Complete the following sentences using an active or passive verb form.
Hints
We use the active voice when the subject is the doer of the action.
We use the passive voice when something is done to the subject.
1. Most things ………………….. plastic these days.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. My mother ……………….. wine from strawberries.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. The house …………………
Correct!
Wrong!
4. This bag …………………. of leather.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. It ………………. disappeared. I can’t see it now.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. Their house ………………… last week.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. Do you think that the work ………………… by Friday?
Correct!
Wrong!
8. These tablets ………………. with food.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. The postman …………………. this letter in the morning.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. You ………………. the money last week.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. Most things are made of plastic these days.
2. My mother makes wine from strawberries.
3. The house is being built.
4. This bag is made of leather.
5. It has disappeared. I can’t see it now.
6. Their house was sold last week.
7. Do you think that the work will be completed by Friday?
8. These tablets need to be taken with food.
9. The postman delivered this letter in the morning.
10. You should have sent the money last week.
