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Active and Passive Voice Worksheet

English grammar lesson 24: Active and passive voice · Set 202 · 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: “Riya tells two stories every day.” → Two stories ___ by Riya every day. (a) are tell (b) tells (c) are told (d) is told
  2. 2.Change to passive: “Manav has drawn a picture.” → A picture ___ by Manav. (a) have been drawn (b) has drawn (c) has been drawn
  3. 3.Change to passive: “Ishaan is making two kites now.” → Two kites ___ by Ishaan now. (a) is being made (b) are been made (c) are being made
  4. 4.Change to passive: “Isha is planting five trees now.” → Five trees ___ by Isha now. (a) are being planted (b) are been planted (c) is being planted
  5. 5.Change to passive: “Tara cleans the rooms every day.” → The rooms ___ by Tara every day. (a) are cleaned (b) is cleaned (c) cleans (d) are clean
  6. 6.Change to passive: “Kavya has washed the plates.” → The plates ___ by Kavya. (a) have washed (b) have been washed (c) has been washed
  7. 7.Change to passive: “Tara has written two letters.” → Two letters ___ by Tara. (a) has been written (b) have been written (c) have written
  8. 8.Change to passive: “Karan washed the plate yesterday.” → The plate ___ by Karan yesterday. (a) was wash (b) was washed (c) washed (d) were washed
  9. 9.Change to passive: “Arjun will build a sandcastle tomorrow.” → A sandcastle ___ by Arjun tomorrow. (a) will built (b) will be build (c) will build (d) will be built
  10. 10.Change to passive: “Aarav painted the walls yesterday.” → The walls ___ by Aarav yesterday. (a) was painted (b) were paint (c) painted (d) were painted
  11. 11.Change to passive: “Tara sang two songs yesterday.” → Two songs ___ by Tara yesterday. (a) was sung (b) sang (c) were sang (d) were sung
  12. 12.Change to passive: “Rohan washes the plates every Sunday.” → The plates ___ by Rohan every Sunday. (a) is washed (b) are wash (c) washes (d) are washed
  13. 13.Change to passive: “Diya is cleaning the rooms now.” → The rooms ___ by Diya now. (a) are been cleaned (b) are being cleaned (c) is being cleaned
  14. 14.Change to passive: “Rahul is flying two kites now.” → Two kites ___ by Rahul now. (a) is being flown (b) are been flown (c) are being flown
  15. 15.Change to passive: “Aarav bakes two cakes every Sunday.” → Two cakes ___ by Aarav every Sunday. (a) is baked (b) are bake (c) are baked (d) bakes
  16. 16.Change to passive: “Aarav flies a kite every Sunday.” → A kite ___ by Aarav every Sunday. (a) is flown (b) is flew (c) flies (d) are flown
  17. 17.Change to passive: “Ishaan will sing a song tomorrow.” → A song ___ by Ishaan tomorrow. (a) will be sing (b) will be sung (c) will sing (d) will sung
  18. 18.Change to passive: “Neel is planting five trees now.” → Five trees ___ by Neel now. (a) is being planted (b) are been planted (c) are being planted
  19. 19.Change to passive: “Aditya flies a kite every day.” → A kite ___ by Aditya every day. (a) are flown (b) flies (c) is flown (d) is flew
  20. 20.Change to passive: “Nisha plants five trees every day.” → Five trees ___ by Nisha every day. (a) are plant (b) is planted (c) plants (d) are planted
  21. 21.Change to passive: “Ishaan ate two mangoes yesterday.” → Two mangoes ___ by Ishaan yesterday. (a) were eaten (b) ate (c) was eaten (d) were ate
  22. 22.Change to passive: “Diya bakes two cakes every day.” → Two cakes ___ by Diya every day. (a) bakes (b) are baked (c) is baked (d) are bake
  23. 23.Change to passive: “Manav is drawing a picture now.” → A picture ___ by Manav now. (a) are being drawn (b) is being drawn (c) is been drawn
  24. 24.Change to passive: “Tara is painting the wall now.” → The wall ___ by Tara now. (a) are being painted (b) is being painted (c) is been painted
  25. 25.Change to passive: “Neel is drawing three pictures now.” → Three pictures ___ by Neel now. (a) are been drawn (b) is being drawn (c) are being drawn
  26. 26.Change to passive: “Riya has eaten two mangoes.” → Two mangoes ___ by Riya. (a) have eaten (b) has been eaten (c) have been eaten
  27. 27.Change to passive: “Pooja is building two sandcastles now.” → Two sandcastles ___ by Pooja now. (a) are been built (b) is being built (c) are being built
  28. 28.Change to passive: “Omkar is planting a tree now.” → A tree ___ by Omkar now. (a) is been planted (b) is being planted (c) are being planted
  29. 29.Change to passive: “Meera will plant a tree tomorrow.” → A tree ___ by Meera tomorrow. (a) will be planted (b) will plant (c) will planted (d) will be plant
  30. 30.Change to passive: “Kavya told a story yesterday.” → A story ___ by Kavya yesterday. (a) was tell (b) were told (c) told (d) was told
  31. 31.Change to passive: “Myra is cleaning the room now.” → The room ___ by Myra now. (a) is being cleaned (b) is been cleaned (c) are being cleaned
  32. 32.Change to passive: “Dev cleaned the rooms yesterday.” → The rooms ___ by Dev yesterday. (a) were cleaned (b) were clean (c) cleaned (d) was cleaned
  33. 33.Change to passive: “Rahul builds two sandcastles every Sunday.” → Two sandcastles ___ by Rahul every Sunday. (a) is built (b) are built (c) builds (d) are build
  34. 34.Change to passive: “Kunal is flying two kites now.” → Two kites ___ by Kunal now. (a) are been flown (b) are being flown (c) is being flown
  35. 35.Change to passive: “Ira builds two sandcastles every Sunday.” → Two sandcastles ___ by Ira every Sunday. (a) is built (b) are built (c) builds (d) are build
  36. 36.Change to passive: “Manav washed the plates yesterday.” → The plates ___ by Manav yesterday. (a) were washed (b) was washed (c) were wash (d) washed
  37. 37.Change to passive: “Vivaan has eaten two mangoes.” → Two mangoes ___ by Vivaan. (a) have eaten (b) has been eaten (c) have been eaten
  38. 38.Change to passive: “Ishaan painted the walls yesterday.” → The walls ___ by Ishaan yesterday. (a) was painted (b) were paint (c) were painted (d) painted
  39. 39.Change to passive: “Riya will fly two kites tomorrow.” → Two kites ___ by Riya tomorrow. (a) will flown (b) will be fly (c) will be flown (d) will fly
  40. 40.Change to passive: “Riya sang a song yesterday.” → A song ___ by Riya yesterday. (a) were sung (b) was sang (c) sang (d) was sung

Answer key

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

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