English grammar worksheet focusing on active and passive voice exercises.

Sure! Let’s solve both exercises step by step with clear explanations.

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## ✔ Exercise 1: Are the sentences active or passive?

Key concept:
- Active voice: The subject performs the action.
→ *Subject + verb + object* (e.g., “Mary makes the bed.”)
- Passive voice: The subject receives the action.
→ *Object + be + past participle + by + subject* (e.g., “The bed is made by Mary.”)

Let’s go one by one:

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1. Mary makes her bed every morning.
→ Subject “Mary” is doing the action → Active

2. Charlie is writing a letter.
→ Subject “Charlie” is performing the action → Active

3. The letter is being written by Charlie.
→ Subject “The letter” is receiving the action; “by Charlie” shows who did it → Passive

4. The whole cake was eaten by my brother!
→ “Cake” is receiving the action; “by my brother” tells us who did it → Passive

5. My Mum is going to bake a delicious cake.
→ Subject “My Mum” will perform the action → Active

6. The ball was chased by the dog.
→ “Ball” is receiving the action; “by the dog” tells us who chased → Passive

7. I washed my car last week.
→ Subject “I” performed the action → Active

8. I sent the letters yesterday.
→ Subject “I” performed the action → Active

9. The money was stolen.
→ “Money” received the action. Even though “by someone” is not mentioned, it’s still passive → Passive

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✔ Answers for Exercise 1:

1. Active
2. Active
3. Passive
4. Passive
5. Active
6. Passive
7. Active
8. Active
9. Passive

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## ✔ Exercise 2: Make these passive sentences active.

Strategy:
To change passive to active:
- Find the agent (the person/thing doing the action — often after “by”)
- Make that agent the subject
- Change the verb to its active form (remove “be” + past participle, use correct tense)
- Move the original subject to become the object

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1. The dinner is being made by him.
→ Agent: “him” → change to “He”
→ Verb: “is being made” → active present continuous = “is making”
→ Object: “the dinner”
✔ Active: He is making the dinner.

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2. The letter has been written by Charlie.
→ Agent: “Charlie”
→ Verb: “has been written” → active present perfect = “has written”
→ Object: “the letter”
✔ Active: Charlie has written the letter.

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3. My story will be read by my teacher.
→ Agent: “my teacher”
→ Verb: “will be read” → active future = “will read”
→ Object: “my story”
✔ Active: My teacher will read my story.

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4. The wedding invitations have been sent out (by us).
→ Agent: “us” → change to “We”
→ Verb: “have been sent out” → active present perfect = “have sent out”
→ Object: “the wedding invitations”
✔ Active: We have sent out the wedding invitations.

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5. The car is being cleaned by Sally.
→ Agent: “Sally”
→ Verb: “is being cleaned” → active present continuous = “is cleaning”
→ Object: “the car”
✔ Active: Sally is cleaning the car.

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✔ Answers for Exercise 2:

1. He is making the dinner.
2. Charlie has written the letter.
3. My teacher will read my story.
4. We have sent out the wedding invitations.
5. Sally is cleaning the car.

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## 🎯 Final Tip:
Always look for “by ___” in passive sentences — that’s usually your subject in the active version!

Let me know if you’d like to practice more or need grammar rules explained further! 😊