Active Passive Voice Exercise - 3 - skoolon.com - Free Printable
Educational worksheet: Active Passive Voice Exercise - 3 - skoolon.com. Download and print for classroom or home learning activities.
WEBP
600×900
42.2 KB
Free · Personal Use
Quality Assured by Worksheets Library Team
Reviewed for educational accuracy and age-appropriateness
ID: #1333344
⭐
Show Answer Key & Explanations
Step-by-step solution for: Active Passive Voice Exercise - 3 - skoolon.com
▼
Show Answer Key & Explanations
Step-by-step solution for: Active Passive Voice Exercise - 3 - skoolon.com
To rewrite the sentences from Active Voice to Passive Voice, we need to follow these steps:
1. Identify the subject, verb, and object in the active sentence.
2. Make the object of the active sentence the subject of the passive sentence.
3. Use the appropriate form of the verb "to be" followed by the past participle of the main verb.
4. Optionally, include the agent (the doer of the action) using "by."
Let's solve each sentence step by step:
---
- Active: Subject = People, Verb = must not leave, Object = bicycles
- Passive: Bicycles must not be left in the hall by people.
Answer: Bicycles must not be left in the hall by people.
---
- Active: Subject = Somebody, Verb = had cleaned,brushed, Objects = my shoes, my suit
- Passive: My shoes had been cleaned and my suit had been brushed by somebody.
Answer: My shoes had been cleaned and my suit had been brushed by somebody.
---
- Active: Subject = We, Verb = use, Object = this room
- Passive: This room is used on special occasions by us.
Answer: This room is used on special occasions by us.
---
- Active: Subject = The burglars, Verb = cut, Object = an enormous hole
- Passive: An enormous hole was cut in the steel door by the burglars.
Answer: An enormous hole was cut in the steel door by the burglars.
---
- Active: Subject = The organizers, Verb = will exhibit, Object = the paintings
- Passive: The paintings will be exhibited till the end of the month by the organizers.
Answer: The paintings will be exhibited till the end of the month by the organizers.
---
- Active: Subject = No one, Verb = can do, Object = anything; Subject = someone, Verb = gives, Object = us more information
- Passive: Nothing can be done unless more information is given to us by someone.
Answer: Nothing can be done unless more information is given to us by someone.
---
- Active: Subject = They, Verb = rang, Object = the church bells
- Passive: The church bells were rung as a flood warning by them.
Answer: The church bells were rung as a flood warning by them.
---
- Active: Subject = The mob, Verb = broke, Object = all the shop windows
- Passive: All the shop windows were broken in the recent riots by the mob.
Answer: All the shop windows were broken in the recent riots by the mob.
---
- Active: Subject = People, Verb = are spending, Object = more money
- Passive: More money is being spent on food now by people than they ______.
Answer: More money is being spent on food now by people than they ______.
---
- Active: Subject = They, Verb = are pulling down, Object = the old theatre
- Passive: The old theatre is being pulled down by them.
Answer: The old theatre is being pulled down by them.
---
1. Bicycles must not be left in the hall by people.
2. My shoes had been cleaned and my suit had been brushed by somebody.
3. This room is used on special occasions by us.
4. An enormous hole was cut in the steel door by the burglars.
5. The paintings will be exhibited till the end of the month by the organizers.
6. Nothing can be done unless more information is given to us by someone.
7. The church bells were rung as a flood warning by them.
8. All the shop windows were broken in the recent riots by the mob.
9. More money is being spent on food now by people than they ______.
10. The old theatre is being pulled down by them.
Final Answer Box:
\boxed{
\begin{array}{l}
1. \text{Bicycles must not be left in the hall by people.} \\
2. \text{My shoes had been cleaned and my suit had been brushed by somebody.} \\
3. \text{This room is used on special occasions by us.} \\
4. \text{An enormous hole was cut in the steel door by the burglars.} \\
5. \text{The paintings will be exhibited till the end of the month by the organizers.} \\
6. \text{Nothing can be done unless more information is given to us by someone.} \\
7. \text{The church bells were rung as a flood warning by them.} \\
8. \text{All the shop windows were broken in the recent riots by the mob.} \\
9. \text{More money is being spent on food now by people than they ______.} \\
10. \text{The old theatre is being pulled down by them.}
\end{array}
}
1. Identify the subject, verb, and object in the active sentence.
2. Make the object of the active sentence the subject of the passive sentence.
3. Use the appropriate form of the verb "to be" followed by the past participle of the main verb.
4. Optionally, include the agent (the doer of the action) using "by."
Let's solve each sentence step by step:
---
1. People must not leave bicycles in the hall.
- Active: Subject = People, Verb = must not leave, Object = bicycles
- Passive: Bicycles must not be left in the hall by people.
