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2 English Language

Name: _______________ Class: ____________ ( ) Date: ____________________

Passive Voice
In a passive voice sentence, the subject receives the action. The doer of the action is
placed after 'by' or is absent from the sentence.

3 steps to change the active voice to the passive voice:

1. move the direct object to the subject of the sentence
2. move the subject to the end of the sentence and add 'by'
3. change the verb form

Example: Phoebe eats the apple.

1. direct object becomes the subject
New subject: The apple
2. Subject to the end and add 'by' ->
The apple eats by Phoebe.
3. Change the verb form
The apple is eaten by Phoebe.

Part A. Change the sentence below into passive form.

1. Active: John ate the pizza.

   Passive: _____________________________________
2. Active: The cat chased the mouse.
   Passive: _____________________________________
3. Active: The student wrote the essay.
   Passive: _____________________________________
4. Active: The chef cooked the meal.
   Passive: _____________________________________
5. Active: The dog chased the ball.
    Passive: _____________________________________

Part B. Put the verb into the correct form, present or past, active or passive.
1.
a) Two hundred people are employed (employ) by the company.
b) The company employs (employ) 200 people.
2.
a) Water _________________ (cover) most of the earth’s surface.
b) How much of the earth’s surface _________________ (cover) by water?
3.
a) While I was on holiday, my camera _________________ (steal) from my hotel
room.
b) While I was on holiday, my camera _________________ (disappear) from my hotel
room.
4.
a) Robert’s parents _________________ (die) when he was very young.
b) Robert and his sister _________________ (bring up) by their grandparents.
5.
a) The boat hit a rock and _________________ (sink) quickly.
b) Fortunately everybody _________________(rescue).
6.
a) Bill _________________ (fire) from his job. He wasn’t very good at it.
b) Sue _________________(resign) from her job because she didn’t enjoy it any
more.
7.
a) It can be noisy living here, but it _________________ (not / bother) me.
b) It can be noisy living here, but I _________________ (not / bother) by it.