Worksheet: Azar: Fundamentals of English Grammar, 10-1

From Grammar 3 Packet. Copyright by Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood, WA. Reproduced with permission.

Passive Practice 1

Check the sentences that are passive.

1. _________ I’ve been studying in the library.

2. _________ My house is being cleaned.

3. _________ She’s been successful.

4. _________ You’ve been successful.

5. _________ She was ready.

6. _________ I arrived by car.

7. _________ She’s been hurt.

8. _________ He’s been traveling by train.

Passive Practice 2

Circle the correct meaning of the sentence.

1. I was met at the airport.

a. I met someone.

b. Someone met me.

2. We have been helping them for 5 hours.

a. We help them.

b. They help us.

3. You are not allowed to eat here.

a. You do not allow people to eat here.

b. Someone says you cannot eat here.

4. The tiger has been eating another animal.

a. An animal has eaten the tiger.

b. The tiger has eaten an animal.

5. He was taken to the police station by car.

a. He drove to the police station.

b. Someone took him to the police station.

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Worksheet: Azar: Fundamentals of English Grammar, Charts 10-1, 10-2

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Name ___________________________ Date _____________________

Changing Passive to Active

Directions: Change to following passive voice sentences to active.

1. The movie was written by Francis Ford Coppola.

__________________________________________________. 2. The cat was hit by the brown and tan car.

__________________________________________________.

3. The test was failed by half of the students in the class. __________________________________________________.

4. The lock was broken by the burglar.

_________________________________________________. 5. The scarf was made by Laura’s grandmother.

_________________________________________________.

6. The book was bought by Kelly’s student.

_________________________________________________.

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Worksheet: Azar: Fundamentals of English Grammar, Chart 10-8

From Grammar 3 Packet. Copyright by Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood, WA. Reproduced with permission.

-ing/-ed Practice 1

I saw the most ______________________ (interest) movie last night.

It was so ________________________________ excite. I wanted the movie to continue

forever. But my friend was ______________________________ (scare). Actually, she

didn’t say that. She said she was __________________________ (bore). But I knew it

was a ____________________ (frighten) movie for her.

-ing/-ed Practice 2

A: Do you like your class?

B: It’s pretty _________________________ (interest). It’s better than last quarter.

That class was _______________________________ (bore). I wasn’t

________________________ (interest) at all.

A: Why is this class better?

B: The teacher is more _____________________ (entertain).

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