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Topic: Passive Voice

Name: ………………………………………… Class: 9…
EXERCISE 1: Choose the correct answer.
1. An old woman feeds the pigeons.
The pigeons ________________________
A. are fed B. were fed by an old woman.
2. A burglar broke the window.
The window _____________________
A. was broken B. is broken by a burglar.
3. Someone has made a mistake.
A mistake ______________________________
A. was made B. has been made .
4. Everyone is going to love her.
She _____________________________
A. is going to be loved B. was going to be loved by everyone.
5. Cervantes wrote 'Don Quixote'.
'Don Quixote' _ ______________________
A. was written by Cervantes. B. has been written by Cervantes.
6. She is helping my sister.
My sister _ _______________
A. is helped B. is being helped.
7. Pamela will drive the bus.
The bus ____________________
A. will been driven B. will be driven by Pamela.
 8. I was watering the plants.
The plants ___________________
A. were being watered B. are being watered by me.
EXERCISE 2: Choose the correct answer.
1. “What a lovely dress you’re wearing!”
“Thank you. It …………… especially for me by my mother.”
A. is made B. has made C. made D. was made
2. I don’t understand why the students didn’t keep silent while the speech …………
A. has been made B. was made C. would be made D. was being made
3. This is the first time I have seen this car. Where ………………?
A. did it make B. did it made C. was it make D. was it made
4. Today, many serious childhood diseases ……………….. by early immunization.
A. are preventing B. can prevent C. prevent D. can be prevented
5. Whole-grain food products …….. in most large supermarkets across the United States and Canada.
A. now can purchase B. can now be purchased
C. now to purchase D. the purchase of which
6. All that rubbish will have to be …………. at once.
A. get rid of B. got rid of C. to get rid of D. getting rid of
7. “What happened to the postman?”
“He …………………. to a new town to work.”
A. has sent B. was send C. was sent D. sent
8. Excuse me. Is this seat………………?
A. taking B. took C. occupy D. taken
9. There’s somebody walking behind us. I think ………………. .
A. we are following B. we are being followed C. we are followed D. we are being following
10. We’re late. The film ……………… by the time we get to the cinema.
A. will already start B. will be already started
C. will already have started D. will be starting
11. I still can’t believe it. My bicycle ……………… some minutes ago.
A. was stolen B. was stealing C. stolen D. stole
12. Some funny things ……………… in class yesterday.
A. happened B. was happened C. happens D. is happened
EXERCISE 3: Turn these sentences into Passive
1.My father waters this flower every morning.
=> this flower is watered by my father every morning
2. John invited Fiona to his birthday party last night.
=> Fiona was invited to John's birthday party last night
3. Her mother is preparing the dinner in the kitchen.
=> The dinner is being prepared in the kitchen by her mother
4. We should clean our teeth twice a day.
=>Our teeth should be cleaned twice a day
5.Our teachers have explained the English grammar.
The english grammar has been explained by our teachers
6.Some drunk drivers caused the accident in this city.
=> The accident was caused by some drunk drivers in this city
7.Tom will visit his parents next month.
=> Tom's parents will be visited by Tom next month
8.The manager didn’t phone the secretary this morning.
=> the secretary wasn't phoned by the manager this morning
9.Did Mary buy this beautiful dress?
Was this beautiful dress bought by Mary?
10.I won’t hang these old pictures in the living room.
=> These old pictures won't be hung in the living room
11.The German didn’t build this factory during the Second World War.
=> This factory wasn't built by the German during the second world war
12.The Greens are going to paint this house and these cars for Christmas Day.
=>This house and these cars are going to be painted for Christmas Day by the Greeens
13.Ann had fed the cats before she went to the cinema.
=> the cats had been fed by Ann before she went to the cinema
14.The students have discussed the pollution problems since last week.
=> the pollution problems have been discussed by the students since last week
15.Have the thieves stolen the most valuable painting in the national museum?
=> has the most valuable paiting in the national museum been stolen by the thieves?
16.Some people will interview the new president on TV.
=> the new president will be interviewed on tv
17.How many languages do they speak in Canada?
=> how many languages are spoken in Canada?
18.Are you going to repair those shoes?
=> are those shoes going to be repaired?
19.He has broken his nose in a football match.
=> his nose has been broken in a football match
20.Have you finished the above sentences?
=> have the above sentences been finished?
21. When will you do the work?
=> When will the work be done?
22. How are you going to deal with this problem?
=>How is this problem going to be dealt with?
23. How do you spend this amount of money?
=> How is this amount of money spent?
24. How did the police find the lost man?
=>How was the lost man found by the police?
EXERCISE 3: Reoder the words to make sentences
1. has/ The/ door/ opened./ been
The door has been opened
2. on/ is/ grass/ the/ prohibited./ Walking   
Walking on the grass is prohibited
3. Breakfast/ is/ at/ served/ 8.30.
Breakfast is served at 8.30
4. spoken/ in/ English/ is/ shop./ that
English is spokem at that shop
5. were/ flowers/ The / this / morning. /watered/
The flowers were watered this morning
6. meat/ been/ your/ The/ has/ cat!/ stolen/ by
The meat has been stolen by your cat
7. is/ being/ Your/ hair/ brushed.
Your hair is being brushed
8. if/ they/ naughty./ will/ be/ children/ punished/ The/ are
The children will be punished if they are naughty
9. yet.  / not/ car/ Your/ repaired/ is
Your car is not repaired yet
10. because/ cake/ happy/ awful/ eaten!/ been/ am/ has/ I/ that
I am happy because that awful cake has been eaten