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Active and Passive Voice Worksheet

English grammar lesson 24: Active and passive voice · Set 149 · 40 questions
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The grammar rule (be + V3, same tense): Make the object the new subject; the doer goes after “by”. Use “be” in the same tense: is / are (present), was / were (past), will be (future), is being (continuous), has been / have been (perfect). Add the past participle (V3): written, eaten, made. Match is / are, was / were to the new subject.

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  1. 1.Change to passive: “Rohan washed the plates yesterday.” → The plates ___ by Rohan yesterday. (a) washed (b) was washed (c) were washed (d) were wash
  2. 2.Change to passive: “Riya built a sandcastle yesterday.” → A sandcastle ___ by Riya yesterday. (a) were built (b) was built (c) built (d) was build
  3. 3.Change to passive: “Pooja plants a tree every Sunday.” → A tree ___ by Pooja every Sunday. (a) plants (b) is plant (c) is planted (d) are planted
  4. 4.Change to passive: “Vivaan washed the plates yesterday.” → The plates ___ by Vivaan yesterday. (a) were washed (b) were wash (c) washed (d) was washed
  5. 5.Change to passive: “Aarav has baked a cake.” → A cake ___ by Aarav. (a) have been baked (b) has been baked (c) has baked
  6. 6.Change to passive: “Manav is drawing three pictures now.” → Three pictures ___ by Manav now. (a) are being drawn (b) is being drawn (c) are been drawn
  7. 7.Change to passive: “Rahul sings a song every Sunday.” → A song ___ by Rahul every Sunday. (a) sings (b) is sang (c) are sung (d) is sung
  8. 8.Change to passive: “Isha is telling two stories now.” → Two stories ___ by Isha now. (a) is being told (b) are been told (c) are being told
  9. 9.Change to passive: “Rohan is telling two stories now.” → Two stories ___ by Rohan now. (a) is being told (b) are been told (c) are being told
  10. 10.Change to passive: “Aditya cleaned the room yesterday.” → The room ___ by Aditya yesterday. (a) were cleaned (b) was clean (c) was cleaned (d) cleaned
  11. 11.Change to passive: “Manav will sing a song tomorrow.” → A song ___ by Manav tomorrow. (a) will sung (b) will sing (c) will be sing (d) will be sung
  12. 12.Change to passive: “Ishaan will eat a mango tomorrow.” → A mango ___ by Ishaan tomorrow. (a) will be eat (b) will eaten (c) will eat (d) will be eaten
  13. 13.Change to passive: “Aisha drew a picture yesterday.” → A picture ___ by Aisha yesterday. (a) was drawn (b) drew (c) were drawn (d) was drew
  14. 14.Change to passive: “Riya will build a sandcastle tomorrow.” → A sandcastle ___ by Riya tomorrow. (a) will be build (b) will build (c) will built (d) will be built
  15. 15.Change to passive: “Ira made a kite yesterday.” → A kite ___ by Ira yesterday. (a) were made (b) was make (c) made (d) was made
  16. 16.Change to passive: “Riya has sung two songs.” → Two songs ___ by Riya. (a) have sung (b) has been sung (c) have been sung
  17. 17.Change to passive: “Zoya has flown a kite.” → A kite ___ by Zoya. (a) have been flown (b) has flown (c) has been flown
  18. 18.Change to passive: “Farhan cleans the rooms every day.” → The rooms ___ by Farhan every day. (a) is cleaned (b) cleans (c) are cleaned (d) are clean
  19. 19.Change to passive: “Neel is painting the walls now.” → The walls ___ by Neel now. (a) is being painted (b) are been painted (c) are being painted
  20. 20.Change to passive: “Aarav has sung two songs.” → Two songs ___ by Aarav. (a) have sung (b) have been sung (c) has been sung
  21. 21.Change to passive: “Vivaan writes a letter every day.” → A letter ___ by Vivaan every day. (a) are written (b) is written (c) writes (d) is wrote
