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Year 8 English — Active and passive voice

Tell active from passive, and change a sentence from one voice to the other.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Complete the passive with the two missing words: The house ____ in 1920. (verb: build)

  2. 2.Change to the passive: "The teacher praised the students."

    • a) The students are praised by the teacher.
    • b) The students were praised by the teacher.
    • c) The students have praised the teacher.
    • d) The students praised the teacher.

  3. 3.Sort each sentence by its voice.

    Groups: Active · Passive

    • Somebody has stolen my bag.
    • The results will be announced.
    • They will announce the results.
    • My bag has been stolen.

  4. 4.Sort each sentence by its voice.

    Groups: Active · Passive

    • Rita wrote the letter.
    • The chef cooked the meal.
    • The dog chased the cat.
    • The cat was chased by the dog.
    • The letter was written by Rita.
    • The meal was cooked by the chef.

  5. 5.Match each active sentence to its passive form.

    • Ravi paints the wall.
    • Ravi painted the wall.
    • Ravi will paint the wall.
    • Ravi is painting the wall.
    • The wall is being painted by Ravi.
    • The wall is painted by Ravi.
    • The wall was painted by Ravi.
    • The wall will be painted by Ravi.

  6. 6.Complete the passive with the two missing words: These shirts ____ in Surat every year. (verb: make)

  7. 7.Complete the passive with the two missing words: The window ____ by the ball yesterday. (verb: break)

  8. 8.Change to the active: "The parcel was delivered by the courier."

    • a) The parcel delivered the courier.
    • b) The courier has delivered the parcel.
    • c) The courier delivered the parcel.
    • d) The courier delivers the parcel.

Answer key — Year 8 English — Active and passive voice

  1. 1. was built
  2. 2. b) The students were praised by the teacher.
  3. 3. Somebody has stolen my bag. → Active; My bag has been stolen. → Passive; They will announce the results. → Active; The results will be announced. → Passive
  4. 4. The chef cooked the meal. → Active; The meal was cooked by the chef. → Passive; Rita wrote the letter. → Active; The letter was written by Rita. → Passive; The dog chased the cat. → Active; The cat was chased by the dog. → Passive
  5. 5. Ravi paints the wall. → The wall is painted by Ravi.; Ravi painted the wall. → The wall was painted by Ravi.; Ravi will paint the wall. → The wall will be painted by Ravi.; Ravi is painting the wall. → The wall is being painted by Ravi.
  6. 6. are made
  7. 7. was broken
  8. 8. c) The courier delivered the parcel.