Activity 1: Underline the verbs of the se sentences and say if the sentence active or passive.

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1 Escola Andorrana de Batxillerat Department of English Language Class assignment. Grammar workshop Unit 3: Smart Servants Solutions to ACTIVITY PACK: THE PASSSIVE VOICE Activity 1: Underline the verbs of the se sentences and say if the sentence active or passive. 1.- I ate a piece of chocolate cake. 2.- The librarian read the book to the students. 3.- The money was stolen. 4.- They are paid on Fridays. 5.- The movie is being made in Hollywood. 6.- I washed my car three weeks ago. 7.- His hair was cut by a professional. 8.- I will introduce you to my boss this week. 9.- It would have been fixed on the weekend The national anthem is being sung by Jason this time. Activity 1: 1- ate (active) 2- read (active) 3- was stolen (passive) 4- are paid (passive) 5- is being made (passive) 6- washed (active) 7- was cut (passive) 8- will introduce (active) 9- would have been fixed (passive) 10- is being sung (passive) Activity 2: Complete these sentences with the Present Simple passive form of the verbs in brackets. 1- English (speak) in many countries. 2- The post (deliver) at about 7 o'clock every morning. 3- Dinner (serve) in the hotel at 8:30 p.m. 4- The building (not / use) any more. Activity 2: 5- The Olympic Games (hold) every 4 years. 6- How (your name / spell)? 1- is spoken 7- What kinds of things (sell) in that market? 8- My salary (pay) every month. 9- These computers (make) in Japan. 3- is served 10- The rubbish (take) away three times 4- a week. isn't used 11- This programme (show) twice a week. 12- His travel expenses (Pay) by his company. 2- is delivered 5- are held 6- is your name spelt 7- are sold 8- is paid 9- are made 10- is taken 11- is shown 12- are paid

2 Activity 3: Complete these sentences with the Past Simple passive form of the verbs in brackets. 1- My car (repair) last week. 2- This song (write) by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. 3- The phone (answer) by a young girl. 4- The film (make) ten years ago. 5- When (tennis / invent)? 6- She (not / injure) in the accident. 7- He (be born) in Where (this pot / make)? 9- When (this city / build)? 10- This picture (paint) by Picasso. 11- When (this book / publish)? 12- The money (give) to him by his parents. Activity 3: 1- was repaired 2- was written 3- was answered 4- was made 5- was tennis invented 6- wasn't injured 7- was born 8- was this pot made 9- was this city built 10- was painted 11- was this book published 12- was given Activity 4: Complete the text with these verbs in the Past Simple passive. In 1975 a 75-tonne space station called Skylab (1)..by the USA. Three crews of three astronauts (2) to Skylab, but at the end of 1974, it (3).. Skylab stayed in space until Then it fell out of its orbit and headed towards the Earth. A lot of the space station burnt up when it entered the atmosphere. But not all of it (4)... Large pieces (5).across the Indian Ocean. Australia (6).. by some fragments. Fortunately nobody (7). A lot of the pieces (8) by Australian farmers. The pieces (9) for very high prices. Activity 4: 1- was launched 2- were sent 3- was abandoned 4- was destroyed 5- were scattered 6- was hit 7- was hurt 8- were found 9- were sold destroy sell hurt scatter send abandon hit find launch

3 Activity 5 : Write these sentences into the passive voice. 1.- They grow coffee in Kenya. 2.- They publish The Times newspaper in London. 3.- They make shoes in Calatayud. 4.- They transport oranges from Valencia to Germany in special crates. 5.- They are sending the parcel by sea. 6.- They are destroying the forests in Indonesia. 7.- The shark ate the man. 8.- The thief started the fire. 9.- The police took him away They've treated him very well They haven't cleaned the kitchen yet They didn't punish him for what he did. Activity 5: 1- Coffee is grown in Kenya 2- The Times newspaper is published in London. 3- Shoes are made in Calatayud 4- Oranges are transported from Valencia to Germany in special crates. 5- The parcel is being sent by sea. 6- The forests of Indonesia are being destroyed. 7- The man was eaten by the shark. 8- The fire was started by the thief. 9- He was taken away by the police. 10- He's been treated very well. 11- The kitchen hasn t been cleaned yet. 12- He wasn t punished for what he did.

4 Activity 6: Change the sentences from the active to the passive. Be careful with the word order! All the sentences are questions 1.- Did they catch the thief? 2.- Will the king inaugurate the new bridge? 3.- Do they make cars in Korea? 4.- Do the hounds kill the fox? 5.- Did the bull kill the matador? 6.- Have the police found the body? 7.- Why has the government banned the film? 8.- When did they hijack the plane? 9.- How did your host family treat you? 10.- What caused the accident? 11.- Has anyone cleaned the oven yet? 12.- Is a doctor going to examine you? Activity 6: 1- Was the thief caught? 2- Will the new bridge be inaugurated by the king? 3- Are cars made in Korea? 4- Is the fox killed by the hounds? 5- Was the matador killed by the bull? 6- Has the body been found by the police? 7- Why was the film banned by the government? 8- When was the plane hijacked? 9- How were you treated by the host family? 10- What caused the accident? / What was the accident caused by? 11- Has the oven been cleaned yet? 12- Are you going to be examined by the doctor?

5 Activity 7: Read the sentence and then write a new sentence with the same meaning. The beginning is given to you. 1.- Somebody stole my bag in the shop. My bag 2.- The police have arrested three men. Three men 3.- The bill includes service. Service in the bill. 4.- People don't use this road very often. This road 5.- Somebody accused me of stealing the money. I 6.- They are building a ring-road around the city. A new ring-road 7.- I didn't realise that someone was recording our conversation. I didn't realise that our conversation 8.- They have changed the date of the meeting. The date of the meeting 9.- Brian told me that somebody had attacked and robbed him in the street. Brian told me that 10.- They cancelled all flights because of fog. All flights Activity 7: 1- My bag was stolen in the shop. 2- Three men have been arrested by the police. 3- Service is included in the bill. 4- This road isn't used very often. 5- I was accused of stealing the money. 6- A new ring-road is being built round the city. 7- I didn't realise that our conversation was being recorded. 8- The date of the meeting has been changed. 9- Brian told me that he had been attacked and robbed in the street. 10- All flights were cancelled because of fog.

6 Activity 8: Read the sentence and then write a new sentence with the same meaning. The beginning is given to you. 1.- They didn't offer Ann the job. Ann. 2.- They don't pay Jim very much. Jim 3.- They will ask you a lot of question in the interview. You 4.- Nobody told me that John was ill. I. 5.- His colleges gave him a present when he retired. He. 6.- We will send you your examination results as soon as they are ready. You 7.- They didn't ask me my name I 8.- I think they should have offered Tom the job. I think Tom.. Activity 8: 1- Ann wasn't offered the job. 2- Jim isn't paid very much. 3- You will be asked a lot of questions at the interview. 4- I wasn't told that John was ill. 5- He was given a present by his colleagues when he retired. 6- You will be sent your examination results as soon as they are ready. 7- I wasn't asked my name. 8- I think Tom should have been offered the job.