Passive Voice Skills

Identify the passive voice sentence: The cake was baked by Mary.

• The cake was baked by Mary

• Mary was baking the cake

• Mary has baked the cake

• Mary baked the cake

Convert the active voice sentence 'She wrote a letter' to passive voice.

• A letter was written by her.

• She was writing a letter

• A letter was writing by her

• A letter was written by she

In the sentence 'The book was read by the students', identify the subject and object.

• The book - subject, the students - object

• The book - object, the students - subject

• The students - subject, the students - object

• The students - subject, the book - object

Choose the correct auxiliary verb to form the passive voice: The car _______ washed every week.

• is

• have

• are

• do

Explain the use of 'by' in passive voice with an example.

• The book was written by the author.

• The book was written with the author.

• The book was written at the author.

• The book was written from the author.

Differentiate between active and passive voice with examples.

• Active voice is when the subject performs the action, while passive voice is when the subject receives the action.

• Active voice is when the subject receives the action.

• Passive voice is when the subject performs the action.

• Active voice is always longer than passive voice.

Convert the active voice sentence 'They are building a new house' to passive voice.

• They are building a new house by themselves.

• A new house is being built by someone else.

• A new house is being built by the old owners.

• A new house is being built by them.

Identify the passive voice sentence: The movie was directed by Steven Spielberg.

• Steven Spielberg directed the movie.

• The movie was directed by Steven Spielberg.

• The movie directed by Steven Spielberg.

• Steven Spielberg was the director of the movie.

In the sentence 'The report will be submitted by the team', identify the subject and object.

• Subject: report, Object: report

• Subject: team, Object: report

• Subject: report, Object: team

• Subject: team, Object: team

Choose the correct auxiliary verb to form the passive voice: The letter _______ sent yesterday.

• was

• is

• were

• has