5.

If a regular verb ends in a single vowel followed by a single consonant, then double the
VERB consonant and add –ed. This is the rule, except for words ending in the letter ‘x’
a word used to describe an action
stop stopped rip ripped
REGULAR VERBS plan planned zip zipped
clap clapped dub dubbed
RULES beg begged grab grabbed
fan fanned knit knitted
1. To make the past tense with most regular verbs, add -ed IRREGULAR VERBS

watch watched show showed Irregular verbs are verbs that do not follow the normal patterns for tense and past
talk talked wash washed participle.
walk walked cook cooked
learn learned need needed arise arose blow blew
clean cleaned want wanted awake awoke break broke
be was / were breed bred
2. If a regular verb ends in e, just add -d bear bore build built
begin began buy bought
like liked bake baked become became catch caught
close closed escape escaped bend bent choose chose
smile smiled combine combined bind bound come came
care cared live lived bite bit deal dealt
type typed slice sliced bleed bled dig dug
3. If a regular verb ends in -y, preceded by a consonant take off the -y and add -ied Irregular verbs that do not change in spelling

cry cried worry worried bet bet let let

fry fried apply applied bid bid put put
try tried bury buried broadcast broadcast quit quit
study studied hurry hurried burst burst read read
marry married identify identified cast cast rid rid
cost cost set set
4. If a regular verb ends in -y, preceded by a vowel, add -ed cut cut shed shed
fit fit shut shut
obey obeyed display displayed hit hit split split
spray sprayed portray portrayed hurt hurt spread spread
pray prayed destroy destroyed
stay stayed deploy deployed
enjoy enjoyed sway swayed

Complete the table by supplying the correct past form the verbs listed below.

REGULAR VERBS
1. spy 16. move
2. close 17. plan
3. pin 18. close
4. call 19. copy
5. deny 20. rain
6. stop 21. share
7. serve 22. repeat
8. annoy 23. skip
9. save 24. justify
10. turn 25. repeat
11. dignify 26. say
12. arrive 27. wave
13. praise 28. dry
14. pack 29. learn
15. multiply 30. hop
4. We _______ some sandwiched and fresh fruit yesterday
Complete the sentences.
buy buys bought
1. My family and I ________ in London when I was young.
5. The ambulance ___________ the injured man to the hospital last night.
lived live was live
takes took taking
2. Did you ___________ lots of interesting photos on your holiday?
1. freeze
took take takes 2. give
3. drive
3. We had a great time and we _________ lots of fun and exciting things
4. forget
did do was did 5. dive
6. hit
7. let
8. drink ACTIVE and
9. bet PASSIVE VOICE
10. cut
ACTIVE VOICE
11. fly
IRREGULAR VERBS
12. read
13. meet
14. ride
15. make
the sentence’s subject performs the action. Here are two examples of sentences in the active 2. The company requires staff to watch a safety video every year.
voice:
______________________________________________________________________.
 Shira likes birdwatching.
3. Tom painted the entire house.
 She loves twilight.
______________________________________________________________________.
No matter what verb you use, structuring your sentence so the subject performs the verb is
writing in the active voice. 4. The choir really enjoys that piece.

PASSIVE VOICE ______________________________________________________________________.

the action’s target is the focus, and the verb acts upon the subject. Or, to put it in the passive 5. A forest fire destroyed the whole suburb.
voice, the subject is acted upon by the verb. Every sentence in the passive voice contains two
verbs: ______________________________________________________________________.

- A conjugated form of “to be” Change the following sentences from PASSIVE to ACTIVE.
- The main verb’s past participle
1. The treaty is being signed by the two kings.
 Birdwatching is liked by Shira. ______________________________________________________________________.

 Twilight is loved by her. 2. Money was generously donated to the homeless shelter by Larry.

ACTIVE VOICE
Harry ate six shrimp at dinner.
Beautiful giraffes roam the
savannah.
Sue changed the flat tire.
We are going to watch a movie
tonight.
PASSIVE VOICE
At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry.
The savannah is roamed by beautiful giraffes.
The flat tire was changed by Sue.
A movie is going to be watched by us tonight.
______________________________________________________________________.
3. Two dozen cookies will be baked by Susan for the bake sale.
______________________________________________________________________.
4. The comet was viewed by the science class.
______________________________________________________________________.
5. Instructions will be given to you by the director.

I ran the obstacle course in record ______________________________________________________________________.

The obstacle course was run by me in record time.
time.

Direction: Choose the word that is best related to each analogy.

Change the following sentences from ACTIVE to PASSIVE.
1. up is to down as over is to __________
1. Mom read the novel in one day. under along above
______________________________________________________________________. 2. big is to small as full is to __________
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3. platoon is to soldier as team is to __________

teacher student player

4. rock is to heavy as feather is to __________

light fast rich

5. tree is to climb as ocean is to __________

big swim fish

6. smile is to happy as frown is to __________

sad injury pain Write TRUE if the statement is TRUE and FALSE if it is FALSE.

7. stripes is to zebra as giraffe is to __________ _____ 1. Genre organizes literature into categories.
fur hair spots _____ 2. Genre comes in similar formats and is limited to written or spoken.
_____ 3. “National Geographic” is an educational formatted television
8. spaghetti is to pasta as ketchup is to __________ program.
sauce condiment pulp _____ 4. YouTube is an internet –based platform which provides viewing of
shows, movies and documentaries.
9. wind is to windmill as sun is to __________ _____ 5. Genre remains the same as the time passes by.
_____ 6. Genres are constantly changing and evolving in new forms.
solar panel engine hammer _____ 7. Learning about the features of different viewing genres helps viewers
identify
10. nice is to kind as pretty is to __________ what they are viewing.
_____ 8. Viewing genres have the same intended purpose.
ugly beautiful smart _____ 9. The audience for each viewing genre varies entirely according to
purpose.
_____ 10. Television is the only gadget and medium for viewing various
viewing genre