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Active and passive voice are essential components of English grammar that can sometimes perplex learners. To support better understanding and practical use, the exercises below are designed to help you practice forming and identifying both voices accurately and naturally.
To strengthen your understanding further, you can revisit these related lessons:
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Active vs. Passive Voice Exercises
Exercise 1: Change the active sentences into passive sentences.
- The chef cooks a delicious meal every day.
- The students are completing their assignments.
- The gardener planted a new tree in the backyard.
- The committee will announce the results tomorrow.
- The dog chased the cat around the yard.
- The mechanic fixes the car.
- The artist is painting a beautiful mural.
- The teacher assigns homework every day.
- The baker bakes fresh bread every morning.
- The construction workers are building a new bridge.
- The waiter serves customers efficiently.
- The programmer writes code for the new software.
- The scientists are conducting an important experiment.
- The nurse takes care of the patients in the hospital.
- The editor reviews articles before publication.
- The volunteers plant trees in the park each spring.
- The manager oversees the project from start to finish.
- The students present their projects at the end of the semester.
- The photographer captures stunning landscapes.
- The company launches a new product every year.
Answers
- A delicious meal is cooked every day.
- Their assignments are being completed.
- A new tree was planted in the backyard.
- The results will be announced tomorrow.
- The cat was chased around the yard.
- The car is fixed.
- A beautiful mural is being painted.
- Homework is assigned every day.
- Fresh bread is baked every morning.
- A new bridge is being built.
- Customers are served efficiently.
- The code for the new software is written.
- An important experiment is being conducted.
- The patients in the hospital are taken care of.
- Articles are reviewed before publication.
- Trees are planted in the park each spring.
- The project is overseen from start to finish.
- The projects are presented at the end of the semester.
- Stunning landscapes are captured.
- A new product is launched every year.
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb (active or passive).
- The garden __________ (water) every day.
- He __________ (finish) his homework by the time we arrived.
- The results of the experiment __________ (publish) in the journal next month.
- The new restaurant __________ (open) last year.
- The entire building __________ (evacuate) as soon as the alarm sounded.
- The novel __________ (write) over two years.
- The windows __________ (shatter) during the storm last night.
- The cake __________ (make) for the special occasion.
- The speech __________ (deliver) at the conference.
- The car __________ (service) before our road trip next week.
- The team __________ (lead) to victory by their captain.
- The mystery __________ (solve) by the end of the book.
- The new policy __________ (implement) across the company by next quarter.
- The song __________ (sing) at the ceremony.
- The documents __________ (prepare) before the meeting.
Answers
| 1. is watered | 2. had finished | 3. will be published |
| 4. was opened | 5. was evacuated | 6. was written |
| 7. were shattered | 8. was made | 9. was delivered |
| 10. will be serviced | 11. was led | 12. will have been solved |
| 13. will be implemented | 14. was sung | 15. were prepared |
Exercise 3: Identify whether the sentences are in the active or passive voice.
- The movie is watched by millions of people.
- She was offered a scholarship for her academic performance.
- They are planting trees in the park.
- The new product will be launched next month.
- He fixes cars in his garage.
- The book was read by the entire class.
- The gardener waters the plants every morning.
- The award is given to the most innovative student each year.
- The mailman delivers mail to our neighborhood daily.
- The entire building was painted over the weekend.
- The students are discussing the novel in their book club.
- The new policy was implemented yesterday.
- The cake is being decorated right now.
- The documents are stored in a secure location.
- The children play soccer in the park every Sunday.
- The agreement was signed by both parties.
- The teacher explains the lesson clearly.
- The bridge was constructed by an international engineering firm.
- The tourists are taking pictures of the monument.
- The speech will be delivered at the conference.
Answers
| 1. Passive Voice | 2. Passive Voice | 3. Active Voice |
| 4. Passive Voice | 5. Active Voice | 6. Passive Voice |
| 7. Active Voice | 8. Passive Voice | 9. Active Voice |
| 10. Passive Voice | 11. Active Voice | 12. Passive Voice |
| 13. Passive Voice | 14. Passive Voice | 15. Active Voice |
| 16. Passive Voice | 17. Active Voice | 18. Passive Voice |
| 19. Active Voice | 20. Passive Voice |
