San Roque National High School

San Roque,Macrohon,Southern Leyte

Learning Activity Sheets-ENGLISH 7

First Quarter – Lesson 3
Active and Passive Voice

NAME:_____________________________________________ SCORE:___________
YEAR & SECTION: __________________________PARENT’S SIGNSTURE:_______

Learning Competency: Use the active and passive voice meaningfully in varied
contexts (EN7G-111-c-2)
(Grammar Consciousness & Awareness) The voice of an action verb indicates
whether the subject performs or receives the action. There are two types of voice:
ACTIVE VOICE and PASSIVE VOICE
ACTIVE VOICE When the subject does or “acts upon” the verb, the sentence is said to
be in the active voice.
Formula: Subject + Verb+ Object
(subject - doer of the action)
Study the following examples. These show that the subject is doing the verb’s actions.
1. The rich man’s servant (subject) usually cooked (verb) special food (object).
2. Carlos Bulosan (subject) revealed (verb) the reality about social discrimination in the
text (object).
3. The judge (subject) pounded (verb) the gavel (object).
4. My brothers (subject) threw (verb) a small change in a straw hat (object)
PASSIVE VOICE When the subject receives the action of the verb, the sentence is said
to be in the passive voice.
Formula: Subject + Verb+ Object
(subject-receiver of the action)
 These examples show how the subject-verb relationship has changed.
1. Special food (subject) is usually cooked (verb) by the rich man’s servant (object).
(active verb-gives: passive verb-is given)
2. The reality about social discrimination in the text (subject) was revealed (verb) by
Carlos Bulosan (object). (active verb-revealed: passive verb- was revealed)
3. The gavel (subject) was pounded (verb) by the judge (object). (active verb-
pounded: passive verb- was pounded)
4. A small change in a straw hat (subject) was thrown (verb) by my brothers (object).
(active verb-threw: passive verb-was thrown)

The object in the active voice becomes the subject in the passive voice; the
subject in the active voice becomes the object in the passive voice

This is Good to Know!

Tips in Changing Active to Passive:
1. Identify tenses of verb and change it into Verb Be+ Past Participle Tense
Active: The government gives relief goods.
Passive: Relief goods are given by the government.

Active: Many boys helped the wounded men.

Passive: Wounded men were helped by many boys.

Active: Someone will take my gadgets.

Passive: My gadgets will be taken by someone.

2. Move the direct object to the beginning of the sentence.

Active: Arthur will send a package.
Passive: A package will be sent by Arthur.
3. Add the preposition “by” before the subject
Active: Sheena will bring imported goods.
Passive: Imported goods will be brought by Sheena.

4. Add an auxiliary verb “be” before the main verb

Active: Heshbon will write a letter.
Passive: A letter will be written by Heshbon.

Activity 1
A. Are the sentences below in the Active or Passive Voice? Label them “Active
or Passive”.
Example: Active - Every province will follow the new DILG guidelines.

________________1. Emily is using hand sanitizer.

________________2. The Municipal Mayor ordered people to stay at home.
________________ 3. The relief goods were given to each household by the LGU.
________________ 4. An Executive Order was issued by the governor.
________________ 5. The builders finished the isolation room for PUIs.
________________ 6. The COVID-19 patient is brought by the medical workers to
the hospital.
________________ 7. The front liners are checking the quarantine pass.
________________ 8. The health professionals were reading the test result.
________________ 9. She is wearing face mask.
________________ 10. Daddy came home after two weeks of being quarantined.
B. Read the given statements properly. If it is in the active voice, look for its
passive form in the given choices and vice versa. Write the letter on the space
before the number.
Example:

B 1. Laura found a gold bracelet.

A. A gold bracelet is found by Laura.

B. A gold bracelet was found by Laura.
C. A gold bracelet will be found by Laura.

_____11. The President signs the letter.

A. The letter is signed by the president.
B. The letter was signed by the president.
C. The letter will be signed by the president.

_____12. The COVID-19 patient took the bitter medicine.

A. The bitter medicine is taken by the COVID-19 patient.
B. The bitter medicine was taken by the COVID-19 patient.
C. The bitter medicine will be taken by the COVID-19 patient.

_____13. The cure of COVID-19 is discovered by a Filipino scientist.

A. The Filipino scientist discovers the cure of COVID-19.
B. The Filipino scientist discovered the cure of COVID-19.
C. The Filipino scientist will discover the cure of COVID-19.

_____14. A heavy load during this pandemic time is carried by the world.
A. A heavy load during this pandemic time was carried by the world.
B. The world carries a heavy load during this pandemic time.
C. A heavy load during this pandemic time will be carried by the world.
_____15. God controlled everything in this world.
A. Everything in this world is controlled by God.
B. Everything in this world will be controlled by God.
C. Everything in this world was controlled by God.

ASSESSMENT
Directions: Write A if the sentence is in the active voice and P if it is in the passive
voice.
Example: Most teenagers use gadgets.

Answer: A

___________1. A memo was written by her.

___________2. The nurse wears face mask and face shield.
___________3. Surgery is performed by a team of specialists.
___________4. Front liners inspect all passersby.
___________5. A disposable latex glove is worn by medical doctor.
___________ 6. Henry ate fruits and vegetables at dinner.
___________ 7. Marlon changed the flat tire.
___________ 8. The entire building was painted by Carlos.
___________ 9. The house will be cleaned by me every weekend.
___________ 10. The science class viewed the comet.

MANILYN C.SENOC
( subject teacher )
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