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Passive Voive Practice

The document contains two sections with fill-in-the-blank sentences testing knowledge of active and passive verb forms. The first section contains 17 sentences where the correct active or passive verb form must be filled in. The second section contains 25 sentences where the correct passive verb form must be used to complete each sentence.

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Passive Voive Practice

The document contains two sections with fill-in-the-blank sentences testing knowledge of active and passive verb forms. The first section contains 17 sentences where the correct active or passive verb form must be filled in. The second section contains 25 sentences where the correct passive verb form must be used to complete each sentence.

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Complete the sentences with the correct active or passive form of the verb in brackets.

1. At last night's ceremony, they gave the award to an unknown actress. (GIVE)

2. The survivors were rescued by a cruise ship that happened to be near them. (RESCUE, HAPPEN)

3. Two hours after the accident the doctor declared him dead. (DECLARE)

4. I remember that I was taken to the circus by my father. (BE TAKE)

5. The weather will not improve in the next few days. (NOT IMPROVE)

6. Coffee must be roasted before you sell it. (MUST ROAST, SELL)

7. The bridge is being repaired at the moment so it cannot be used (REPAIR, CANNOT USE)

8. The police showed the victim a picture of the suspect. (SHOW)

9. The new staff members are given all the help they need. (GIVE)

10. That door was not opened for ages. (NOT OPEN)

11. A few days ago, a judge ordered him to appear before court next month. (ORDER)

12. The Times has never published such a shocking letter before. (NEVER PUBLISH)

13. They were instructed on what to do when the headmaster came in. (INSTRUCT, COME)

14. The vandals threw bottles into windows and destroyed a few cars. (THROW, DESTROY)

15. The new teammates should be given more time to get accustomed to the practice sessions.
(SHOULD GIVE)

16. After dad took me to the zoo, he bought me some new clothes at the department store. (TAKE,
BUY)

17. I did not go to the party last Thursday because I was not invited (NOT GO, NOT INVITE)

18. I have never been so surprised by such an outstanding performance before. (NEVER BE)

19. When we came out of the cinema, the bus __________________ to take us home. (COME, TAKE)

20. All the papers must be handed in by next Friday. (MUST HAND)
Fill in the correct passive form of the verb.
1. Romeo and Juliet is written by Shakespeare. (WRITE)

2. The books have not been published yet. (NOT PUBLISH)

3. As soon as I got home, I realized that my wallet was stolen (STEAL)

4. Dinner is served between 5 and 10 p.m. every day. (SERVE)

5. No letters have been delivered since the start of the strike. (DELIVER)

6. The building had been torn down when we got there (BE).

7. Progress in many fields of science was made in the last decade. (MAKE)

8. Since last week 5 of the 7 terrorists were caught / have been caught. (CATCH)

9. Taxes will be increased by the new government next month. (INCREASE)

10. The classroom will be redecorated next week. (REDECORATE)

11. The church was designed by a famous architect in the 18th century. (DESIGN)

12. The tunnel is being repaired at the moment, so it's closed for all traffic. (REPAIR)

13. My phone _________________________. I can't find it anywhere. (TAKE)

14. The application must be sent by Friday. (MUST SEND)

15. When we first met, I had already been offered a job at the bank. (ALREADY OFFER)

16. Olives are grown in Mediterranean countries. (GROW)

17. He was taught / had been taught French when he spent his childhood there. (TEACH)

18. "A Hard Day’s Night" is written by the Beatles. (WRITE)

19. We have been warned about the hurricane for the last few days. (WARN)

20. Before the meeting was over all the food had/has been eaten. (EAT)

21. I have already been giving extra pay this month. (ALREADY GIVE)

22. I was disturbed by the music so I couldn't concentrate. (DISTURB)

23. Aluminium is made out of bauxite. (MAKE)

24. Have the packages been delivered yet? (THE PACKAGES, DELIVER)

25. A UFO was seen by several witnesses yesterday evening. (SEE)

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