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Active And Passive Voice Exercise

September 7, 2021 B1pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate active or passive verb form.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I ............... a nice hat for the picnic.
Wrong!
The subject "I" does the action, so "bought" is the correct active form.
2The poor dog ............... badly by the cruel master.
Wrong!
The dog receives the action, so "was treated" is the correct passive form.
3At school we ............... science, mathematics, grammar, and history.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "learned" and "were taught" are natural here, with active and passive meanings.
4Who ............... the cuckoo to sing so sweetly?
Wrong!
The question asks who did the action, so "taught" is the correct active form.
5He ............... to take a break.
Wrong!
The subject "He" receives the instruction, so "was told" is the correct passive form.
6All of my questions ...............
Wrong!
The questions receive the action, so "have been answered" is the correct passive form.
7She ............... abroad for higher studies.
Wrong!
The verb "went" is active; "go" is intransitive, so it has no passive form such as "was gone" here.
8She ............... to a correction home to learn good manners.
Wrong!
The subject "She" receives the action, so "was sent" is the correct passive form.
9He ............... for twenty years.
Wrong!
The subject "He" receives the action, so "was imprisoned" is the correct passive form.
10The injured man ............... to the hospital immediately.
Wrong!
The injured man receives the action, so "was taken" is the correct passive form.
11The stolen diamonds ............... by the police.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "have been recovered" and "were recovered" are possible passive forms here.
12He ............... of stealing the helmet.
Wrong!
The subject "He" receives the action, so "was accused" is the correct passive form.

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Answers

  1. I bought a nice hat for the picnic.
  2. The poor dog was treated badly by the cruel master.
  3. At school we learned / were taught science, mathematics, grammar, and history.
  4. Who taught the cuckoo to sing so sweetly?
  5. He was told to take a break.
  6. All of my questions have been answered.
  7. She went abroad for higher studies.
  8. She was sent to a correction home to learn good manners.
  9. He was imprisoned for twenty years.
  10. The injured man was taken to the hospital immediately.
  11. The stolen diamonds have been recovered / were recovered by the police.
  12. He was accused of stealing the helmet.

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