The passive voice & wordform
I. Change the following sentences into the passive.
1. My mother made these dresses.____________________________________________
2. His parents made him study for his next exams. ____________________________________________
3. They have just introduced a new style of jeans in the USA.
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4. The police have just released Frederic. ____________________________________________
5. They grow rice in tropical countries. ____________________________________________
6. You should take two tablets every four hours. ____________________________________________
7. My sister gave me a new pair of shoes on my fifteenth birthday. ____________________________________________
8. The workers are building a supermarket on our street. ____________________________________________
9. The zoo keepers feed the animals twice a day. ____________________________________________
10. They have sold their hotel to pay their debt. ____________________________________________
11. We are going to grow flowers in the front garden. ____________________________________________
12. You mustn t use this machine after 5.30 p.m. ’ ____________________________________________
13. My grandmother is knitting a new sweater for me. ____________________________________________
14. Did people make jeans two hundred years ago? ____________________________________________
15. We don t use this kind of cloth to make shirts. ’ ____________________________________________
16. Vietnamese women continue to wear the unique and fashionable Ao dai.
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17. This old man always helps the poor children. ____________________________________________
18. We haven t met Jane since we left for the city. ’ ____________________________________________
19. We call this dog Kiki. ____________________________________________
20. You should open the wine about three hours before you use it.
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21. My friend, John, can answer these English questions.____________________________________________
22. Mrs. Green is watering the flowers in the garden now.____________________________________________
23. He bought a new mobile phone two weeks ago.____________________________________________
24. You will know the result of the graduation examination in a week.
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25. She was cooking dinner when we dropped in to see her. ____________________________________________
26. Are you watching a new cartoon on TV? ____________________________________________
27. Did you meet your grandparents at the station last Sunday?
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28. These students haven t written the compositions yet. ’ ____________________________________________
29. Has your elder brother watched this play several times?
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30. When will they pull this old building down? ____________________________________________
31. Why didn t you invite Kate to the party last month?’ ____________________________________________
32. Her parents always encourage her to focus on her study.
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33. The sudden flood damaged our crops. ____________________________________________
34. Have you ever met this movie star? ____________________________________________
35. Will you phone her when she comes to London? ____________________________________________
36. Who wrote Gulliver s Travels ? “ ’ ” ____________________________________________
37. Was Mary reading a magazine when her mother phoned?____________________________________________
38. They cancelled all flights because of fog. ____________________________________________
39. Farmers cut rice during the harvest. ____________________________________________
40. We have waited for the dentist for 2 hours. ____________________________________________
41. He threw his second-hand cassette recorder away. ____________________________________________
42. They didn t look after the baby properly. ’ ____________________________________________
43. My friend often listens to rock music every night. ____________________________________________
44. They sent for a nurse two hours later. ____________________________________________
45. The police are looking for the wanted man at the moment.____________________________________________
46. We will pick my classmate Alice up at Noi Bai airport.____________________________________________
47. Nothing can make me change my mind. ____________________________________________
48. Her friends will give her lots of presents and flowers on her 15
th
birthday.
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49. Mr. Adam used to drink a lot of wine. ____________________________________________
50. The Brians used to take the children to the circus.____________________________________________
51. Nobody loves him because he is selfish. ____________________________________________
52. Jody has to do the housework now. ____________________________________________
53. They had to postpone the party because of the storm.____________________________________________
54. You must clean the floor without delay. ____________________________________________
55. The managing director has explained the new plan to us.
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56. Alice lent me an interesting book this morning. ____________________________________________
57. I will wait for him until he finishes his work. ____________________________________________
58. Your success in study will make your parents feel proud.____________________________________________
59. She will buy a new pair of shoes for her daughter.____________________________________________
60. No one looked after the garden when he was away. ____________________________________________
61. We are going to visit Uncle Ho s Mausoleum this summer.’
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62. The movie has appointed us very much. ____________________________________________
63. You should review these lessons carefully. ____________________________________________
64. Someone cut those flowers. ____________________________________________
65. Do World Cup football matches attract millions of TV viewers all over the world?
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66. When did they publish this book? ____________________________________________
67. How long have they studied English? ____________________________________________
68. Are you going to help Jane? ____________________________________________
69. We will grow a lot of trees in the parks. ____________________________________________
70. They are painting the living-room light blue. ____________________________________________
71. People have developed many different paper products.
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72. He asked us many difficult questions. ____________________________________________
73. They must widen the road soon. ____________________________________________
74. She advised me to reuse milk bottles. ____________________________________________
75. My sister cleans these rooms every day. ____________________________________________
76. Wastes from chemical factories have caused a lot of pollution.
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77. They will recycle the waste paper in a local factory.
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78. The artists are painting a big picture in front of the Town Hall.
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79. They gave Linda a prize for one of her books.____________________________________________
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80. Will they find an easy way to learn English one day?
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II. Complete the sentences with the suitable form of the words.
1. I watch the news every day because it s very ____________________. (INFORM)’
2. The Internet is a very useful means of ____________________. (COMMUNICATE)
3. We can see many ____________________ on TV every day. (ADVERTISE)
4. They live in a ____________________ area in the north-east of the country. (MOUNTAIN)
5. It s ____________________ of you to cheat in the exam. (HONEST)’
6. The main witness had ____________________ disappeared. (MYSTERY)
7. The local ____________________ are listed in the local newspaper. (ENTERTAIN)
8. We were driving through an area of ____________________ beauty. (SCENERY)
9. She s a born ____________________. (COMMUNICATE)’
10. She spoke so ____________________ that we couldn t understand her. (QUICK)’
11. You must be ______________________ when you open that door.(CARE)
12. We re impressed by the ______________________ of your town s people.(FRIEND)’ ’
13. Liverpool is an ______________________ city in the north of England.(INDUSTRY)
14. Is Buddhism the country s ______________________ religion of Thailand?(OFFICE)’
15. When you take an exam, you are an ______________________. (EXAMINE)
16. Stop, Nam! It's ____________________ to be near the stove. (danger)
17 .The glass pieces are dried____________________. (complete)
18. My elder brother studies hard this year in order to pass the _________________ exam to the university. (enter)
19. Please confirm your____________________ date and time if you want to come with us. (arrive )
20. Easter is a joyful festival which is __________________ in many countries in the world. (CELEBRATION)
21. People crowded the streets on __________________ Day (NATION) to watch __________________ parades (COLOR).
22. He is the most __________________ activist in the town. (EFFECT)
23. You can give your parents __________________ by passing the examination. (SATISFY)
24. He is the __________________ and __________________ of his mother. (JOYFUL – PROUD)
25. Lunar New Year holiday is the most __________________ celebration for Vietnamese people. (IMPORTANCE)
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