Passive Voice- TEST 1

 

Passive voice - Test 1

A - Are the sentences written in Active or Passive?

 

1)  Steven likes to play baseball.

a)    Active

b)    Passive

 

2)  Bingo is played in Britain.

a)    Active

b)    Passive

 

3)  He lost his keys yesterday.

a)    Active

b)    Passive

 

4)  A letter was written.

a)    Active

b)    Passive

 

5)  They are listening to their music.

a)    Active

b)    Passive

6)  They often read e-mails.

a)    Active

b)    Passive

 

7)  These cars are produced in Italy.

a)    Active

b)    Passive

 

8)  French is spoken in Niger.

a)    Active

b)    Passive

 

9)  Lots of houses were destroyed.

a)    Active

b)    Passive

 

10)  The bus driver was hurt.

a)    Active

b)    Passive

B - Make Passive forms from the given phrases. Mind the tenses in brackets.

1)  English - to speak (Simple Present) English Is spoken

2)  films - to watch (Simple Present) Films are watched

3)  posters - to make (Simple Present) Posters are made

4)  stories - to tell (Simple Present) stories are told

5)  computer games - to buy (Simple Present) Computer games are bought

6)  books - to write (Simple Past) Books were written

7)  volleyball - to play (Simple Past) Volleyball was played

8)  songs - to sing (Simple Past) Songs were sung

9) skateboards - to ride (Simple Past) Skateboards were ridden 

10)     a prize - to win (Simple Past)   a prize was won 

C - Rewrite the Active sentences into Passive.

1)   They understand Spanish.

    Spanish is understood by them.  

2)   My friend bought a new car.

    A new car was bought by my friend.  

3)   John cleaned the bathroom.

    The bathroom was cleaned by John.  

4)   The teacher closes the window.

    The window is closed by the teacher.  

5)   The girls can play handball.

    Handball can be played by the girls.  

6)   Our dog did not bite the cat.

    The cat was not bitten by our dog.  

7)   The mechanic repairs cars.

    Cars are repaired by the mechanic.  

8)   The electricians test the fire alarm.

    The fire alarm is tested by the electricians.  

9)   Levi Strauss invented the blue jeans.

    The blue jeans were invented by Levi Strauss.  

10)   Frank takes photos.

    Photos are taken by Frank.  

D - Rewrite the Passive sentences into Active.

1)   The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.

    Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.  

2)   This book was written by an Irishman.

    An Irishman wrote this book.  

3)   The president was elected by the people.

    The people elected the president.  

4)   The bag was packed by his mother.

    His mother packed the bag.  

5)   The child was hit by a car.

    A car hit the child.  

6)   The exercise is completed by the teacher.

    The teacher completes the exercise.  

7)   Google was founded by Larry and Sergey.

    Larry and Sergey founded Google.  

8)   Football is played by the children.

    The children play football.  

9)   The computer is used by Patrick.

    Patrick uses the computer.  

10)   Coffee is sold by Marie.

    Marie sells coffee.