Passive and Active Verbs

Which of the following sentences uses an active verb?

• d

• c

• a

• b

Identify the active voice sentence:

• The car has been driven by my sister.

• The car will be driven by my sister.

• My brother drove the car.

• The car was driven by my sister.

Choose the sentence written in active voice:

• The song was sung by the choir.

• The song will be sung by the choir.

• The song has been sung by the choir.

• The choir sang the song.

Rewrite the following passive voice sentence in active voice: The computer was repaired by the technician.

• The computer repaired the technician.

• The technician repaired the computer.

• The technician was repaired by the computer.

• The technician was not able to repair the computer.

Identify the sentence written in active voice:

• The meal was cooked by the chef.

• The meal will be cooked by the chef.

• The meal has been cooked by the chef.

• The chef cooked the meal.

Identify the sentence written in active voice:

• The book was read by the student.

• The book will be read by the student.

• The book has been read by the student.

• The student read the book.

Michael and Mia are working on their grammar homework. Can you help them transform the following active sentence to passive: "The manager reviews the reports."

• The reports are reviewed by the manager.

• The reports were reviewed by the manager.

• The reports will be reviewed by the manager.

• The reports have been reviewed by the manager.

Help Chef Oliver in his kitchen! Identify the active verb in the following sentence: "The chef cooked a delicious meal."

• cooked

• meal

• delicious

• chef

Sophia and Aria were discussing their favorite books. Can you identify the passive verb in the following sentence: "The book was read by the entire class."

• book

• read

• was read

• class

Imagine you're in a classroom and the teacher, Mr. Liam, is explaining the lesson. How would you transform this active sentence to passive: "Mr. Liam explains the lesson."

• The lesson is explained by Mr. Liam.

• The lesson was explained by Mr. Liam.

• The lesson will be explained by Mr. Liam.

• The lesson has been explained by Mr. Liam.