Instructions: Convert between active and passive voice or identify the voice. Click "Show Answer" to check your response.
Section A: Active to Passive Conversion (10 Questions)
1. Convert to passive: "The cat chased the mouse."
Answer: The mouse was chased by the cat.
2. Convert to passive: "She writes letters."
Answer: Letters are written by her.
3. Convert to passive: "They are building a house."
Answer: A house is being built by them.
4. Convert to passive: "He has completed the work."
Answer: The work has been completed by him.
5. Convert to passive: "She will finish the project tomorrow."
Answer: The project will be finished by her tomorrow.
6. Convert to passive: "The police arrested the thief."
Answer: The thief was arrested by the police.
7. Convert to passive: "Children love chocolate."
Answer: Chocolate is loved by children.
8. Convert to passive: "Someone stole my bike."
Answer: My bike was stolen.
9. Convert to passive: "They built this house in 1990."
Answer: This house was built in 1990.
10. Convert to passive: "We must obey rules."
Answer: Rules must be obeyed by us.
Section B: Passive to Active Conversion (10 Questions)
11. Convert to active: "The book is being read by the students."
Answer: The students are reading the book.
12. Convert to active: "The letter had been written by him."
Answer: He had written the letter.
13. Convert to active: "Dinner is cooked by mother."
Answer: Mother cooks dinner.
14. Convert to active: "The work will be completed by them."
Answer: They will complete the work.
15. Convert to active: "The match was won by our team."
Answer: Our team won the match.
16. Convert to active: "A new bridge is being constructed."
Answer: They are constructing a new bridge.
17. Convert to active: "The song was sung by her."
Answer: She sang the song.
18. Convert to active: "English is spoken all over the world."
Answer: People speak English all over the world.
19. Convert to active: "The cake has been baked by my sister."
Answer: My sister has baked the cake.
20. Convert to active: "The message will be delivered by him."
Answer: He will deliver the message.
Section C: Identify Voice & Correct Errors (10 Questions)
21. "The food was cooked by her." Is this active or passive voice?
Answer: Passive voice
22. "She sings a song." Is this active or passive voice?
Answer: Active voice
23. Correct this passive voice error: "The letter was wrote by him."
Answer: The letter was written by him.
24. Correct this passive voice error: "The match is play by them."
Answer: The match is played by them.
25. Which sentence is in passive voice?
A) The dog bit the man.
B) The man was bitten by the dog.
A) The dog bit the man.
B) The man was bitten by the dog.
Answer: B) The man was bitten by the dog.
26. "The window was broken by the ball." Change to active voice.
Answer: The ball broke the window.
27. "They will announce the results tomorrow." Change to passive voice.
Answer: The results will be announced tomorrow.
28. Which cannot be converted to passive voice?
A) She sleeps.
B) She reads a book.
A) She sleeps.
B) She reads a book.
Answer: A) She sleeps. (intransitive verb)
29. "You must finish this work today." Change to passive voice.
Answer: This work must be finished by you today.
30. Identify the passive voice sentence:
A) The sun rises in the east.
B) In the east is risen the sun.
A) The sun rises in the east.
B) In the east is risen the sun.
Answer: B) In the east is risen the sun. (though awkward, it's passive)
