English Grammar: Active and Passive Voice Worksheet

Multiple Choice Questions:

Q1) Convert from Active to Passive voice: "The committee reviewed the application."

a) The application has been reviewed by the committee.

b) The application was reviewing by the committee.

c) The application was reviewed by the committee.

d) The committee was reviewed by the application.

Q2) Convert from Passive to Active voice: "The chef has prepared a delicious meal."

a) A delicious meal is prepared by the chef.

b) A delicious meal will be prepared by the chef.

c) A delicious meal was prepared by the chef.

d) A delicious meal has been prepared by the chef.

Q3) Convert the sentence to passive voice: "The manager will announce the winner tomorrow."

a) The winner will be announced by the manager tomorrow.

b) The manager will be announcing the winner tomorrow.

c) The manager will have announced the winner tomorrow.

d) The winner will announce the manager tomorrow.

Q4) In the transformation of "Tom paints houses," which option is correct in passive voice?

a) Houses were painted by Tom.

b) Houses have painted Tom.

c) Houses are painted by Tom.

d) Houses paint Tom.

Q5) Transform "Everybody loved the movie" into passive voice.

a) The movie was loved by everybody.

b) The movie is loved by everybody.

c) The movie loves everybody.

d) The movie will be loved by everybody.

Q6) Change "The jury will reach a verdict" into passive voice.

a) A verdict will have been reached by the jury.

b) A verdict will be reached by the jury.

c) The jury will be reached by a verdict.

d) The jury is reaching a verdict.

Q7) Choose the correct passive form of "She sent a letter to John."

a) A letter is sent by her to John.

b) A letter was sent to John by her.

c) She is sent a letter to John.

d) John sends a letter to her.

Q8) Convert "The mechanic fixed the car" into passive voice.

a) The car fixed the mechanic.

b) The car was fixed by the mechanic.

c) The car is fix by the mechanic.

d) The car will fix the mechanic.

Q9) Change "They have completed the project" to a passive voice.

a) The project has been completed by them.

b) The project will be completed by them.

c) The project was completed by them.

d) The project was being completed by them.

Q10) Change the sentence in passive voice: "The song is sung by many artists."

a) Many artists sing the song.

b) Many artists sung the song.

c) The song was sung by many artists.

d) Many artists singing the song.

Q11) Change the sentence to passive voice "Mary baked a cake."

a) A cake was baked by Mary.

b) Mary is baked a cake.

c) A cake baked Mary.

d) Mary had baked a cake.

Q12) Select the passive form of "The scientist discovered a new planet."

a) A new planet discovered the scientist.

b) A new planet was discovered by the scientist.

c) The scientist was a new planet.

d) The planet was discovered by the scientist.

Q13) Change the sentence into passive voice: "The team will complete the project next week."

a) The project will have been completed by the team next week.

b) The project was completed by the team next week.

c) The project will be completed by the team next week.

d) Next week the team will complete the project.

Q14) Transform "Someone leaves the door open" into passive voice.

a) The door is left open by someone.

b) The door leaves open by someone.

c) Someone opens the door.

d) The door is someone by leaving open.

Q15) Change "The artist painted a beautiful picture" into passive voice.

a) A beautiful picture was painted by the artist.

b) A beautiful picture is painted by the artist.

c) The artist paints a beautiful picture.

d) A picture painting beautifully by the artist.

Q16) Choose the sentence in passive voice: "They are constructing a new bridge."

a) A new bridge is being constructed by them.

b) They construct a new bridge.

c) A new bridge constructed by them.

d) A new bridge was construct by them.

Q17) Convert the following into passive voice: "The author writes many books."

a) Many books are written by the author.

b) Many books is written by the author.

c) The author is written by many books.

d) Books write the author many.

Q18) Select the passive voice transformation for: "The police caught the thief."

a) The thief was being caught by the police.

b) The thief was caught by the police.

c) The police is caught by the thief.

d) The thief has being caught by the police.

Q19) Rewrite in passive voice: "The storm destroyed several houses."

a) Several houses is destroyed by the storm.

b) Several houses are destroyed by the storm.

c) Several houses were destroyed by the storm.

d) The storm destroys several houses.

Q20) Identify the passive voice sentence: "The lesson was taught by the professor."

a) The professor taught the lesson.

b) The professor teaches the lesson.

c) The lesson teaches by the professor.

d) The lesson was teaching by the professor.

Q21) Convert to passive voice: "They built the skyscraper in two years."

a) The skyscraper built by them in two years.

b) The skyscraper is build by them in two years.

c) The skyscraper was built by them in two years.

d) They is built by the skyscraper in two years.

Q22) In passive voice, "The children are eating the cake" becomes:

a) The cake is eaten by the children.

b) The cake was eaten by the children.

c) The cake is being eaten by the children.

d) The children eaten by the cake.

Q23) Select the correct passive transformation: "The company will launch a new product next month."

a) A new product will be launched by the company next month.

b) Next month a new product launched by the company.

c) A new product will has launched by the company next month.

d) The company launches a new product next month.

Q24) Choose the passive form for: "The reporter interviewed the candidate."

a) The candidate was interviewed by the reporter.

b) The candidate interviews by the reporter.

c) The reporter is interviewed by the candidate.

d) The candidate was interviewing the reporter.

Q25) Identify the sentence in passive voice: "The decision will be announced tomorrow."

a) They will announce the decision tomorrow.

b) Tomorrow the decision announced.

c) Announcement of the decision is tomorrow.

d) The decision will be announced tomorrow.

Q26) Transform to passive voice: "They finished the task early."

a) The task finished early by them.

b) The task was finished early by them.

c) The task is finished early by them.

d) They finish the task early.

Q27) Convert the active sentence "The lawyer submitted the document" into passive voice.

a) The document is submitted by the lawyer.

b) The document was submitted by the lawyer.

c) The lawyer was submitted by the document.

d) The document had submitted the lawyer.

Q28) Select the correct passive transformation: "Architects design buildings."

a) Buildings design by architects.

b) Buildings are designed by architects.

c) Buildings were designed by architects.

d) The architects are designing buildings.

Q29) Rewrite in passive voice: "The teacher explains the concept clearly."

a) The concept is explained clearly by the teacher.

b) The teacher clearly is explained by the concept.

c) Clearly the teacher explains the concept.

d) The concept was explained clearly.

Q30) Choose the correct passive voice conversion: "They will celebrate the event in April."

a) The event is celebrated by them in April.

b) The event was celebrated by them in April.

c) The event will be celebrated by them in April.

d) The event celebrates by them in April.

Answer Key

Q1-c; Q2-d; Q3-a; Q4-c; Q5-a;

Q6-b: Q7-b; Q8-b; Q9-a; Q10-a;

Q11-a; Q12-b; Q13-c; Q14-a; Q15-a;

Q16-a; Q17-a; Q18-b; Q19-c; Q20-a;

Q21-c; Q22-c; Q23-a; Q24-a; Q25-a;

Q26-b; Q27-b; Q28-b; Q29-a; Q30-c.