake by the noise of the traffic.

d)

D I kept myself awake due to the noise of the noise of the traffic.

6.

Change to passive.

Be quiet in the class.

a)

Please be quiet said by the teacher.

b)

You are requested to be quiet in the class.

c)

Ask the students to be quiet in the class.

7.

You will praise her very much.

Identify the correct passive voice

a)

She will praised very much by you.

b)

She will being praised very much by you.

c)

She will been praised very much by you.

d)

She will be praised very much by you.

8.

Change to passive.

Climbers will cut steps in the ice.

a)

Steps will cut in the ice by climbers.

b)

Steps in the ice will be cut by climbers.

c)

Steps will be cut by climbers in the ice.

9.

Select the correct option:

1) She said her name is Shreya

2) The diamond was stolen by the thieves

3) Two cakes were baked by Amanda

4) Active and Passive voice was explained by the teacher

5) The students responded to the teacher.

a)

Active Voice - 1, 5

b)

Passive Voice - 3,4

c)

Active Voice - 1, 2, 5

d)

Passive Voice - 2, 3 , 4

10.
Change the active voice sentence into passive voice.
Samson read an interesting story.
a)
An interesting story was read by Samson.
b)
An interesting story is read by Samson.
11.
Make a passive voice
His parents have inherited this house years ago.
a)
This house is inherited by his parents years ago.
b)
This house was inherited by his parents years ago.
c)
This house has been inherited by his parents years ago.
d)
This house had been inherited by his parents years ago.
12.

They were interviewing her for the job.

She ________________ for the job.

a)

was being interviewed

b)

was interviewed

c)

has been interviewed

13.

The police catches the thief.

a)

The thief has been caught by the police

b)

The thief was caught by the police.

c)

The thief is caught by the police.

14.

They did their work. It is passive voice.

True or false

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Choose the active voice in the following sentences.

a)

A movie is going to be watched by us tonight.

b)

The novel was read by my mom.

c)

I will clean the house every Saturday.

16.
The manager reviewed the report.
a)
The report is reviewed by the manager.
b)
The report was reviewed by the manager.
c)
The report has been reviewed by the manager.
d)
The report will be reviewed by the manager.
17.
Someone was cleaning the windows.
a)
The windows is being cleaned by someone.
b)
The windows have been cleaned by someone.
c)
The windows was being cleaned by someone.
d)
The windows will be cleaned by someone.
18.
She has written a letter.
a)
A letter has been written by her.
b)
A letter is written by her.
c)
A letter was written by her.
d)
A letter had been written by her.
19.
The chef will cook a special dish.
a)
A special dish will be cooked by the chef.
b)
A special dish is cooked by the chef.
c)
A special dish was cooked by the chef.
d)
A special dish has been cooked by the chef.
20.
The police had arrested the suspect.
a)
The suspect is arrested by the police.
b)
The suspect has been arrested by the police.
c)
The suspect was arrested by the police.
d)
The suspect had been arrested by the police.
21.
The gardener waters the plants every day.
a)
The plants are watered by the gardener every day.
b)
The plants were watered by the gardener every day.
c)
The plants are being watered by the gardener every day.
d)
The plants have been watered by the gardener every day.
22.

Change to passive.

Tokyo will hold the Olympics in 2020.

a)

Change to passive. Tokyo will hold the Olympics in 2020.

b)

The Olympics will be held in Tokyo in 2020.

c)

The Olympics will be hold in Tokyo in 2020.

d)

The Olympics are being held in Tokyo in 2020.

23.

Change to passive.

They could not have made the mistake.

a)

The mistake have been made by them.

b)

The mistake have been made by them.

c)

The mistake could not have being made by them.

d)

The mistake could not have been made by them.

24.

What is the Active Voice for this sentence:

"I am going to be called by them."

(a)  

25.

What is the Passive Voice for this sentence:

"They are painting my office."

(a)