PASSIVE VOICE EXTRA VERSION (INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED LEVEL)

(162 QUESTIONS)

PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN CORRECT FORMS.

1. The Earth ____is held_____ (hold) by the gravity of the Sun and orbits around it.
2. The first feature-length comedy film ____was created____ (create) by Charlie Chaplin
3. The award for best video ____will be presented____ (present) later this evening.
4. By the time you read this, I ____had been arrested_____ (arrest) for murder.
5. I don't know whether our tests _____have been marked_____ (mark) yet or not.
6. Radio waves ____were discovered____ (discover) by Marconi.
7. You wouldn't think it to look at him now, but Jack ____used to be bullied/ was bullied____ (bully) when he
was at school.
8. Your application ____is being considered____ (consider) and we will let you know as soon as we've made a
decision.
9. The roof of the car can _____be lowered_____ (lower) by pressing this button here.
10. Our tent ____will be blown____ (blow) over in the night by the wind.
11. Chess ____has been played____ (play) for around two thousand years now.
12. Two men ____are being questioned____ (question) at this moment by police in connection with the
burglary.
PREPOSITIONS
13. She was woke up ___by____ by loud noise.
14. The parcel was tied up ____with____ string
15. John was told off _____ by____ his mother.
16. This picture was painted ____ by_____ a famous artist.
17. The chair was covered ____ with_____ a woolen blanket
18. The walls were decorated ____ with____ posters.
19. My car was repaired ____ by_____ my father.
20. This dessert was made ____ with_____ flesh cream.
OPEN CLOZE
It's hard for us to imagine what (21) ___was____ included in the European diet before America (22) ___ was____
discovered (23) ____by___ Colombia in 1492. So many ingredients which today (24) ____are____ grown all over
the world (25) ___were______ unknown to medieval European. Potatoes, tomatoes, maize and chocolate (26)
____were____ all originally imported from the New World. Until then, meals had (27) ___been_____ prepared
using ingredients native to Europe, such as root vegetables. Of course, spices such as pepper (28) ___have_____
been traded and added to food for centuries. When the potato (29) ___was______ first introduced, it was
surprisingly unpopular. It (30) _____was_____ considered to be poisonous and it took a long time to become
common. There is a story of Parmentier, a French army officer, who (31) ____had_____ potatoes planted in the
royal garden and (32) _____got______ Marie Antoinette to wear a potato flower to make them fashionable. The
poor peasants were curious about the new plants and many of them (33) ____were_____ stolen to be planted in
their own gardens. It was the start of French fries!
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 1: Rewrite the sentences in the passive
34. Do they sell clothes in this shop?
 Are clothes sold in this shop?
35. I don’t like people laughing at me.
 I don’t like being laughed at
36. People spend a lot of money of food.
 A lot of money is spent on food.
37. Is Anna washing the car?
 Is the car being washed (by Anna)?
38. Who made this mess?
 By whom was this mess made?
39. Grandmother is going to tell the children a story.
 A story is going to be told to the children by their grandmother
40. They will open the new sports center soon.
 The new sports center will be opened soon.
41. They made him confess to the robbery.
 He was made to confess to the robbery.
42. Anna showed me some holiday pictures.
 Some holiday pictures were shown to me (by Anna).
43. Mike remembers his friends telling him about the mysterious party.
 Mike remembers being told about the mysterious party.
44. They heard him calling for help.
 He was heard calling for help.
45. They jury will have reached a verdict by the morning.
 A verdict will have been reached by the morning.
46. They sent for the doctor.
 The doctor was sent for.
47. Ann likes people listening to her when she is presenting.
 Anna likes being listened to when she is presenting.
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 2: Rewrite the sentences, using causative passive.
48. The hairdresser was styling Mrs. Brown’s hair.
 Mrs. Brown was having her hair styled (by the hairdresser).
49. He told his son to carry the shopping to the house.
 He had his son carry the shopping to the house.
50. Dad is going to arrange for someone to cut the grass.
 Dad is going to have the grass cut.
51. They used to employ a cleaner who cleaned the house.
 They used to have/get their house cleaned.
52. Did the mechanic repair Paul’s motorbike?
 Did Paul have his motorbike repaired
53. Have you told the secretary to make some photocopies?
 Have you had the secretary make some photocopies?
54. My purse was stolen last Friday.
 I had my purse stolen last Friday.
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 3
55. People said that Santorini is a beautiful island.
 It is said that Santorini is a beautiful island.
