Active and passive voice

Grade 8 Reading Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   The school garden had been planted by volunteers from three grades. Kira turns a passive sentence into an active one. Which active sentence keeps the same tense and meaning?

   • Volunteers from three grades had planted the school garden.
   • The school garden had been carefully planted by volunteers from three grades.
   • Volunteers from three grades planted the school garden.
   • The school garden had planted volunteers from three grades.
2. 2.

   The results should be checked by two independent teams. Luz turns a passive sentence into an active one. Which active sentence keeps the same tense and meaning?

   • Two independent teams checked the results.
   • The results should check two independent teams.
   • Two independent teams should check the results.
   • The results should be rechecked by two independent teams.
3. 3.

   Several tents were being pitched by the scouts when the rain began. Milo turns a passive sentence into an active one. Which active sentence keeps the same tense and meaning?

   • The scouts pitched several tents when the rain began.
   • The scouts were pitching several tents when the rain began.
   • Several tents were pitching the scouts when the rain began.
   • Several tents were being pitched quickly by the scouts when the rain began.
4. 4.

   A new comet has been spotted by an amateur astronomer in Chile. Noah turns a passive sentence into an active one. Which active sentence keeps the same tense and meaning?

   • An amateur astronomer in Chile has spotted a new comet.
   • A new comet has spotted an amateur astronomer in Chile.
   • A new comet has been spotted by an amateur astronomer in Chile last night.
   • An amateur astronomer in Chile spotted a new comet.
5. 5.

   The mayor will announce the winners at noon. Ari turns an active sentence into a passive one. Which passive sentence keeps the tense and names the doer?

   • The winners will be announce by the mayor at noon.
   • The mayor will be announced by the winners at noon.
   • The winners are announced by the mayor at noon.
   • The winners will be announced by the mayor at noon.
6. 6.

   Early settlers had cleared most of the valley before 1850. Bo turns an active sentence into a passive one. Which passive sentence keeps the tense and names the doer?

   • Most of the valley was cleared by early settlers before 1850.
   • Early settlers had been cleared by most of the valley before 1850.
   • Most of the valley had been cleared by early settlers before 1850.
   • Most of the valley had cleared by early settlers before 1850.
7. 7.

   The bakers are decorating the cakes for the fair. Pia turns an active sentence into a passive one. Which passive sentence keeps the tense and names the doer?

   • The cakes were being decorated by the bakers for the fair.
   • The cakes are being decorated by the bakers for the fair.
   • The cakes are being decorate by the bakers for the fair.
   • The bakers are being decorated by the cakes for the fair.
8. 8.

   A storm had damaged the old pier before the festival. Esme turns an active sentence into a passive one. Which passive sentence keeps the tense and names the doer?

   • A storm had been damaged by the old pier before the festival.
   • The old pier had damaged by a storm before the festival.
   • The old pier had been damaged by a storm before the festival.
   • The old pier was damaged by a storm before the festival.
9. 9.

   By noon, the ballots will have been counted by volunteers. Kira marks the words that make the verb passive. Which words are they?

   • will have been
   • will have been counted
   • have been counted by
   • counted
10. 10.

    The map had not been updated by the survey team since 1998. Ren marks the words that make the verb passive. Which words are they?

    • had not been
    • had not been updated
    • been updated by
    • updated