PASSIVE VOICE BT LOP 12 QUYNHVO

GRADE 12
PASSIVE VOICE EXERCISES
Choose the best answer
1. They spent a lot of money on food and clothes.
A. A lot of money on food were spent
B. A lot of money was spent on food and clothes
C. A lot of money were spent on food and clothes
D. Money was spent a lot on food and clothes
2. The restaurant serves seafood every Monday.
A. Seafood is served every Monday.
B. Seafood was served every Monday.
C. Seafood are served every Monday.
D. Seafood were served every Monday.
3. Mary informed the police of the news
A. The police was informed of the news.
B. The news was informed of the police.
C. The police were informed of the news.
D. The police of the news was informed by Mary.
4. The ambulance is taking the boy to hospital.
A. To the hospital is the boy being taken.
B. The boy is being taking to hospital.
C. The boy is being taken to hospital.
D. The boy is taken to hospital.
5. The engineers will construct a bridge over this
house.
A. This house will be constructed over a bridge.
B. A bridge will be constructed over this house.
C. This house will be being constructed over a
bridge
D. A bridge will be being constructed over this
house.

6. Someone has stolen his gun.
A. His gun has been stolen.
B. His gun has stolen.
C. He has been stolen the gun.
D. The gun has been stolen him.
7. We have to tell Mary about our change in
plans.
A. Mary has to be told about our change in plans.
B. Our change in plans should be told for Mary.
C. Mary is told about our change in plans.
D. Our change in plans is told to Mary.
8. We thought you were serious when you said
you were leaving. You were thought ___________
when you said you were leaving
A. to have been serious
B. to being serious
C. to be serious
D. to have been seriously
9. The directors have fired those lazy clerks
A. Those lazy clerks have been fired.

B. Those lazy clerks has been fired.
C. Those lazy clerks had been fired.
D. Those lazy clerks were fired .
10. They didn’t explain anything about that .
A. Nothing was explained about that .
B. That wasn’t explained anything by them .
C. Anything wasn’t explained about that .
D. Something wasn’t explained about that .
11.They showed his photograph on television.

A. On television they have his photograph shown.
B. His photograph was shown on television.
C. His photograph is being shown on television.
D. The television was shown his photograph.
12. We must find this killer.
A. This killer we must find.
B. This killer is found.
C. This killer be found.
D. This killer must be found.
13. They signed the contract at lunchtime.
A. They were signed the contract at lunchtime.
B. At lunchtime the contract were signed
C. The contract at lunchtime was signed .
D. The contract was signed at lunchtime.
14. Someone ought to do something about it.
A. Something about it ought to be done.
B. Someone ought to be done about it.
C. Something ought to be done about it.
D. It ought to be done something by someone.
15. People should send their complaints to the
head office.
A. Their complaints were sent to the head office.
B. The head office was sent their complaints.
C. Their complaints should be sent to the head
office.
D. The head office should be sent complaints.
16. People don’t use this road very often.
A. This road don’t be used very often.
B. This road is not used very often.
C. This road is used not very often.

D. This road is not often used.
17. Miller has taken a lot of photographs.
A. Photographs have been taken by Miller.
B. Photographs have been taken a lot of by Miller.
C. A lot of photographs were taken by Miller.
D. A lot of photographs have been taken by Miller.
18. The teacher gave us two very difficult
exercises.
A. We were given two very difficult exercises.
B. Two very difficult exercises were given to the
teacher.
C. Two very difficult exercises were given to us.


D. Both (A) and (C) are correct.
19. They said that he was all right .
A. He said he was all right.
B. They were said him was all right .
C. He was said he was all right.
D. He was said to be all right .
20. The lawyer is interviewing the witness.
A. The witness is interviewed
B. The witness is being interviewed
C. The lawyer is interviewed
D. The lawyer is being interviewed
21. They are taking photographs of the event.
A. The event was taken photographs.
B. The event is taken photographs.
C. Photographs are taken of the event.
D. Photographs of the event are being taken.

22. How do people learn languages?
A. How are languages learned?
B. How are languages learned by people?
C. How languages are learned?
D. Languages are learned how?
23. Nobody told me that George was ill.
A. I was told that George wasn't ill.
B. I wasn't told that George was ill.
C. George wasn't told to be ill.
D. George was told not to be ill.
24. His colleagues gave him a present when he
retired.
A. He was given a present when he retired.
B. A present was given by his colleagues when he
retired.
C. He was given a present by his colleagues when
he retired.
D. A present was given him when he retired.
25. We will send you the results as soon as they
are ready.
A. You will be sent the results as soon as they are
ready.
B. You will be sent the results as soon as they are
ready by us.
C. The results will be sent you by us as soon as they
are ready.
D. The results will be sent you as soon as they are
ready by us.
26. Brian told me that somebody had attacked
him in the street.

