The Intermediate Guide to Worksheet with Answers on Active-Passive Voice
When the
subject in the sentence does the action the verb is said to be in the Active
Voice.
For example;
My mother
bakes cakes regularly.
Mack writes
a letter to his uncle.
When the
subject on the sentence does not do the action the verb is said to be in the
Passive voice.
For example
1. Cakes are
baked by my mother regularly.
2. A letter
is written by Mack to his uncle.
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Let’s look on the following worksheet to be perfect in Active-Passive voice.
I. Identify the following sentences whether they are in active voice or passive voice.
1. My hen
lays an egg daily.
2. My father
cooks meal on every Sunday.
3. The dog
is taken by Jack for a walk.
4. The teacher
punished the boy.
5. Harry was
taught by his mother.
6. The
window was broken by him.
7. The map
was drawn by the teacher.
8. The cat
killed the mouse.
9. Rose is
opening the door.
10. A nice
son is sung by Jazz.
11. Mona ate an apple.
12. The
students will win the next match.
13. The
monitor is distributing the books.
14. My
clothes are washed by my father.
15. The sum
was explained by the math’s teacher.
16. She is
frightened of spiders.
17. Books
are usually torn by small children.
18. Those pyramids
were built around 400AD.
19. All the
milk was drunk by my cat.
20. My
grandmother painted that picture.
Answers:
1. Active
voice
2. Active
voice
3. Passive
voice
4. Active
voice
5. Passive
voice
6. Passive
voice
7. Passive
voice
8. Active voice
9. Active
voice
10. Passive
voice.
11. Active
voice
12. Active
voice
13. Active
voice.
14. Passive
voice.
15. Passive
voice
16. Active
voice
17. Passive
voice
18. Active
voice
19. Passive
voice
20 Active
voice
II. Change the following sentences in the Passive voice.
1. The man
cut down the tree.
2. We
compelled the enemy to surrender.
3. The
hunter caught the lion.
4. Someone
burned the ship.
5. Who
taught you French?
6. I have sold my bicycle.
7. The
police arrested him.
8. He will
finish the work in a fortnight.
9. Who did
this?
10. Why did
your brother write such a letter?
Answers
1. The tree
was cut down by the man.
2. The enemy
was compelled by us to surrender.
3. The lion
was caught by the hunter.
4. The ship
was burned by someone.
5. By whom
was French taught to you?
6. My
bicycle has sold (by me).
7. He was
arrested by police.
8. The work
will be finished by him in a fortnight.
9. By whom
was this done?
10. Why was
such a letter written by your brother?
III. Rewrite the following sentences in the Active voice.
1. Those
cars were built by robots.
2. Someone
has invited me to the party.
3. My pocket
has been picked.
4. Promises
should be kept.
5. I shall
be obliged to go.
6. We shall
be blamed by everyone.
7. When will
the book be returned?
8. He was
laughed at by all his friends.
9. The
building was damaged by fire.
10. The wall
is being built by the mason.
Answers
- Robots built those cars.
- I have been invited to the party.
- Someone has picked my pocket.
- One should keep one’s promises.
- Circumstances will oblige me to go.
- Everyone will blame us.
- When will you return the book?
- All his friends laughed at him.
- Fire damaged the building.
- The mason is building the wall.