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Name:
Easy __________ Date: ___________
PASSIVE grammar WORKSHEET
VOICE Exercise 1: Rewrite the sentences in Passive Voice.
1. Mary types letters in the office.
Letters are typed by Mary in the office. 2. His father will help you tomorrow. You would be helped by his father tomorrow. 3. Science and technology have completely changed human life. Human life changed completely by science and technology. 4. Peter broke this bottle. This bottle was broken by Peter. 5. They are learning English in the room. English was learning by they in the room. 6. Nothing can change my mind. My mind can’t be changed. 7. No one had told me about it. I hadn’t been told about it. 8. I don’t know her telephone number Her telephone number isnt’ known. 9. My students will bring the children home. The children home would be brought by my students. 10. They sent me a present last week. A present was sent me by they last week. 11. She gave us more information. More information were given us by she. 12. The chief engineer was instructing all the workers of the plan. All the workers of the plan were being instructed by the chief engineer. 13. They can’t make tea with cold water. Tea can’t be made with cold water. 14. Somebody has taken some of my books away. Some of my books have been taken away. Name: Easy __________ Date: ___________
PASSIVE grammar WORKSHEET
VOICE 15. They will hold the meeting before May Day. The meeting would be held by they before May Day. 16. They have to repair the engine of the car. The engine of the car has repaired by they. 17. The boys broke the window and took away some pictures. The window was broke and some pictures were taken away. 18. People spend a lot of money on advertising every day. A lot of money on advertising are spent every day. 19. Teacher is going to tell a story. A story is being told by teacher. 20. Mary is cutting a cake with a sharp knife. A cake is being cut by Mary with a sharp knife. 21. The children looked at the woman with a red hat. The woman with a red hat was looked by the children. 22. They have provided the victims with food and clothing. The victims have been provided with food and clothing. 23. People speak English in almost every corner of the world. English is spoke in almost every corner of the world. 24. You mustn’t use this machine after 5:30 p.m. This machine hadn’t to be used after 5:30 p.m. 25. After class, one of the students always erases the chalk board. The chalk board is always erased by one of the students after class. Exercise 2: Rewrite the sentences in Passive Voice.
1. Do they teach English here?
Is English taught by they here? 2. Will you invite her to your wedding party? Will her be invited by you to your wedding party? 3. Has Tom finished the work? Has the work been finished by Tom? 4. Did the teacher give some exercises? Name: Easy __________ Date: ___________
PASSIVE grammar WORKSHEET
VOICE Were some exercises given by the teacher? 5. Have they changed the window of the laboratory? Has the window of the laboratory been changed by they? 6. Is she going to write a poem? Is a poem being writen by she? 7. Is she making big cakes for the party? Are the big cakes for the party being made by she? 8. Are the police making inquires about the thief? Are inquires about the thief being made by the police? 9. Must we finish the test before ten? Had the test to be finished before ten? 10. Will buses bring the children home? Will the children home be brought by buses? 11. Have you finished your homework? Has your homework been finished? Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences in Passive Voice.
1. Why didn’t they help him?
Why he hadn’t been help? 2. How many games has the team played? How many games has been played by the team? 3. Where do people speak English? Where was english spoke by people? 4. Who are they keeping in the kitchen? Who is being kept in the kitchen? 5. How can they open this safe? How can this safe be opened? 6. What books are people reading this year? What books is being read this year? 7. How did the police find the lost man? How was the lost man found the police? Name: Easy __________ Date: ___________
PASSIVE grammar WORKSHEET
VOICE 8. Who look after the children for you? By whom are the children look after for you? 9. How long have they waited for the doctor? How long has the doctor been waited for? 10. What time can the boys hand in their papers? What time can this paper be handed in by the boys? 11. Who lend you this book? By whom was this book lent to you? 12. How many marks does the teacher give you? How many marks are given to you by the teacher? Exercise 4: Rewrite the sentences in Passive Voice.
1. They paid me a lot of money to do the job.
A lot of money were paid me to do the job. 2. The teacher gave each of us two exercise books. Two exercise books were given each of us. 3. Someone will tell him that news. That new will be told him by someone. 4. They have sent enough money to those poor boys. Enough money to those poor boys has been sent. 5. They have given the women in most countries in the world the right to vote. The women in most countries in the world has been given the right to vote. Exercise 5: Rewrite the sentences in Passive Voice.
1. Toshico had her car (repair) repaired by a mechanic.
2. Ellen got Marvin (type) to type her paper. 3. We got our house (paint) painted last week. 4. Dr Byrd is having the students (write ) write a composition. 5. Mark got his transcripts (send) sent to the university. 6 Maria is having her hair (cut) cut tomorrow.