27454 test on passive voice

Test on Passive Voice
Name:……………………………

Date: ………………………

Level: Intermediate

1. Fill in with: is / are, was / were, have / has been.
a. Sally told me her wedding dress ……….. designed by Vera Wang.
b. Before the clothes shop closed, eighty people …………… employed there.
c. On the first day of our holiday, we…………… taken on a wonderful tour of the city by our guide.
d. Jeans …………….. born by both men and women nowadays.
e. Coffee …………. brown in Brazil.
f. Documentaries on marine life……………………. shown on TV for many years.
g. The injured man ……………. taken to hospital half an hour ago.

2. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct passive tense.
The Golden Globe Awards 1)………………………………..… (first organize) in 1944 in Los Angeles.
Since then, they 2) …………………………………….. (hold) every year. The awards show is an important
Hollywood event. Every year, millions of viewers around the world tune in to see who 3)
…………………………..…………… (give) a prize for their talents. Famous directors, writers and actors arrive
on the red carpet and enjoy 4)……………………………………. (admire) by photographers and fans.
Awards that 5) ………………………….….. (present) on the night are for motion picture, best actor, best director
and more. Five nominations 6) ………………………………….(can / make) for each award from which one winner 7)
…………………………………. (choose). The awards 8) ……………………………………….. (sometimes / hand out) to the winners by
the son or daughter of a famous celebrity. Last year, Lorraine Nicholson, daughter of Jack Nicholson, 9)
………………………………....(ask) to help out in the show.
The Golden Globe Awards 10) …………………..…………………… (consider) to be one of the highest honours anyone
in the television or film industry can receive.

3. Make questions in passive voice.

a. Captain Cook discovered Australia.

………………………………………………………………………………………………….?

b. We keep money in a safe.

………………………………………………………………………………………………….?

c. A bee stung him.

………………………………………………………………………………………………….?

d. They speak English in New Zealand.

………………………………………………………………………………………………….?

e. The boys damaged the TV.

………………………………………………………………………………………………….?
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f. He invited 30 people to his party.

………………………………………………………………………………………………….?

4. A reporter is talking to Lucy Fame. Complete the interview.

5. Choose 7 newspaper headlines and rewrite them as complete sentences.

1……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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6. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive tense.
1. A: Are you going to the concert tomorrow?
B: No, I’m not. It ……………………………………. (cancel) because of bad weather.
2. A: Did you receive my parcel?
B: No, it …………………………………….. (not deliver) yet.
3. A: Will there be any prizes?
B: Yes. Medals ……………………….. (give) to winners.
4. A: Is there anything I can do for you, sir?
B: Yes, these faxes ………………….……………. (should / send) right away.
5. A: Is your new house ready to move into?
B: No, the walls…………………………………….. (not paint) yet.
6. A: You ………………. highly………………….. (recommend) for this job. I …………………… (give) some good reports about
you. I’m pleased to say you’ve got the job.
B: Oh, great! How much ……………. I ………………… (pay) each month?

7. Put the verbs in brackets into active or passive form.
“Jack the Ripper” is the name which ______________ (give) to an unidentified serial killer who was active in
the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The name
_______________ (originate) in a letter which ______________ (write) by someone claiming to be the

murderer. The letter ____________ (believe) to be a hoax and may ___________ (write) by a journalist in an
attempt to heighten interest in the story. The “Ripper” __________ (attack) female prostitutes from the
slums whose throats ___________ (cut) prior to abdominal mutilations. Rumours that the murders
_____________ (connect) intensified in September and October 1888 and letters from people purporting to
be the murderer _____________ (receive) by media outlets and Scotland Yard. There are now over one hundred
theories about the Ripper’s identity and the murders ______________ (inspire) multiple works of fiction.

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