EXERCISES
PART A: Change into passive voice.
1. The teacher corrects our exercises at home.
2. Alice gave me a wonderful present.
3. They are building several new schools in our town.
4. We have made great progress in industry, science and medicine.
5. Sam killed a lion last week.
6. You must hand in your report before the end of this month.
7. I had just finished the job when the factory closed.
8. No one has opened that box for the past hundred years.
9. She is going to mail these letters soon
10. He should finish the report yesterday.
PART B: MULTIPLE CHOICES
11. Many U.S automobiles .................. in Detroit, Michigan.
A. manufacture B. have manufactured C. are manufactured D. are manufacturing
12. When I came, an experiment .................. in the lab.
A. was being holding B. has been held C. was being held D. has held
13. Last night a tornado swept through Rockvill. It ............. everything in its path.
A. destroyed B. was destroyed C. was being destroyed D. had been destroyed
14. This exercise may .................. with a pencil.
A. be written B. be to write C. be writing D. write
15. This picture .................... by Johnny when I came.
A. painted B. was painted C. was being painted D. had been painted
16. They speak much about this book.
A. This book is much spoken about. B. This book is much spoken.
C. This book is much about spoken. D. This book are much spoken about.
17. My shirt .................. by my sister on my last birthday.
A. gave B. was given C. had been given D. was being given
18. Hamlet was wrote by William Shakespeare.
A B C D
19. Daisy's ring is make of gold.
A B C D
20. This exercise may .................. with a pencil.
A. be written B. be to write C. be writing D. write
21. The university .................. by private funds as well as by tuition income.
A. is supported B. supports C. is supporting D. has supported
22. He broke my watch.
A. My watch were broken. B. My watch be broken.
C. My watch is broken. D. My watch was broken.
23. You have to do your homework every day.
A. Your homework has been done every day. B. Your homework has to do by you every day.
C Your homework has to be done every day. D. Your homework have to be done every day.
24. Lots of houses_____________ by the earthquake.
A. are destroying B. destroyed C. were destroying D. were destroyed
25. The telephone ______________ by Alexander Graham Bell.
A. invented B. is inventing C. be invented D. was invented
Tham khảo
Change the following sentences into the passive voice.
1. The teacher corrects our homework every day.
-> Our homework is corrected by the teacher everyday.
2. The librarian doesn’t allow me to take the book home.
-> I am not allowed to take the book home by the librarian.
3. They are building a new hospital in Ha Tinh City.
-> A new hospital is being built in Ha Tinh City.
4. You should submit this application form right now.
-> This application form should be submitted right now.
5. He has to finish the report before the fifth of the month.
-> The report has to be finished before the fifth of the month.
6. No one has used this sewing machine for several months.
-> This sewing machine hasn't been used for several months.
7. The children are drawing pictures about their ideal world.
-> Pictures are being drawn by the children about their ideal world.
8. They awarded him the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1946.
-> He was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1946.
9. We saw him leave the office at 6 o’clock this morning.
-> He was seen to leave the office at 6 o’clock this morning.
10. You ought to water these plants once a week.
-> These plants ought to be watered once a week.
11. People saw her driving a car near the bridge.
-> She was seen driving a car near the bridge.
12. They said that he was the richest man in the town.
-> It was said that he was the richest man in the town.
13. Scientists began to carry out researches on AIDS in 1981.
-> Researches on AIDS were begun to carry out by scientists in 1981.
14. Everybody believed that he had died of lung cancer.
-> It was believed that he had died of lung cancer.
-> He was believed to have died of lung cancer.
15. People can’t learn a foreign language in a short time.
-> A foreign language can't be learnt in a short time.
16. Did anyone ask any questions about me ?
-> Were any questions asked about me?
17. The robbers forced the bank manager to hand over the money.
-> The bank manager was forced to hand over the money by the robbers.
18. They let us go.
-> We were let go.
19. Some people think he is a dangerous criminal.
-> He is thought to be a dangerous criminal.
20. No one told me the truth.
-> I wasn't told the truth.
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