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Active and Passive Voice Worksheet

English grammar lesson 24: Active and passive voice · Set 428 · 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: “Karan is building a sandcastle now.” → A sandcastle ___ by Karan now. (a) is being built (b) is been built (c) are being built
  2. 2.Change to passive: “Kabir cleans the rooms every Sunday.” → The rooms ___ by Kabir every Sunday. (a) are clean (b) are cleaned (c) is cleaned (d) cleans
  3. 3.Change to passive: “Zoya is washing the plates now.” → The plates ___ by Zoya now. (a) are being washed (b) are been washed (c) is being washed
  4. 4.Change to passive: “Omkar drew a picture yesterday.” → A picture ___ by Omkar yesterday. (a) was drawn (b) drew (c) were drawn (d) was drew
  5. 5.Change to passive: “Aisha will paint the wall tomorrow.” → The wall ___ by Aisha tomorrow. (a) will be paint (b) will be painted (c) will paint (d) will painted
  6. 6.Change to passive: “Neel cleaned the room yesterday.” → The room ___ by Neel yesterday. (a) were cleaned (b) was clean (c) cleaned (d) was cleaned
  7. 7.Change to passive: “Rohan will write two letters tomorrow.” → Two letters ___ by Rohan tomorrow. (a) will written (b) will be write (c) will write (d) will be written
  8. 8.Change to passive: “Omkar plants a tree every day.” → A tree ___ by Omkar every day. (a) are planted (b) is planted (c) is plant (d) plants
  9. 9.Change to passive: “Kavya is singing two songs now.” → Two songs ___ by Kavya now. (a) is being sung (b) are being sung (c) are been sung
  10. 10.Change to passive: “Kabir is cleaning the rooms now.” → The rooms ___ by Kabir now. (a) are being cleaned (b) is being cleaned (c) are been cleaned
  11. 11.Change to passive: “Nisha builds a sandcastle every day.” → A sandcastle ___ by Nisha every day. (a) is build (b) are built (c) builds (d) is built
  12. 12.Change to passive: “Neel will draw three pictures tomorrow.” → Three pictures ___ by Neel tomorrow. (a) will drawn (b) will be draw (c) will draw (d) will be drawn
  13. 13.Change to passive: “Ira is eating a mango now.” → A mango ___ by Ira now. (a) is been eaten (b) is being eaten (c) are being eaten
  14. 14.Change to passive: “Kunal drew a picture yesterday.” → A picture ___ by Kunal yesterday. (a) were drawn (b) was drawn (c) drew (d) was drew
  15. 15.Change to passive: “Aisha has flown a kite.” → A kite ___ by Aisha. (a) has been flown (b) have been flown (c) has flown
  16. 16.Change to passive: “Kabir makes two kites every Sunday.” → Two kites ___ by Kabir every Sunday. (a) is made (b) are made (c) makes (d) are make
  17. 17.Change to passive: “Kunal drew three pictures yesterday.” → Three pictures ___ by Kunal yesterday. (a) drew (b) was drawn (c) were drew (d) were drawn
  18. 18.Change to passive: “Yash flew a kite yesterday.” → A kite ___ by Yash yesterday. (a) was flown (b) was flew (c) flew (d) were flown
  19. 19.Change to passive: “Rahul has drawn a picture.” → A picture ___ by Rahul. (a) has drawn (b) have been drawn (c) has been drawn
  20. 20.Change to passive: “Arjun ate a mango yesterday.” → A mango ___ by Arjun yesterday. (a) was eaten (b) was ate (c) ate (d) were eaten
  21. 21.Change to passive: “Nisha is making two kites now.” → Two kites ___ by Nisha now. (a) is being made (b) are being made (c) are been made
  22. 22.Change to passive: “Karan tells two stories every day.” → Two stories ___ by Karan every day. (a) are told (b) is told (c) tells (d) are tell
  23. 23.Change to passive: “Arjun is singing a song now.” → A song ___ by Arjun now. (a) is been sung (b) is being sung (c) are being sung
  24. 24.Change to passive: “Zoya has flown a kite.” → A kite ___ by Zoya. (a) have been flown (b) has been flown (c) has flown
  25. 25.Change to passive: “Aditya has washed the plate.” → The plate ___ by Aditya. (a) has washed (b) have been washed (c) has been washed
  26. 26.Change to passive: “Priya washed the plate yesterday.” → The plate ___ by Priya yesterday. (a) was wash (b) washed (c) was washed (d) were washed
  27. 27.Change to passive: “Sneha builds two sandcastles every day.” → Two sandcastles ___ by Sneha every day. (a) is built (b) builds (c) are build (d) are built
  28. 28.Change to passive: “Ananya will fly two kites tomorrow.” → Two kites ___ by Ananya tomorrow. (a) will be flown (b) will fly (c) will flown (d) will be fly
  29. 29.Change to passive: “Ira painted the wall yesterday.” → The wall ___ by Ira yesterday. (a) was paint (b) was painted (c) were painted (d) painted
  30. 30.Change to passive: “Zoya is flying two kites now.” → Two kites ___ by Zoya now. (a) are being flown (b) is being flown (c) are been flown
  31. 31.Change to passive: “Zoya is building two sandcastles now.” → Two sandcastles ___ by Zoya now. (a) are being built (b) are been built (c) is being built
  32. 32.Change to passive: “Myra is making a kite now.” → A kite ___ by Myra now. (a) is being made (b) are being made (c) is been made
  33. 33.Change to passive: “Manav has painted the wall.” → The wall ___ by Manav. (a) has painted (b) have been painted (c) has been painted
  34. 34.Change to passive: “Neel has eaten a mango.” → A mango ___ by Neel. (a) have been eaten (b) has been eaten (c) has eaten
  35. 35.Change to passive: “Neel has drawn three pictures.” → Three pictures ___ by Neel. (a) have been drawn (b) has been drawn (c) have drawn
  36. 36.Change to passive: “Pooja tells a story every day.” → A story ___ by Pooja every day. (a) is tell (b) are told (c) tells (d) is told
  37. 37.Change to passive: “Diya made a kite yesterday.” → A kite ___ by Diya yesterday. (a) was make (b) was made (c) were made (d) made
  38. 38.Change to passive: “Myra has baked a cake.” → A cake ___ by Myra. (a) have been baked (b) has baked (c) has been baked
  39. 39.Change to passive: “Diya has written a letter.” → A letter ___ by Diya. (a) has written (b) have been written (c) has been written
  40. 40.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

Answer key

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

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