Name______________________________ Date____________________

Test Paper

A) Are the sentences written in Active or Passive voice? 15 points.

1) Steven likes to play baseball.

Active voice Passive voice

2) Bingo is played in Britain.

Active voice Passive voice

3) Lots of houses were destroyed.

Active voice Passive voice

4) French is spoken in Nigeria.

Active voice Passive voice

5) The bus driver was hurt.

Active voice Passive voice

B) Make correct passive forms. Mind the tenses in brackets. 20 points

Example: the car - to produce (Simple Present) The car is produced.

1) songs - to sing

2) films - to watch

3) a prize - to win

4) English - to speak

5) volleyball - to play

C) Describe what everyone does, changing each active voice sentence into a passive voice sentence. 25

EX: John buys the food. --> The food is bought by John.

1. Thomas washes the dishes. --> The dishes __________________________ by Thomas.

2. Frank feeds the dogs. --> The dogs __________________________ by Frank.

3. Maria prepares the food. --> The food __________________________ by Maria.

4. David cleans the kitchen. --> The kitchen __________________________ by David.

5. My father pays the bills. --> The bills __________________________ by my father.

6. The gardener trims the bushes. --> The bushes __________________________ by the gardener.

7. Helen sets the table. --> The table __________________________ by Helen.

8. My mother waters the plants. --> The plants __________________________ by my mother.

9. Arthur does the laundry. --> The laundry __________________________ by Arthur.

10. My uncle drives us to school. --> We __________________________ to school by my uncle.