A. I was told by Brian that somebody had attacked
him in the street.
B. I was told by Brian that he had been attacked in
the street.
C. Brian told me to have been attacked in the street.

D. Brian told me that he had been attacked in the
street.
27. They say that many people are homeless after
the earthquake.
A. They say many people to have been homeless
after the tsunami.
B. They say many people to be homeless after the
tsunami.
C. Many people are said to have been homeless
after the tsunami.
D. Many people are said to be homeless after the
tsunami.
28. We’ll have to find a new secretary soon.
A. A new secretary has to be found soon.
B. A new secretary must be found soon.
C. A new secretary is found soon.
D. A new secretary will have to be found soon.
29. We cannot do it that way.
A. It cannot do that way.
B. It cannot be done that way.
C. That way it can’t be done.
D. That way can’t be done.
30. They think that the prisoner escaped by
climbing over the wall.

A. The prisoner is thought to escape by climbing
over the wall.
B. The prisoner is thought escaped by climbing over
the wall.
C. The prisoner is thought having escaped by
climbing over the wall.
D. The prisoner is thought to have escaped by
climbing over the wall.
31. They believe that the thieves got in through
the kitchen window.
A. The thieves are believed to have got in through
the kitchen window.
B. The thieves are believed to get in through the
kitchen window.
C. They believe the thieves got in through the
kitchen window.
D. They believe the thieves have got in through the
kitchen window.
32. They report that over 200,000 people were
killed in the tsunami.
A. Over 200,000 people are reported to have been
killed in the tsunami.
B. Over 200,000 people are reported to be killed in
the tsunami.
C. Over 200,000 people are reported to have killed
in the tsunami.


D. Over 200,000 people are reported to kill in the
tsunami.

33. We found that they had cancelled the game.
A. We found that the game had been cancelled.
B. The game had been cancelled.
C. we found that the game had been cancelled by
them.
D. The game were found to be cancelled
34. Where did they make your shoes?
A. Where were they made your shoes?
B. Where did your shoes made?
C. Where were your shoes made?
D. Where were your shoes make?
35. Keep the machine always clean.
A. The machine is always kept clean.
B. The machine should be kept clean always.
C. Let the machine always be kept cleaned.
D. Let the machine be always kept clean.
36. His relatives say that he is an adopted child.
He is said ___an adopted child
A. to be B. to being C. to been D. to have
been
37. I found that what he said was incorrect
.What he said ___ incorrect
A. was found
B. was found to be
C. was founded
D. has been found
38. We consider him the best speaker of the
debate. He_____________ the best speaker of the
debate
A. is considered to be

B. is considering.
C. was considered
D. was considering
39. He sent me a nice gift on my birthday.
A. I was sent a nice gift on my birthday by him.
B. A nice gift was sent me on my birthday by him.
C. A nice gift was sent to me on my birthday by
him. D. Both A & C are correct.
40. They began to build the bridge two months
ago.
A. The bridge was begun to build two months ago.
B. The bridge was begun to be built two months
ago.
C. The bridge began to build two months ago.
D. The bridge began to be built two months ago.
Exercise: Choose the correct sentence that has
the same meaning to the given one by circling the
letter A, B,C or D:

1. She gave me a book
A. I was given for a book
B. A book were given to me
C. A book was given for me
D. I was given a book
2. She is talking to her friends
A. Her friends is being talked to
B. Her friends are being talked to
C. He friends are being talked
D. Her friends are talked to
3. Did you watch television last night?

