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Passive to Active Voice

Using ACTIVE VOICE makes your writing more interesting. In ACTIVE VOICE, the
subject does something. In PASSIVE VOICE, something is done to the subject.

ACTIVE VOICE: The astronaut collected rock samples.

PASSIVE VOICE: Rock samples were collected by the astronaut.

Change each PASSIVE VOICE sentence below to ACTIVE VOICE.

1. The blaze was extinguished by the firefighter.

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2. The boy’s temperature was checked by the nurse.

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3. The plans were drawn by the architect.

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4. The bones were found by the archeologist.

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5. The novel was written by a famous author.

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BONUS: Write your own pair of active and passive voice sentences below.

Active Voice: __________________________________________________________________________

Passive Voice: __________________________________________________________________________

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 ANSWER KEY
Passive to Active Voice
Using ACTIVE VOICE makes your writing more interesting. In ACTIVE VOICE, the
subject does something. In PASSIVE VOICE, something is done to the subject.

ACTIVE VOICE: The astronaut collected rock samples.

PASSIVE VOICE: Rock samples were collected by the astronaut.

Change each PASSIVE VOICE sentence below to ACTIVE VOICE.

1. The blaze was extinguished by the firefighter.

The firefighter extinguished the blaze.

2. The boy’s temperature was checked by the nurse.

The nurse checked the boy’s temperature.

3. The plans were drawn by the architect.

The architect drew the plans.

4. The bones were found by the archeologist.

The archeologist found the bones.

5. The novel was written by a famous author.

The famous author wrote the novel.

BONUS: Write your own pair of active and passive voice sentences below.

Active Voice: Answers will vary.

Passive Voice: Answers will vary.

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