Test for passive voice
I.Turn these following sentences into passive voice.
1/ They sang the song.
2/ She sweeps the floor.
3/ I’m telling the story to my children.
4/ He lost his car two weeks ago.
5/ She has just fed golden fishes.
6/ At this time last year, they were repairing this road.
7/ She had opened the letter before she gave me.
8/ By next week, they will have painted the house.
9/ Did he clean the floor ?
10/ They haven’t caught the robbers yet.
11/ How did they solve the problems ?
12/ She had found the key before I finished my exercise.
13/ They will have painted this house next week.
14/ They make the best cars in Japan.
15/ They used to grind these beans.
16/ She is going to punish that student.
17/ Were they looking after the children ?
18/ She will sing this song.
19/ My father has signed the form.
20/ They will have finished their homework by nine o’clock.
21/ The little boy called the doctor.
22/ We painted the door green.
23/ We will hired the bus.
24/ Is he feeding the dog ?
25/ She made the pretty dolls.
II. Turn into these following sentences into the passive voice
1/ Do they teach English here ?
2/ Will you invite her to your wedding party ?
3/ Did the teacher give some question ?
4/ Is she going to write a poem ?
5/ Have they changed the window of the laboratory ?
6/ Is she making big cakes for the party ?
7/ Has Tom finished the work ?
8/ Are the police making inquires about the thief ?
9/ Must we the test before ten ?
10/ Will buses bring the children home ?
III. Choose the word whose underlined part in pronounced differently from
the others in each question.
1/ A. device B. advice C. practice D. dice
2/ A. low B. slow C. allow D. own
3/ A.enough B. tough C. rough D. though
4/ A. machine B. chair C. check D. child
5/ A. ready B. study C. occupy D. easy
IV.Turn into these following sentences into passive voice.
1/ Stephenson invented the first steam-engine.
2/ A butcher does not make bread.
3/ His father forgave him.
4/ I often take my little son to the kindergarten.
5/ Beethoven composed this piece of music.
6/ The storm carried away the bridge.
7/ You must shut these door.
8/ People play football all over the world.
9/ Why didn’t they help him ?
10/ They were repairing the bridge.
11/ How long have they waited for the docter ?
12/ Somebody invited him to dinner yesterday.
13/ Nobody helped him when having difficulty.
14/ Did they built the house in 1960 ?
15/ How did the police find the lost man ?
16/ No one believes his story.
17/ Weed cover the river bank.
18/ They didn’t invite me to the tea-party.
19/ Where do people speak English ?
20/ Somebody must finish the work.
21/ Have you see Lan this week ?
22/ Columbus discovered America more than 400 years ago.
23/ After I had heard the news, I hurried to see him.
24/ He met her in Moscow in 1960. He had seen her last ten years before.
25/ You ought to finish your work before going out.
26/ My father could help me when he had time.
27/ Science and Technology have completely changed human life.
28/ John used to visit Mr Cole at weekends.
29/ He use my dictionary.
30/ I can fly an aeroplane after a few lessons.
31/ They will be able to read English novel in a few months.
32/ They drink tea every day.