Active vs.

Passive Voice in English

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Make these sentences passive. Type the passive sentence in the same line and
highlight it.
1. They include drinks in the menu. Drinks are included in the menu.
2. The wind blew my hat down the street. My hat was blow down the street.
3. They will find a solution to the problem by Tuesday. A solution to the problem will be
found by Tuesday.
4. People used to make clothes by hand. Clothes used to be made by hand.
5. Why did he open the windows? Why were the window opened.
6. Someone is painting the walls. The walls are being painted.
7. You should write the answers on one side of the paper only. The answers should be
written on one side of the paper only.
8. Sheila told me where she had bought her new jeans. I was told by Sheila where her jeans
had been bought.
9. Where do they produce whisky? Where is whisky produced?
10. No one can help him. He can not be helped.
II

Put the verbs in brackets into an appropriate form of the Passive Voice.
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Much of London......was destroyed......................... (destroy) by fire in the 17th century.

A leader should be someone who can . . ...be respected............................... (respect)
The police.....has been instructed.................. (instruct) to take actions against thieves.
Three hundred new houses will have been built (build) in my town next year.
"Students . .are asked (ask) not to eat and drink on the buses".
The results of the football pools ........will be know by................ (know) tomorrow.
I had to go to work by bus yesterday because my car .has been serviced....... (service) at
the garage.
8. Since it was opened, the new museum was being visited............ (visit) by thousands of
people.
9. The match had to........................................................... (postpone) because of the weather.
10. At first jeans .. .......... (make) with tent canvas and . .............. (dye) blue with indigo.
III

Active or Passive Verb?

Millions of pounds worth of damage has been caused (cause) by a storm which ............................
(pass) across the north of England last night. The River Ribble .....burst................... (burst) its
banks after heavy rain. People were rescued........... (rescue) from the floods by firemen,
who ........received................ (receive) numerous calls for help. Wind speeds
............reached............... (reach) ninety miles an hour in some places. Roads ..........were

blocked........... (block) by fallen trees and electricity lines .....were brought........ (bring) down,
leaving thousands of homes without electricity. "Everything possible ......is being done.......(do)
to get the situation back to normal," a spokesman ....said..............(say).