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Active and Passive Voice Worksheet

English grammar lesson 24: Active and passive voice · Set 989 · 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: “Ira wrote a letter yesterday.” → A letter ___ by Ira yesterday. (a) was wrote (b) were written (c) was written (d) wrote
  2. 2.Change to passive: “Karan is drawing three pictures now.” → Three pictures ___ by Karan now. (a) are being drawn (b) are been drawn (c) is being drawn
  3. 3.Change to passive: “Aarav will write a letter tomorrow.” → A letter ___ by Aarav tomorrow. (a) will write (b) will be write (c) will be written (d) will written
  4. 4.Change to passive: “Kavya will write two letters tomorrow.” → Two letters ___ by Kavya tomorrow. (a) will be write (b) will write (c) will be written (d) will written
  5. 5.Change to passive: “Nisha wrote a letter yesterday.” → A letter ___ by Nisha yesterday. (a) were written (b) was wrote (c) wrote (d) was written
  6. 6.Change to passive: “Saanvi painted the wall yesterday.” → The wall ___ by Saanvi yesterday. (a) painted (b) was paint (c) was painted (d) were painted
  7. 7.Change to passive: “Saanvi washes the plates every day.” → The plates ___ by Saanvi every day. (a) are washed (b) washes (c) are wash (d) is washed
  8. 8.Change to passive: “Kavya washes the plates every day.” → The plates ___ by Kavya every day. (a) is washed (b) washes (c) are wash (d) are washed
  9. 9.Change to passive: “Kunal cleaned the room yesterday.” → The room ___ by Kunal yesterday. (a) were cleaned (b) was cleaned (c) was clean (d) cleaned
  10. 10.Change to passive: “Neel will eat two mangoes tomorrow.” → Two mangoes ___ by Neel tomorrow. (a) will eat (b) will eaten (c) will be eat (d) will be eaten
  11. 11.Change to passive: “Aarav told a story yesterday.” → A story ___ by Aarav yesterday. (a) were told (b) told (c) was told (d) was tell
  12. 12.Change to passive: “Kabir will sing two songs tomorrow.” → Two songs ___ by Kabir tomorrow. (a) will sung (b) will be sung (c) will be sing (d) will sing
  13. 13.Change to passive: “Isha will make a kite tomorrow.” → A kite ___ by Isha tomorrow. (a) will make (b) will be make (c) will made (d) will be made
  14. 14.Change to passive: “Zoya has flown two kites.” → Two kites ___ by Zoya. (a) have been flown (b) has been flown (c) have flown
  15. 15.Change to passive: “Arjun will paint the walls tomorrow.” → The walls ___ by Arjun tomorrow. (a) will painted (b) will paint (c) will be painted (d) will be paint
  16. 16.Change to passive: “Karan has flown two kites.” → Two kites ___ by Karan. (a) has been flown (b) have flown (c) have been flown
  17. 17.Change to passive: “Meera will write two letters tomorrow.” → Two letters ___ by Meera tomorrow. (a) will be written (b) will written (c) will write (d) will be write
  18. 18.Change to passive: “Rohan is flying two kites now.” → Two kites ___ by Rohan now. (a) are being flown (b) is being flown (c) are been flown
  19. 19.Change to passive: “Meera is planting a tree now.” → A tree ___ by Meera now. (a) is been planted (b) are being planted (c) is being planted
  20. 20.Change to passive: “Dev baked two cakes yesterday.” → Two cakes ___ by Dev yesterday. (a) baked (b) was baked (c) were baked (d) were bake
  21. 21.Change to passive: “Ishaan will build two sandcastles tomorrow.” → Two sandcastles ___ by Ishaan tomorrow. (a) will be build (b) will built (c) will build (d) will be built
  22. 22.Change to passive: “Riya has sung a song.” → A song ___ by Riya. (a) has been sung (b) has sung (c) have been sung
  23. 23.Change to passive: “Rahul draws a picture every Sunday.” → A picture ___ by Rahul every Sunday. (a) are drawn (b) draws (c) is drew (d) is drawn
  24. 24.Change to passive: “Kabir has sung a song.” → A song ___ by Kabir. (a) have been sung (b) has sung (c) has been sung
  25. 25.Change to passive: “Aarav will bake a cake tomorrow.” → A cake ___ by Aarav tomorrow. (a) will be bake (b) will baked (c) will be baked (d) will bake
  26. 26.Change to passive: “Myra will wash the plates tomorrow.” → The plates ___ by Myra tomorrow. (a) will wash (b) will be washed (c) will washed (d) will be wash
  27. 27.Change to passive: “Diya is building a sandcastle now.” → A sandcastle ___ by Diya now. (a) is been built (b) is being built (c) are being built
  28. 28.Change to passive: “Meera is drawing three pictures now.” → Three pictures ___ by Meera now. (a) is being drawn (b) are been drawn (c) are being drawn
  29. 29.Change to passive: “Zoya is singing a song now.” → A song ___ by Zoya now. (a) is been sung (b) is being sung (c) are being sung
  30. 30.Change to passive: “Pooja has painted the wall.” → The wall ___ by Pooja. (a) has painted (b) has been painted (c) have been painted
  31. 31.Change to passive: “Diya is flying two kites now.” → Two kites ___ by Diya now. (a) is being flown (b) are been flown (c) are being flown
  32. 32.Change to passive: “Manav ate two mangoes yesterday.” → Two mangoes ___ by Manav yesterday. (a) were ate (b) was eaten (c) ate (d) were eaten
  33. 33.Change to passive: “Omkar wrote a letter yesterday.” → A letter ___ by Omkar yesterday. (a) was written (b) were written (c) was wrote (d) wrote
  34. 34.Change to passive: “Omkar sings two songs every day.” → Two songs ___ by Omkar every day. (a) are sang (b) sings (c) are sung (d) is sung
  35. 35.Change to passive: “Rohan is building two sandcastles now.” → Two sandcastles ___ by Rohan now. (a) is being built (b) are been built (c) are being built
  36. 36.Change to passive: “Aisha makes two kites every day.” → Two kites ___ by Aisha every day. (a) makes (b) are make (c) is made (d) are made
  37. 37.Change to passive: “Rohan baked two cakes yesterday.” → Two cakes ___ by Rohan yesterday. (a) were bake (b) baked (c) was baked (d) were baked
  38. 38.Change to passive: “Nisha ate two mangoes yesterday.” → Two mangoes ___ by Nisha yesterday. (a) was eaten (b) were ate (c) ate (d) were eaten
  39. 39.Change to passive: “Rahul will draw a picture tomorrow.” → A picture ___ by Rahul tomorrow. (a) will drawn (b) will be drawn (c) will draw (d) will be draw
  40. 40.Change to passive: “Sneha will eat a mango tomorrow.” → A mango ___ by Sneha tomorrow. (a) will be eaten (b) will eat (c) will be eat (d) will eaten

Answer key

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

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