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Active & Passive Voice

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  1. 1.

    Which sentence is in active voice?

    (a) The cake was eaten by Tom.(b) Tom ate the cake.(c) The cake was eaten.(d) The cake is being eaten.
  2. 2.

    Which sentence is in passive voice?

    (a) The boy kicked the ball.(b) She wrote a letter.(c) The window was broken by the ball.(d) They cleaned the room.
  3. 3.

    Change to passive voice: 'The cat chased the mouse.'

  4. 4.

    Change to active voice: 'The book was read by Sarah.'

    Answer: ____________________________________

  5. 5.

    What makes a sentence passive?

    (a) The subject does the action(b) The subject receives the action(c) It uses an exclamation mark(d) It has no verb
  6. 6.

    Identify: 'The flowers were watered by the gardener.' Active or passive?

    Answer: ____________________________________

  7. 7.

    Change to passive: 'The teacher praised the students.'

  8. 8.

    Change to passive: 'She is writing a letter.'

    (a) A letter is being written by her.(b) A letter is written by her.(c) A letter was written by her.(d) A letter has been written by her.
  9. 9.

    Change to active: 'The homework was completed by the children.'

  10. 10.

    Which passive sentence is correct?

    (a) The ball kicked by the boy.(b) The ball was kicked by the boy.(c) The ball is kick by the boy.(d) The ball were kicked by the boy.
  11. 11.

    Change to passive: 'The chef will cook dinner.'

  12. 12.

    Change to passive: 'Someone has stolen my bicycle.'

    (a) My bicycle has been stolen.(b) My bicycle was stolen.(c) My bicycle is being stolen.(d) My bicycle had been stolen.
  13. 13.

    Change to active: 'The windows are cleaned by the cleaner every week.'

  14. 14.

    Change to passive: 'They had already finished the project.'

  15. 15.

    When is passive voice most useful?

    (a) When we want to emphasise the doer(b) When the doer is unknown or unimportant(c) When writing stories(d) When asking questions
  16. 16.

    Change to passive: 'People speak English all over the world.'

  17. 17.

    Which sentence CANNOT be changed to passive?

    (a) She kicked the ball.(b) He arrived late.(c) The dog chased the cat.(d) Mum baked a cake.
  18. 18.

    Change to active: 'A new school is being built by the government.'

  19. 19.

    Identify the voice and tense: 'The letter had been written before he arrived.'

    (a) Active, past simple(b) Passive, past perfect(c) Active, past perfect(d) Passive, past simple
  20. 20.

    Rewrite in passive: 'The storm destroyed many houses.'

Answer key — P5 English: Active & Passive Voice

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  1. 1.(b) Tom ate the cake.
  2. 2.(c) The window was broken by the ball.
  3. 3.The mouse was chased by the cat.
  4. 4.Sarah read the book.
  5. 5.(b) The subject receives the action
  6. 6.passive
  7. 7.The students were praised by the teacher.
  8. 8.(a) A letter is being written by her.
  9. 9.The children completed the homework.
  10. 10.(b) The ball was kicked by the boy.
  11. 11.Dinner will be cooked by the chef.
  12. 12.(a) My bicycle has been stolen.
  13. 13.The cleaner cleans the windows every week.
  14. 14.The project had already been finished by them.
  15. 15.(b) When the doer is unknown or unimportant
  16. 16.English is spoken all over the world.
  17. 17.(b) He arrived late.
  18. 18.The government is building a new school.
  19. 19.(b) Passive, past perfect
  20. 20.Many houses were destroyed by the storm.
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