Name ___________________________ Grade_____ Wing _____ Date ___________________

Active and passive voice exercise

Sentences are given in the active voice. Change them into the passive voice.

1. He teaches English. / English ................... by him. ( taught / is taught / was taught)

2. The child is eating bananas. / Bananas .............. by the child. ( are eaten / are being eaten
have been eaten)
3. She is writing a letter. / A letter ....................... by her. ( is written / is being written / has been written)
4. The master punished the servant. / The servant ......................... by the master.
(is punished / was punished / has punished)
5. He was writing a book. / A book ....................... by him. ( was written / had written /was being written)

6. Who wrote this letter? / By whom ......................?

(was this letter written / was this letter being written/ had this letter written)
7. Somebody cooks meal every day. / Meal ...................... by someone every day.
(is cooked / has cooked / is cooking)
8. He wore a blue shirt. / A blue shirt .................... by him. (wore / was wore / was worn)
9. May God bless you with happiness! / ................... with happiness.
(May you blessed / May you be blessed / May blessed you be)
10. They are building a house. / A house ...................... by them. (is built / is being built / was built)
11. I have finished the job. / The job .......................... by me.
(has finished / has been finished / is finished)
12. I sent the report yesterday. / The report ................... yesterday. (is sent / was sent / had sent)

Mixed Exercise on Passive Voice

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

1. John collects money.

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2. Anna opened the window.

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3. We have done our homework.

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4. I will ask a question.

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5. He can cut out the picture.

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6. The sheep ate a lot.
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7. We do not clean our rooms.

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8. William will not repair the car.

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9. Did Sue draw this circle?

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10. Could you feed the dog?

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Answers
1. English is taught by him.

2. Bananas are being eaten by the child.

3. A letter is being written by her.

4. The servant was punished by the master.

5. A book was being written by him.

6. By whom was this letter written?

7. Meal is cooked by someone every day.

8. A blue shirt was worn by him.

9. May you be blessed with happiness!

10. A house is being built by them.

11. The job has been finished by me.

1. John collects money. - Money is collected by John.

2. Anna opened the window. - The window was opened by Anna.
3. We have done our homework. - Our homework has been done by us.
4. I will ask a question. - A question will be asked by me.
5. He can cut out the picture. - The picture can be cut out by him.
6. The sheep ate a lot. - A lot was eaten by the sheep.
7. We do not clean our rooms. - Our rooms are not cleaned by us.
8. William will not repair the car. - The car will not be repaired by William.
9. Did Sue draw this circle? - Was this circle drawn by Sue?
10. Could you feed the dog? - Could the dog be fed by you?

12. The report was sent yesterday.