A. Is television watched last night?
B. Were you being watched television last night?
C. Was television watched last night?
D. Was television being watched last night?
4. They are playing games in the garden
A. Games are played in the garden
B. Games are being played in the garden
C. Games in the garden are being played
D. Games in the garden is being played
5. She has learnt English and French for five years
A. English and French has been learnt for 5 years
B. English and French have been learnt for 5 years
C. English and French for five years have been
learnt
D. For five years English and French have been
learnt
6. Miss Betty White has written the report since 8
a.m
A. The report has been written since 8 a.m by Miss
Betty White
B The report have been written since 8 a.m by Miss
Betty White
C. The report since 8 a.m have been written by Miss
Betty White
D. The reports by Miss Betty White have been
written since 8 a.m
7. She should have answered my letters earlier
A. My letters should have been answered earlier
B. My letters should have answered earlier
C. My letters earlier should have answered

D. My letters should have earlier been answered
8. He is sure to ask you some questions
A. Some questions are sure to be asked you


B. Some questions are sured to ask you
C. You are sured to be asked you some questions
D. You are sure to be asked some questions
9. Miss Lan has made her friend type the letter
A. Her friend has been made type the letter by Miss
Lan
B. Her friend has made the letter typed by Miss Lan
C. Her friend has been made to type the letter by
Miss Lan
D. The letter has been made her friend type by Miss
Lan
10. They were practising their piano at 7 o'clock last
night
A. Their piano were being practised at 7 o'clock last
night
B. Their piano was being practised at 7 o'clock last
night
C. Their piano at 7 o'clock was being practised last
night
D. Their piano at 7 o'clock last night was being
practised
11. Hoa and Hong should learn Russian before they
go to Moscow
A. Russian should be learnt by Hoa and Hong
before they go to Moscow

B. Russian should be learnt before they go to
Moscow by Hoa and Hong
C. Russian before they go to Moscow should be
learnt by Hoa nad Hong
D. Before they go to Moscow should be learnt by
Hoa and Hong
12. I am preparing for my exams
A. For my exam are prepared
B. For my exams are being prepared
C. My exams are being prepared for
D. My exams are prepared for
13. She has had Hai and Lien translate the letters
into Chinese
A. She has had Hai and Lien translated the letters
into Chinese
B. She has had the letters be translated into Chinese
by Hai and Lien
C. She has had the letters translated into Chinese by
Hai and Lien
D. Hai and Lien have had the letters translated into
Chinese

14. How long have you studied American cultures?
A. How long has American cultures studied?
B. How long has American cultures been studied?
C. How long have American cultures been studied?
D. How long American cultures have been studied?
15. They have to build this bridge before this winter
A. They have this bridge to be built before this
winter

B. They have this bridge built before this winter
C. This bridge have to be built before this winter
D. This bridge has to be built before this winter
16. They saw the children skipping in the school
yard
A. They saw skipping was played by the children in
the school yard
B. They saw skipping being played by the children
in the school yard
C. The children were seen to play skipping in the
school yard
D. The children were seen skipping in the school
yard
17. We remembered our parents taking us to the My
Khe beach last summer
A. We were remembered taking to the My Khe
beach by our parents last summer
B. We were remembered being taken to the My Khe
beach by our parents last summer
C. We remembered being taken to the My Khe
beach by our parents last summer
D. We remembered taken to the My Khe beach by
our parents last summer
18. There are many presents to give to homeless
children
A. There are many presents to be given to homeless
children
B. Homeless children are given for many presents
C. Homeless children are given many presents
D. Presents for homeless children are given

19. They will have completed their graduation exam
by this time next month
A. Their graduation exam will have completed by
this time next month
B. Their graduation exam will be completed by this
time next month


C. Their graduation exam will have been completed
by this time next month
D. Their graduation exam by this time next month
will have been completed
20. Dorothy is going to send a lot of gifts to her
friends on their birthday
A. Her friends are going to send a lot of gifts by
Dorothy on their birthday
B. A lot of gifts are going to be sent to her friends
by Dorothy
C. A lot of gifts to her friend are going to be sent by
Dorothy
D. A lot of gifts to her friends are going to send by
Dorothy
21. Miss Jane had studied the Vietnamese traditional
opera before she went to Hanoi
A. The Vietnamese traditional opera had been
studied by Miss Jane before she went to Hanoi
B. The Vietnamese traditional opera has been
studied by Miss Jane before she went to Hanoi
C. Before she went to Hanoi, the Vietnamese
traditional opera had been studied by Miss Jane

