Passive to Active Voice worksheet for grammar practice.

Let’s go through each sentence one by one. The goal is to change passive voice into active voice.

In passive voice, the subject receives the action (something is done *to* it).
In active voice, the subject does the action (it *does* something).

We’ll find who or what is doing the action in each passive sentence, then rewrite so that doer becomes the subject.

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1. Passive: “The blaze was extinguished by the firefighter.”

→ Who did the action? The firefighter.
→ What did they do? Extinguished the blaze.
→ Active: The firefighter extinguished the blaze.

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2. Passive: “The boy’s temperature was checked by the nurse.”

→ Who did the action? The nurse.
→ What did they do? Checked the boy’s temperature.
→ Active: The nurse checked the boy’s temperature.

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3. Passive: “The plans were drawn by the architect.”

→ Who did the action? The architect.
→ What did they do? Drew the plans.
→ Active: The architect drew the plans.

*(Note: “were drawn” → past tense of “draw” is “drew”)*

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4. Passive: “The bones were found by the archeologist.”

→ Who did the action? The archeologist.
→ What did they do? Found the bones.
→ Active: The archeologist found the bones.

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5. Passive: “The novel was written by a famous author.”

→ Who did the action? A famous author.
→ What did they do? Wrote the novel.
→ Active: A famous author wrote the novel.

*(Note: “was written” → past tense of “write” is “wrote”)*

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BONUS: Write your own pair

Let’s make up simple ones:

Active Voice: The dog chased the ball.
Passive Voice: The ball was chased by the dog.

*(You can use any subject + verb + object you like — just flip them for passive!)*

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Final Answer:

1. The firefighter extinguished the blaze.
2. The nurse checked the boy’s temperature.
3. The architect drew the plans.
4. The archeologist found the bones.
5. A famous author wrote the novel.

BONUS:
Active Voice: The dog chased the ball.
Passive Voice: The ball was chased by the dog.