EXERCISES IN PASSIVE AND ACTIVE VOICE

INSTRUCTIONS: Write the following sentences in PASSIVE VOICE.

Write a BY PHRASE if necessary.
They make many movies in Hollywood.
Someone has stolen my bike!
We receive the newspaper every day.
The children have eaten the cookies.
We will complete the renovations next week.
They pay us every Friday.
Did they deliver your new sofa?
INSTRUCTIONS: Write the following sentences in ACTIVE VOICE.
The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell
This book will be written by and Irishman.
The exercise has been completed by a teacher.
The computer is being used by Patrick.
The club was founded by Ron and Peggy.

INSTRUCTIONS: The following sentences are written in passive

and active voice. Identify in which voice they are written and rewrite them either in ACTIVE or PASSIVE VOICE.
She is reading the newspaper now.
These cars are produced in Japan.
Alan teaches geography.
German is spoken in Austria.
Lots of houses were destroyed by the earthquake in 1906.
Henry Ford invented the assembly line.
The bus driver was hurt yesterday.

You should open your workbooks.

Houses have been built.