Home of English Grammar

Grammar Guide
  • Home
  • Exercises
  • Rules
  • Test Yourself
  • Tools
    • Grammar Checker
    • Word Counter
  • Top Social Media Posts
  • Writing Guides
  • Contact
You are here: Home / Exercises / Active and passive voice exercise

Active and passive voice exercise

February 6, 2011 - pdf

Change the following sentences so that the verbs will be in the passive voice.

1. The spider ......................................... by the boy.

Correct! Wrong!

2. The thief ............................................ by the police.

Correct! Wrong!

3. A kite ......................................... by the boy.

Correct! Wrong!

4. The dog .......................................... by the sudden noise.

Correct! Wrong!

5. The light bulb ....................................... by Edison.

Correct! Wrong!

6. A very remarkable discovery ......................................... by him.

Correct! Wrong!

7. He ........................................... by his own brother.

Correct! Wrong!

8. My old car ........................................

Correct! Wrong!

9. The store .......................................... only last month.

Correct! Wrong!

10. Smoking in the kitchen isn’t ..........................................

Correct! Wrong!

11. The mouse ...................................... by the cat.

Correct! Wrong!

12. I .............................................. by your behavior.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1.       The spider was killed by the boy.

2.       The thief was caught by the police.

3.       A kite was made by the boy.

4.       The dog was frightened by the sudden noise.

5.       The light bulb was invented by Edison.

6.       A very remarkable discovery was made by him.

7.       He was betrayed by his own brother.

8.       My old car has been sold.

9.       The store was opened only last month.

10.   Smoking in the kitchen isn’t permitted.

11.   The mouse was chased by the cat.

12.   I am disgusted by your behavior.

13.   All the milk was drunk by the cat.

14.   I was struck by a stone on the forehead.

  • Share
  • Post
  • Send
  • Mail
2,485,429 
716,032 

Grammar Checker

GrammarCheck.net - Try online
Hint → Bookmark GrammarCheck for future use.

Latest Exercises

  • Forms of the Infinitive June 13, 2025
  • Gerunds And Infinitives – ESL Grammar Exercise June 12, 2025
  • Articles Exercise for ESL Students June 10, 2025
  • Simple And Progressive Tenses Exercise June 9, 2025
  • Preposition And Prepositional Phrases Exercise June 8, 2025
  • Progressive And Non-progressive Uses of Verbs June 8, 2025
  • Tenses Gap Filling Exercise for ESL Students June 6, 2025
  • General Grammar Exercise for Intermediate Level Learners June 4, 2025
  • Non-finite Verbs Exercise June 3, 2025

Copyright © 2025 · EnglishGrammar.org
Disclaimer · Privacy Policy · Sitemap