Vocabulary Grammar

1 Money Choose the correct words. 3 The Passive Rewrite the sentences
in the passive.
1 How much does he win / earn each
1 The footballer donated his shirt.
month in his new job?
The shirt was donated by
2 The company pays my wage / salary at the
end of every month. the footballer.
3 They raised / saved a lot of money for 2 Auctions can raise a lot of money for
the disabled at the charity auction. charity A lot of money for charity
4 I havent got any cash / credit on me. Have by auctions.
you got any coins for the machine? 10 A pop star has signed this
5 I opened a bank account / loan yesterday poster. This poster
so my wages can be paid into it. by a pop star.
6 Can you borrow / lend me some money? 11 They will give the money to poor children
in Africa.
I havent got enough for the meal.
The money
/6 to poor children in Africa.
12 Many film stars support our
charity. Our charity
2 Write the names of the materials. by many film stars.
13 They didnt sell the painting at the
1 If you are second in a race you get a
auction. The painting
medal made from this metal. _Gold_
at the
2 Old houses and castles are built from auction.
this material . 7 They make this jewellery out of
3 You can see through this material. silver. The jewellery
out of
4 Wedding rings are usually made from silver.
this metal. 8 They first used paper money in
5 Shoes, jackets and belts are made from this. China. Paper money
in China.
6 Books are made from this material. 9 You can recycle everything.
________________________ Everything .
10 You must keep the necklace safe. Its
7 Lots of dolls and toys are made from this. very valuable.
____________________ The necklace
safe. Its
8 Wedding rings are usually made from very valuable.
this metal.
_____________________ / 10
9 Shoes, jackets and belts are made from this.
_____________________
/9
 b) The highest price was paid by me and the
4. The first sentence is in the ACTIVE VOICE. auction was won.
Choose the most correct way of saying the
same thing in the PASSIVE VOICE:
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1. They were interviewing her for the job.
She __ was being interviewed __for the job. 5.Find the mistakes and correct them .

was being interviewed

was interviewed 1 Our website was designing by a small
company.
has been interviewed
Our website was designed by a small company.
2. Tom is writing the letter.
The letter ________________ by Tom.
was written 2 Last month a few dozen employees have
been fired.
is being written 3 That severe accident happened while the
truck was loaded.
has been written
4 The meeting will be hold in his office.
5 Damaged goods cannot being returned.
3. Everyone understands English.
6 What would you answer if you were asking
English ________________ by everyone.
that question?
is understood 7 Spanish is speaked in many countries in
South America.
has been understood 8 The machine is out of order and has been
was understood repaired.
9 The spare parts have been ordered
4. The employees brought up this issue during the yesterday.
meeting. 10 The thief was catched with the help of
This issue ________________ by the employees citizens
during the meeting.
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has been brought up
is brought up
was brought up
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4. Tick the sentences that sound better, active

or passive. Total /43
1.a) Someone will organise a charity auction soon.

b) Acharity auction will be organised soon.

2. a) An expensive painting was donated to the

auction.

b) A person donated an expensive painting to the

auction.

3. a) I paid the highest price and won the auction.