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 Active and Passive Voice Verbs

Active Voice tells us that the subject of the sentence is doing or feeling something

Passive voice tells us that something is being done to the subject of the sentence

Identify the underlined verb in each sentence below as A for active voice or P for
passive voice.

_______ 1. The dog caught the ball.

_______ 2. The ball was caught by the dog.

_______ 3. The teacher taught her students Algebra.

_______ 4. The students were taught Algebra by their teacher.

_______ 5. The book was returned to the library by Ashleigh.

_______ 6. Ashleigh returned the book to the library.

_______ 7. James dropped his phone on the ground.

_______ 8. The phone was dropped on the ground by James.

_______ 9. Kevin bought us tickets for the movies.

_______ 10. Our tickets to the movie were bought by Kevin.

_______ 11. My mom paid for our dinner tonight.

_______ 12. Our dinner tonight was paid for by my mom.

_______ 13. Mr. Keith gave the announcements over the intercom.

_______ 14. The announcements were given over the intercom by Mr. Keith.

_______ 15. The cat chased the mouse around the room.
 Active and Passive Voice Verbs

Active Voice tells us that the subject of the sentence is doing or feeling something

Passive voice tells us that something is being done to the subject of the sentence

The sentences below are written in passive voice. Re-write the sentences below so that
they are written in active voice. The verbs are underlined for you.

1. The ball was thrown to the first baseman by Trey.

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2. My car was hit from behind by the truck.

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3. The bake sale was held by the booster club.

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4. The dinner was cooked by Chef Patterson.

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5. The rug was swept and vacuumed by our maid.

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6. The chair was turned over by the angry student.

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7. The soccer ball was blocked by the goalkeeper.

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8. The scissors were put on the bookshelf by Janie.

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9. The trees were planted by the students in memory of their classmates.

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10. The thief was caught by the policeman and his dog.

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11. The flowers were arranged by the florist for the wedding.

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12. The blanket was brought by the cheerleaders for the game.

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13. The guitars in the program were played by the two boys from my music class.

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14. My temperature and blood pressure were checked by the nurse.

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15. The T.V. and DVD player were borrowed by the teacher in room 102.

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 Active and Passive Voice Verbs

Active Voice tells us that the subject of the sentence is doing or feeling something

Passive voice tells us that something is being done to the subject of the sentence

The sentences below are written in active voice. Re-write the sentences below so that
they are written in passive voice. The verbs are underlined for you.

1. Bobby bought tickets for the basketball game.

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2. Christina cooked brownies, cookies, and cake for the birthday party.

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3. Jesse called his mom to ask her whether he had ever had the chicken pox.

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4. The music class listened to an orchestra before beginning to learn the song.

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5. The teacher graded the English tests while getting a pedicure.

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6. The dog buried the bone in the backyard.

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7. The hairdresser cut my hair just the way I like it.

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8. The principal rode the bus to the game with the football team.

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9. The racecar driver drove his car around the track twenty times to practice.

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10. The cashier bagged my groceries.

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11. The chef cooked my food to perfection.

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12. James hit the tennis ball over the fence.

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13. My dad bought the drum set for me.

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14. Kendra prepared omelets and panckakes for our dinner.

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15. My dog, Rufus, spilled my breakfast all over the floor.

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