56. People generally think that life won’t be found on Mars.
 It is generally thought that life won’t be found on Mars.
57. It is generally said that Christmas is to be commercialized.
 Christmas is generally said to be commercialized.
58. People often argue that prison doesn’t work.
 It is often argued that prison doesn’t work.
59. People have suggested that the school start to produce a magazine.
 It is suggested that the school should start to produce a magazine.
60. People say that the Vikings discovered America before Columbus.
 The Vikings are said to have discovered America before Columbus.
61. People say that crocodile tastes like squid.
 Crocodile is said to taste like squid.
62. People think heart diseases is caused by eating the wrong things.
 Heart diseases is thought to be caused by eating wrong things.
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 4
63. They have been building the new road for a long time now. (CONSTRUCTION)
 The new road have been under construction for a long time now.
64. They had been training the horse for the race for over a year. (TRAINING)
 The horse had been in training for the race for over a year.
65. They have been discussing the issues in Afghanistan. (DISCUSSION)
 The issues in Afghanistan have been in discussion.
66. They had been observing the criminal for the past two weeks. (OBSERVATION)
 The criminal had been in observation for the past two weeks.
67. They have been using this plane for over 25 years now. (USE)
 This plane have been in use for over 25 years now.
68. They have been developing the Cyborg D23 robot for over ten years. (DEVELOPMENT)
 The Cyborg D23 robot have been in development for over 10 years.
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 5
69. Someone has scratched my car on the door.
 My car has been scratched on the door.
 I have my car scratched on the door.
70. Tommy is having an operation now. (BEING)
 Tommy is being operated now.
71. Has Anna invited you to her welcome home party? (BEEN)
 Have you been invited to Anna’s welcome home party?
72. Chinh Huu probably wrote this poem in 1947.
 This poem was probably written in 1947 by Chinh Huu.
73. My mom told me to go to supermarket. (SENT)
 I was sent to supermarket.
74. I didn’t understand a word so I asked my teacher and she explained it to me. (GOT)
 I didn’t understand a word so I asked my teacher and got she to explain it to me.
75. Mike made the children wash their hands.
 The children were made to wash their hands.
76. I haven’t told anyone the news yet.
 No one has been told a news yet.
77. Susan was amazed to find out that her book was missing. (AMAZEMENT)
 To Susan’s amazement, she found out that her book was missing.
78. We expect that the Greek athlete will win the race.
 It is expected that the Greek athlete will win the race.
 The Greek athlete is expected to win the race.
79. Mike’s parents don’t’ let her go to parties.
 Mike is now allowed to go to parties.
 Mike cannot get her parents to allow her to go to party.
80. Who wrote is essay?
 By whom was this essay written.
81. What caused the power failure?
 What was
82. The teacher saw two students leave the school.
 Two students were seem to leave the school.
83. They had to postpone the match until next week. (PUT)
 The match must be put off until next week
84. We haven’t told anyone about the change in our plans. (INFORMED)
 No one has been informed about the change in our plans.
85. We had to go up the stairs because someone was using the lift. (SO)
 The lift was being used so we had to go up the stairs.
86. Experts believe that the landslides were caused by recent floods. (RESULTED)
 The landslides are believed to have resulted from recent floods.
COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE USING THE NOUN IN BOLD AND AN APPROPRIATE CAUSATIVE FORM
OF THE VERB IN BOLD.
87. If you don’t get it, ______get your teacher to explain/ have your teacher explain____ (your teacher/explain) it
to you again after the lesson.
88. I was a bit depressed but watching my kitten play with a ball of wool soon ______got me feeling/ had me
feeling_____ (me/feel) much better.
89. Don’t bother redecorating yourself - _____get a professional to do/ have a professional do_____ (a
professional/ do) it.
90. ______Having our car stolen/ Getting our car stolen_______ (our car / steal) was so annoying because it
meant I had to take the tube to work.
91. You won’t learn as much if you _____get your parents to help/ have your parents help______ (your parents /
help) you with your homework all the time.
92. The concert started quietly, but the band soon _____got us all dancing/ had us all dancing______ (us all /
dance) to their hit songs.
93. Tell Anna yourself! Don’t try ______to get me to do/ to have me do______ (me / do) your dirty work for you!
94. Have you had any idea about ______having your hair cut______ (your hair / cut) as short as mine?
95. I _____got Mike to show/ had Mike show_____ (Mike / show) me how to juggle with five balls, but I still couldn’t
do it.