Answer: Bicycles must not be left in the hall by people.
---
2. Somebody had cleaned my shoes and brushed my suit.
- Active: Subject = Somebody, Verb = had cleaned,brushed, Objects = my shoes, my suit
- Passive: My shoes had been cleaned and my suit had been brushed by somebody.
Answer: My shoes had been cleaned and my suit had been brushed by somebody.
---
3. We use this room on special occasions.
- Active: Subject = We, Verb = use, Object = this room
- Passive: This room is used on special occasions by us.
Answer: This room is used on special occasions by us.
---
4. The burglars cut an enormous hole in the steel door.
- Active: Subject = The burglars, Verb = cut, Object = an enormous hole
- Passive: An enormous hole was cut in the steel door by the burglars.
Answer: An enormous hole was cut in the steel door by the burglars.
---
5. The organizers will exhibit the paintings till the end of the month.
- Active: Subject = The organizers, Verb = will exhibit, Object = the paintings
- Passive: The paintings will be exhibited till the end of the month by the organizers.
Answer: The paintings will be exhibited till the end of the month by the organizers.
---
6. No one can do anything unless someone gives us more information.
- Active: Subject = No one, Verb = can do, Object = anything; Subject = someone, Verb = gives, Object = us more information
- Passive: Nothing can be done unless more information is given to us by someone.
Answer: Nothing can be done unless more information is given to us by someone.
---
7. They rang the church bells as a flood warning.
- Active: Subject = They, Verb = rang, Object = the church bells
- Passive: The church bells were rung as a flood warning by them.
Answer: The church bells were rung as a flood warning by them.
---
8. The mob broke all the shop windows in the recent riots.
- Active: Subject = The mob, Verb = broke, Object = all the shop windows
- Passive: All the shop windows were broken in the recent riots by the mob.
Answer: All the shop windows were broken in the recent riots by the mob.
---
9. People are spending more money on food now than they ______.
- Active: Subject = People, Verb = are spending, Object = more money
- Passive: More money is being spent on food now by people than they ______.
Answer: More money is being spent on food now by people than they ______.
---
10. They are pulling down the old theatre.
- Active: Subject = They, Verb = are pulling down, Object = the old theatre
- Passive: The old theatre is being pulled down by them.
Answer: The old theatre is being pulled down by them.
---
Final Answers:
1. Bicycles must not be left in the hall by people.
2. My shoes had been cleaned and my suit had been brushed by somebody.
3. This room is used on special occasions by us.
4. An enormous hole was cut in the steel door by the burglars.
5. The paintings will be exhibited till the end of the month by the organizers.
6. Nothing can be done unless more information is given to us by someone.
7. The church bells were rung as a flood warning by them.
8. All the shop windows were broken in the recent riots by the mob.
9. More money is being spent on food now by people than they ______.
10. The old theatre is being pulled down by them.
Final Answer Box:
\boxed{
\begin{array}{l}
1. \text{Bicycles must not be left in the hall by people.} \\
2. \text{My shoes had been cleaned and my suit had been brushed by somebody.} \\
3. \text{This room is used on special occasions by us.} \\
4. \text{An enormous hole was cut in the steel door by the burglars.} \\
5. \text{The paintings will be exhibited till the end of the month by the organizers.} \\
6. \text{Nothing can be done unless more information is given to us by someone.} \\
7. \text{The church bells were rung as a flood warning by them.} \\
8. \text{All the shop windows were broken in the recent riots by the mob.} \\
9. \text{More money is being spent on food now by people than they ______.} \\
10. \text{The old theatre is being pulled down by them.}
\end{array}
}
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of active voice passive voice worksheet.
