EXERCISES - PASSIVE VOICE (1st part)

1) Rewrite each sentence in the passive voice.

ex. Carter is writing the article - The article is being written by Carter.
a) The girls are going to finish the work.
…………………………………………………………………
b) My brother will make the snack.
………………………………………………………………….
c) Wendy has painted the living room.
………………………………………………………………………
d) The students didn’t put up the posters
…………………………………………………………………..
e) Do they play basketball here?
…………………………………………………………………………

2) Complete each sentence with the correct passive form of a verb from the list:
send draw repair invite damage return catch show

a) Three homes were damaged by last night’s fire.

b) Millions of emails ……………………………………… every day.
c) Some pictures ………………………………….. by the kids in their art lesson later.
d) We ………………………………………. to her party, but in the end we were too busy to go.
e) By the time you read this, the criminals …………………………………. by the police.
f) The film …………… already …………………………. in thousands of cinemas all around the world.
g) We have to go the long way around because the bridge …………………………….. at the moment.
h) If you have borrowed any books from the school library, they should ………………………. before the
end of the term.

3) Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence, using the word
given.

a) They are going to finish work on the new station soon (been).
Work on the new station ………………………………………………….. soon.
b) Our team scored the winning goal in the last minute (by).
The winning goal ……………………………………………………………. team in the last minute.
c) They were carrying a huge fridge across the road (carried).
A huge fridge ………………………………………………… the road.
d) A friendly young girl told me where the museum was (was).
I ………………………………………………… museum was by a friendly young girl.

4) Complete the sentences using impersonal and personal constructions.

a) They believe that Adam is being questioned by the police.

- It is believed that Adam is being questioned by the police.
- Adam is …………………………………………………. by the police.
b) They report that the flood has made thousands of people homeless.
- It is ………………………........ the flood has made thousands of people homeless
- The flood …………………………………………………….. thousands of people homeless.
c) People say that Jerry Cooper is avoiding his fans.
- It ………………………………………………. is avoiding his fans.
- Jerry Cooper ………………………………………………………………. avoiding his fans.
d) People know that Carole made a great suggestion.
- It ……………………………………………………………………..made a great suggestion.
- Carole …………………………………………………………….. a great suggestion.