D. Miss Jane had the Vietnamese traditional opera
studied before she went to Hanoi
22. People believe that Miss Phuong is the most
beautiful girl in this city
A. Miss Phuong is believed the most beautiful girl
in this city
B. Miss Phuong is believed to be the most beautiful
girl in this city
C. It is believed that Miss Phuong is the most
beautiful girl in this city
D. B & C are correct
23. They let Mr Cuong teach this class
A. They let this class be taught by Mr Cuong
B. They let this class taught by Mr Cuong
C. Mr Cuong was let taught this class
D. This class was let to be taught by Mr Cuong
24. We look at Nam cooking the lunch for his wife
A. We look at Nam is cooked the lunch for his wife
B. We look at the lunch being cooked by Nam for
his wife
C. Nam is looked at cooking the lunch for his wife
D. B & C are correct

25. They declared us that they found out this
method for curing malaria
A. We were declared that they found out this
method for curing malaria
B. This method for curing malaria was declared to
us
C. That they found out this method for curing

malaria was declared us
D. That they found out this method fir curing
malaria was declared to us
26. Who painted this window?
A. Who was painted the window?
B. Who was the window painted by?
C. Whom was the window painted by?
D. By whom the window was painted?
27. Our English teacher wants his students to do all
the difficult exercises
A. His students are wanted to do all the difficult
exercises by our English teacher
B. All the difficult exercises are wanted by our
English teacher to bee done by his students
C. Our English teacher wants all the difficult
exercises to be done by his students
D. His students to do all the difficult exercises are
wanted by our English teacher
28. Her mother looks after the pet well
A. The pets were well looked after by her mother
B. The pets were looked after well by her mother
D. The pets were looked after by her mother well
29. People believe that she was crying too much
A. She is believed to have been crying too much
B. She is believed to cry too much
C. She is believed that she was crying too much
D. That she was crying too much was believed
30. They say Mr Tan is a good doctor
A. It is said that Mr Tan is a good doctor
B. Mr Tan is said to be a good doctor

C. Mr Tan is said to have been a good doctor
D. A & B are correct
31. They urged the government to create more jobs
A. The government was urged to create more jobs
B. They urged that more jobs should be created by
the government
C. More jobs were urged to create by the
government


D. A &B are correct
32. He likes people to call him “sir”
A. People are liked to call him “sir’
B. He is liked to call “sir”
C. He likes to be called “sir”
D. He likes “sir” to be called
33. Don't touch this switch
A. Don't allow this switch to be touched
B. This switch is not to be touched
C. You are not touched this switch
D. You are not permitted to touch this switch
34. It is your duty to make travel arrangements for
tourists
A. You are made travel arrangements for tourists
B. You are made to arrange travel for tourists
C. You are supposed to make travel arrangements
for tourists
D. Travel arrangements are made for tourists by
your duties
35. You order me about and I am tired of it

A. I am ordered about and I am tired of it
B. I should be ordered about and I am tired of it
C. I am tired of it because you order me
D. I am tired of being ordered about
36. We know that the graduation exam finished in
June
A. It is known that the graduation finished in June
B. It is known that the graduation exam was
finished in June
C. The graduation exam is known to finish in June
D. The graduation exam is known to have finished
in June
37. We consider that Mr Thompson was the most
famous professor in English linguistics
A. Mr Thompson is considered to have been the
most famous professor in English linguistics
B. Mr Thompson is considered to be the most
famous professor in English linguistics
C. Mr Thompson was considered to have been the
most famous professor in English linguistics
D. It was considered that Mr Thompson the most
famous professor in English linguistics
38. He has to see it to accept it
A. It has to see to be accepted

B. It has to be seen to accept it
C. It has to be seen to be accepted
D. It has to be seen and is accepted
39. She expected them to offer her the stable job
A. They were expected to offer her the stable job

B. She was expected to offer the stable job
C. The stable job expected to be offered to her
D. She expected to be offered the stable job
40. Endangered species ……….by the World
Wildlife Fund
A. are protected
B. will protect
C. be protected
D. would protect
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41.He broke my watch
A. My watch was broken
B. My watch be broken
C. My watch is broken
D. My watch was broken
42. The teacher explained the rule to the students
A. The rule was explained to the students
B. The students were explained the rules
C. The students were explained to the rules
D. A& B are correct
43. He often asks me to help them
A. He is often asked to help them
B. They are often asked to help me
C. I am often asked to help them
D. I am often asked him to help them
44. They usually do written exercises in class
A. Written exercises are usually do in class
B. Written exercises are usually done in class
C. Written exercises are usually being done in class
D. Written exercises were usually done in class

45. She will make anew discovery soon
A. A new discovery will made soon
B. A new discovery will be made soon
C. A new discovery will be making soon
D. A new discovery will be being made soon