Passive Voice English Grammar Worksheet with Exercises

Final Answer:
An important decision was made two days ago
Many books and magazines are read every day
The Prime Minister is expected today at 3 o’clock
Soup is served before the main course
Flowers are watered by my uncle at the weekends
Was Mary’s house visited yesterday?
Was America discovered by Colón?
I am taken by mum every day
Do I take trains and buses to go to work nowadays?
They are not served by their children very often
Were the presents given just in time?
Are the cows always milked by the farmer?
Was the phone invented by A. Bell?
The song “Umbrella” is not sung by The Beatles
Those plays were written by Shakespeare
My car was fixed last night
Was the problem solved right away?
This house was built by my grandpa in 1970

Change to passive voice:
They look after the baby very well → The baby is looked after very well (by them)
Did Peter do the washing up? → Was the washing up done (by Peter)?
Somebody broke the window last night → The window was broken last night (by somebody)
Does she kiss you every morning? → Are you kissed every morning (by her)?
Spielberg directed the film in 1990 → The film was directed by Spielberg in 1990
We didn’t take the bus → The bus was not taken (by us)
Claire doesn’t eat pork → Pork is not eaten by Claire
Do Sam and Phil always wash your car? → Is your car always washed by Sam and Phil?

Order the verb form (active/passive):
Yesterday / clean / the room → cleaned the room (active)
Blow down / two trees / yesterday → two trees were blown down (passive)
Bake / bread / my grandma / on Sundays → my grandma bakes bread (active)
Not drive / in many countries / on the left / they → they do not drive on the left (active)
Make / butter / from milk? → Is butter made from milk? (passive)
How / you / find out / the truth? → How do you find out the truth? (active)
When / this church / build? → When was this church built? (passive)
When / Carla / start / her stamp collection? → When did Carla start her stamp collection? (active)