Active and Passive Voice English Worksheet for grammar practice.

Worksheet: Active and Passive Voice

#### Q1. Identify the verb and state whether they are in active or passive voice.

To solve this, we need to identify the verb in each sentence and determine whether the sentence is in the active voice or passive voice.

- Active Voice: The subject performs the action (e.g., "She ate the apple.")
- Passive Voice: The subject receives the action (e.g., "The apple was eaten by her.")

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#### a) My mother made dinner.
- Verb: Made
- Voice: Active (My mother [subject] is performing the action of making dinner.)

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#### b) I will teach Lily a lesson.
- Verb: Teach
- Voice: Active (I [subject] am performing the action of teaching Lily a lesson.)

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#### c) We shall be praised by everyone.
- Verb: Praised
- Voice: Passive (We [subject] are receiving the action of being praised by everyone.)

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#### d) All the food has been eaten before I reached there.
- Verb: Eaten
- Voice: Passive (All the food [subject] is receiving the action of being eaten.)

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#### e) The soldiers were taking him to the cell.
- Verb: Taking
- Voice: Active (The soldiers [subject] are performing the action of taking him to the cell.)

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Q2. Change the sentences from Active to Passive Voice.

To change a sentence from active to passive voice:
1. Identify the object of the active sentence.
2. Make the object the subject of the passive sentence.
3. Use the appropriate form of the verb "to be" + the past participle of the main verb.
4. Add the preposition "by" followed by the original subject (if necessary).

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#### a) The wealthy owners grew flowers all around their house.
- Original Sentence: The wealthy owners grew flowers all around their house.
- Object: Flowers
- Subject (in passive): Flowers
- Verb: Grew → have been grown
- Passive Sentence: Flowers have been grown all around their house by the wealthy owners.

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#### b) The mason is building the tower.
- Original Sentence: The mason is building the tower.
- Object: Tower
- Subject (in passive): Tower
- Verb: Is building → is being built
- Passive Sentence: The tower is being built by the mason.

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#### c) Our army has defeated the enemy.
- Original Sentence: Our army has defeated the enemy.
- Object: Enemy
- Subject (in passive): Enemy
- Verb: Has defeated → has been defeated
- Passive Sentence: The enemy has been defeated by our army.

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Final Answers:

#### Q1. Identify the verb and state whether they are in active or passive voice.
- a) My mother made dinner.
- Verb: Made
- Voice: Active

- b) I will teach Lily a lesson.
- Verb: Teach
- Voice: Active

- c) We shall be praised by everyone.
- Verb: Praised
- Voice: Passive

- d) All the food has been eaten before I reached there.
- Verb: Eaten
- Voice: Passive

- e) The soldiers were taking him to the cell.
- Verb: Taking
- Voice: Active

#### Q2. Change the sentences from Active to Passive Voice.
- a) The wealthy owners grew flowers all around their house.
- Passive Sentence: Flowers have been grown all around their house by the wealthy owners.

- b) The mason is building the tower.
- Passive Sentence: The tower is being built by the mason.

- c) Our army has defeated the enemy.
- Passive Sentence: The enemy has been defeated by our army.

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Boxed Final Answer:

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