passive voice exercises (2)

7)

Change the voices of the verbs in the following sentences 

1.

Who did the job?

2.

Who did the job?

3.

Will she sing a song?

4.

Is he speaking English?

5.

Are you eating a banana?

6.

Why are you washing the car?

7.

When will he give the money?

8.

Where will he meet you?

9.

How do you make a cake?

10.

Whom did you tell the story?

11.

Will he not be persuaded to work harder by a sense of duty ?

8)

Change the voices of the verbs in the following sentences 

1.

I was quite shocked by the language that he used.

2.

We were both filled with horror by the sight of that event.

3.

I was much hurt by his voice and manner.

4.

Should I be found at home by him he would not be received by me.

5.

They were welcomed back by the city on their return.

6.

He was punished by the master for speaking in class.

7.

Many objections were raised by us to the plan that was proposed by him.

8.

I was called upon by the meeting to give my reasons.

9.

He was known by me by his voice, when I was spoken to by him in the dark.

10.

His return was not expected by us.

11.

He was struck by lightning.

9)

Change the following into the Passive Voice: 

1.

He is catching fish.

2.

She was cooking vegetables.

3.

They are drinking water.

4.

We have seen the accident.

5.

They buy fish every day.

6.

She gave us the news.

7.

He wrote me a letter.

8.

She made us some tea.

9.

Do you know the answer?

10.

Can you speak Japanese?

10)

Complete the sentences using one of these verbs in the correct form: 

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1.

Many accidents ______ by dangerous driving.

2.

Cheese ______ from milk.

3.

The roof of the building ______ in a storm a few days ago.

4.

There's no need to leave a tip. Service ______ in the bill.

5.

You ______ to the wedding. Why didn't you go ?

6.

A cinema is a place where films ______.

7.

In the United States, elections for President ______ every four years.

8.

Originally the book ______ in Spanish and a few years ago it ______ into English.

9.

We were driving along quite fast but we ______ by lots of other cars.

11)

Put the verb into the correct form, Present Simple or Past Simple, Active or Passive: 

1.

It's a big factory. Five hundred people ______ (employ) there.

2.

Water ______ (cover) most of the Earth's surface.

3.

Most of the Earth's surface ______ (cover) by water.

4.

The park gates ______ (lock) at 6.30 p.m. every evening.

5.

The letter ______ (post) a week ago and it ______ (arrive) yesterday.

6.

The boat ______ (sink) quickly but fortunately everybody ______ (rescue).

7.

Ron's parents ______ (die) when he was very young. He and his sister ______ (bring) up by their grandparents.

8.

I was born in London but I ______ (grow) up in the north of England.

9.

While I was on holiday, my camera ______ (steal) from my hotel room.

10.

While I was on holiday, my camera ______ (disappear) from my hotel room.

11.

Why ______ (Sue/resign) from her job? Didn't she enjoy it?

12.

Why ______ (Bill/sack) from his job? What did he do wrong?

13.

The company is not independent. It ______ (own) by a much larger company.

14.

I saw an accident last night. Somebody ______ (call) an ambulance but nobody ______ (injure) so the ambulance ______ (not/need).

15.

Where ______ (these photographs/take)? In London? ______ (you/take) them?