  22. 22.Change to passive: “Kabir baked a cake yesterday.” → A cake ___ by Kabir yesterday. (a) baked (b) were baked (c) was baked (d) was bake
  23. 23.Change to passive: “Rohan will tell two stories tomorrow.” → Two stories ___ by Rohan tomorrow. (a) will be told (b) will told (c) will tell (d) will be tell
  24. 24.Change to passive: “Manav tells two stories every Sunday.” → Two stories ___ by Manav every Sunday. (a) are tell (b) tells (c) are told (d) is told
  25. 25.Change to passive: “Aarav is planting a tree now.” → A tree ___ by Aarav now. (a) are being planted (b) is being planted (c) is been planted
  26. 26.Change to passive: “Ananya has planted five trees.” → Five trees ___ by Ananya. (a) has been planted (b) have planted (c) have been planted
  27. 27.Change to passive: “Saanvi has painted the wall.” → The wall ___ by Saanvi. (a) have been painted (b) has painted (c) has been painted
  28. 28.Change to passive: “Sneha has made two kites.” → Two kites ___ by Sneha. (a) have made (b) have been made (c) has been made
  29. 29.Change to passive: “Kabir is cleaning the room now.” → The room ___ by Kabir now. (a) is been cleaned (b) is being cleaned (c) are being cleaned
  30. 30.Change to passive: “Aarav paints the walls every day.” → The walls ___ by Aarav every day. (a) paints (b) is painted (c) are paint (d) are painted
  31. 31.Change to passive: “Rahul bakes a cake every day.” → A cake ___ by Rahul every day. (a) are baked (b) is bake (c) bakes (d) is baked
  32. 32.Change to passive: “Karan has baked a cake.” → A cake ___ by Karan. (a) has baked (b) have been baked (c) has been baked
  33. 33.Change to passive: “Aditya will tell a story tomorrow.” → A story ___ by Aditya tomorrow. (a) will tell (b) will be tell (c) will be told (d) will told
  34. 34.Change to passive: “Myra washed the plates yesterday.” → The plates ___ by Myra yesterday. (a) was washed (b) were washed (c) washed (d) were wash
  35. 35.Change to passive: “Zoya ate two mangoes yesterday.” → Two mangoes ___ by Zoya yesterday. (a) was eaten (b) were eaten (c) ate (d) were ate
  36. 36.Change to passive: “Aditya eats a mango every Sunday.” → A mango ___ by Aditya every Sunday. (a) eats (b) are eaten (c) is ate (d) is eaten
  37. 37.Change to passive: “Riya painted the walls yesterday.” → The walls ___ by Riya yesterday. (a) was painted (b) were painted (c) painted (d) were paint
  38. 38.Change to passive: “Priya painted the walls yesterday.” → The walls ___ by Priya yesterday. (a) painted (b) were painted (c) were paint (d) was painted
  39. 39.Change to passive: “Saanvi built a sandcastle yesterday.” → A sandcastle ___ by Saanvi yesterday. (a) was built (b) built (c) was build (d) were built
  40. 40.Change to passive: “Rohan has made two kites.” → Two kites ___ by Rohan. (a) have been made (b) has been made (c) have made

Answer key

  1. were washed
  2. was built
  3. is planted
  4. were washed
  5. has been baked
  6. are being drawn
  7. is sung
  8. are being told
  9. are being told
  10. was cleaned
  11. will be sung
  12. will be eaten
  13. was drawn
  14. will be built
  15. was made
  16. have been sung
  17. has been flown
  18. are cleaned
  19. are being painted
  20. have been sung
  21. is written
  22. was baked
  23. will be told
  24. are told
  25. is being planted
  26. have been planted
  27. has been painted
  28. have been made
  29. is being cleaned
  30. are painted
  31. is baked
  32. has been baked
  33. will be told
  34. were washed
  35. were eaten
  36. is eaten
  37. were painted
  38. were painted
  39. was built
  40. have been made

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