Spiral Review Active/Passive Voice #3

Which sentence is in the active voice?

• The cookies were baked by my grandmother.

• My grandmother baked the cookies.

• The cookies were eaten by my brother

• A delicious cake was made by the chef.

Which sentence is in passive voice?

• The artist painted a beautiful mural.

• A beautiful mural was painted by the artist.

• The scientist discovered a new planet.

• The students completed their homework.

Convert the to active voice: The championship was won by the soccer team.

• The championship was won.

• The soccer team won the championship.

• The championship won the soccer team.

• The soccer team was winnin the championship.

This sentence is written in the passive voice: The teacher graded the exams.

• TRUE

• FALSE

In an active voice sentence the __________ receives the action.

• object

• verb

• subject

• preposition

Passive voice often includes a form of the verb "to be" + past participle (shh past tense)

Which of these is an example of this form

• picked up

• smell beautiful

• popular girl

• was written

Which sentence is written in active voice?

• The meal was prepared by the chef.

• The meal was being prepared by the chef.

• The chef was prepared by the meal.

• The chef prepared the meal.

Convert this passive sentence into active voice: The novel was written by the famous author.

• The famous author wrote the novel.

• The novel writes the famous author.

• The famous author writes the novel.

• The novel was being written by the famous author.

When is it best to use passive voice?

• When the doer of the action is unknow or unimportant.

• When you want to emphasize the subject performing the action.

• Always-- it is better than active voice.

• In casual conversations only.

Which sentence is written in passive voice?

• The team celebrated their victory.

• The fans cheered loudly after the game.

• The victory was celebrated by the team.

• The coach gave an inspiring speech.