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ACTIVITY
 Instructions
• Describe what will happen to the
ball.
• Start the sentence with the name of
the person who’s holding the ball.
 Instructions
• Describe what will happen to the ball.
• Start the sentence with ‘the ball’
 Lesson 6

Active and Passive Voices

Construction
Power Targets
I CAN… Differentiate active from passive voice

Organize thoughts and ideas about the importance

I CAN… of active and passive voice

Rewrite sentences from active to passive in simple

I CAN… tenses
 Voices of the Verb
It refers to the idea of the verb that
shows whether the subject is doer or
the receiver of the action.
 Two Types of Voices of the Verb
Active Voice Example
The subject is the person
The dog chases the ball.
or thing that is actively
performing the verb. The
object is the person or The teacher always
thing that the verb is answers the student’s
happening to. question.
 Note
• In active voice, the form of the verb
is always in the base form.

• (Subject + Base Form + Object)

 Note
(Subject + Base Form + Object)

• The pirate buried the treasure.

• Maria is learning French this year.

 Two Types of Voices of the Verb

Passive Voice Example

The object comes before The house was painted by
the verb and appears to Anna.
perform the action.
The cat was chased by the
dog.
 Note
• In passive voice, the form of the
verb is always in the Past Participle.

• (Subject + Be Verb + Verb in Past + Object)

 Note
(Subject + Be Verb + Verb in Past)

• The letter was written by John.

• They were called by the man.

 Transform
(Passive to Active)

• The letter was written by John.

• They were called by the man.

 Transform
(Active to Passive)

• The dog chases the ball.

• The teacher always answers the student’s

question.
 Transform
(Active to Passive)

• The pirate buried the treasure.

• Maria is learning French this year.

Importance of Active and
Passive Voice in Forming
Sentences
Board Work
 Instructions
• The class will be divided into 5 teams.
• Each team will have one representative per
sentence.
• Transform active to passive voice
• The team who answers correctly first will
have a raise to their flag.
Click the flag to raise
 Activity
• Draw a Venn Diagram
• Compare and Contrast Active and Passive
Voice
Questions?
 Assignment
• Construct at least 5 active voice sentences and
5 passive voice sentences. Box the subject
and encircle the verb in each sentence.
Thank You!