96. Have you heard about the troubles caused by students _____getting their essays written/ having their essays
written______ (their essays / write) by companies on the Internet?
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 6
97. They made me wait for over 30 minutes outside the house! (KEPT)
 I was kept waiting for over 30 minutes outside the house!
98. Although people consider Mike to be a star, he is always friendly towards everyone. (CONSIDERED)
 Albeit being considered a star Mike’s always friendly towards everyone.
99. We have had reports that the Prime Minister is making a surprise visit to HCMC. (BE)
 The Prime Minister is reported/ said/ has been reported to be making a surprise visit to HCMC.
100. The company provide the employees with extra training before officially working. (BY)
 The employees were provided with extra training by the company.
101. I think someone needs to explain this thorny Math problems to me. (EXPLAINING)
 I think I need this thorny Math problems explaining to me.
102. They have been building the new education center for much longer than they originally estimated. (UNDER)
 The new education center has been under construction for much longer than they originally estimated.
103. Do you know why they made Kate stay behind after the lesson? (TO)
 Do you know why Kate was made to stay/ they got Kate to stay behind after the lesson.
104. Call Anna and ask her to send the reports up to my office. (HAVE)
 Call Anna and have her send the reports up to my office
105. We know that most people prefer buying food from the sources they trust. (KNOWN)
 Most people are known to prefer buying food from the sources they trust.
106. They have been considering widening the road for some time now. (UNDER)
 Widening the road has been under consideration for some time now.
107. Reports say that police have arrested a number of people since the robbery. (REPORTED)
 There are reported to have been a number of arrests since the robbery.
108. After a slow start, the audience were soon laughing at the comedian’s jokes. (HAD)
 After a slow start, the comedian soon had the audience laughing by his jokes.
109. Someone reported that the Covid-19 pandemic in HCMC was under control.
 The Covid-19 pandemic in HCMC was reported to be under control.
110. It is said that she works 16 hours a day.
 She is said to work 16 hours a day.
111. Someone thinks that the company is planning a new advertising campaign.
 The company is thought to be planning a new advertising campaign.
112. Everyone expects that the soap opera will end next year.
 The soap opera is expected to end next year.
113. It is alleged that the man drove through the town at 90 miles an hour.
 The man is alleged to have driven through the town at 90 miles an hour.
114. People believe that he was killed by terrorists.
 He is believed to have been killed by terrorists.
115. It is reported that two people were injured in the explosion.
 Two people are reported to have been injured in the explosion
116. Journalists supposed that a footballer was earning 10 million dollars a year.
 A footballer was supposed to be earning 10 million dollars a year.
117. We all expected Marta would pass her entrance examination.
 Marta was expected to pass her entrance examination.
118. It is reported that the buildings in HCMC have been badly damaged by fire.
 The buildings are reported to have been badly damaged by fire.
119. Everyone expects that the hostages will be released soon.
 The hostages are expected to be released soon.
120. Parents always give Anna proper encouragement.
 Anna is always given proper encouragement by her parents/ Proper encouragement is always give (to) me by
parents.
121. I remember someone giving me a toy drum on my fifth birthday.
 I remember being given a toy drum on my fifth birthday.
122. Someone saw him pick up a gun in the box.
 Has was seen to pick up a gun in the box.
123. They asked me some difficult questions at the interview.
 I was asked some difficult questions at the interview.
124. Don’t touch this switch.
 Let not this switch be touched
125. He won’t let you do that silly thing again.
 You won’t be allowed to do that silly thing again.
126. The real estate office will send you a copy of the sales contract.
 You will be sent a copy of the sales contract by the real estate office./ a copy of the sales contract will
be sent (to) you by the real estate office
127. I didn’t expect the police to find my car.
 I didn’t expect my car to be found by the police.
128. I rarely hear her call her children bad names.
 I rarely hear her children are called bad names.
129. Someone seems to have made a terrible mistake.
 A terrible mistakes seems to have been made.
130. I think they should have offered Tom the job.
 I think Tom should have been offered the job/ I think the job should have been offered (to) Tom.
131. They used to make little boys climb the chimneys to clean them.
 Little boys used to be made to climb the chimneys to clean them/
132. The suggested banning the sale of alcohol at football matches.
 They suggested that the sale of alcohol (should) be banned at football matches
133. Take off your hat!
 Let your hat be taken off!
134. He recommended using the bullet-proof glass for his house.
 He recommended bullet-proof glass should be used.