Passive Voice

What do these words mean? Use it can or it can’t (and a dictionary if necessary)!

If something is ….

1. washable, it can be washed.

2. unbreakable, it can’t .... be broken

3. edible, it ... It can be eaten

4. unusable, it ...can be strange

5. invisible, it ...can´t be seen

6. portable, ... it can be moved

7. doable, ...it can be easy

8. drinkable, ...it can be drinked

9. visible, ... it can be seen

10. audible, ...it can´t be heard

Complete these sentences with one of the following verbs (in the correct form, of

course!)

carry / cause / do / make / repair / send / spend / wake up

1. The situation is serious. Something must _______________________________ before it

is too late.

2. I haven’t received the letter. It might ____was been sent_________________ to the wrong address.

3. A decision will not ______________________________________ until the next morning.

4. Do you think that less money should _______spent _____________ on cars?

5. I told the hotel receptionist that I wanted _______ woken up ______________ at 6.30 the

next morning.

6. This road is in very bad condition. It should __________was repaired___________ a long time ago.

7. The injured man couldn’t walk and had to _______doed______________ .

8. It’s not certain how the fire started but it might ______has been caused_______________ by an electrical fault.

Rewrite these sentences. Instead of using ‘somebody’ or ‘they,’ write a passive sentence. Use another colour ink.

1. Somebody has cleaned the room. The room has been cleaned.

2. They have cancelled the concert. The concert has been cancelled

3. Somebody is using the computer right now. The computer is being used right now

4. I didn’t realise that somebody was recording our conversation. Our conversation was being

5. When we got to the stadium, we found that they had already started the game. Already has been started the game when we got to the stadium

6. They are building a new ring road around the city. A new ring road was built around the city

7. They have built a new hospital near the airport. A new hospital has been built hear to the airport

8. Somebody has eaten all the apples! All the apples has been eaten

9. They were building houses right next to the school. Nex to the school

Who did what? Write passive sentences using the words given.

Example:

Mount Everest / climb / Sir Edmund P. Hilary / 1953

Mount Everest was climbed by Sir Edmund P. Hilary in 1953.

1. English Channel / swim / Captain Webb / 1875

English Channel

2. first car / build / Gottlieb Daimler / 1885

First Car was nuilt by Gottlieb Daimler in 1885

3. song “Yesterday” / compose / John Lennon / 1964

The song “Yesterday” was composed by John Lennon in 1964

4. Football Association Cup / win / Manchester United / last year

. Football Association Cup was won by Manchester United last year

5. basketball / first / play / YMCA members / in America

Basketball was first played by YMCA members in America

6. first steps on the moon / take / Neil Armstrong / 1969

First steps on the moon has been taken by Neil Armstrong in 1969

7. structure of the DNA / discovered / Watson and Crick / 1950s

Structure of the DNA were discovered by Watson and Crick in 1950s

Change these active sentences into passive ones. Be careful with the tenses!

1. The boy has founded the purse

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