THE PASSIVE VOICE Time for

REVISION WORKSHEET revisions!

A. Reorder the words to make sentences in the Passive Voice.

1. a diamond ring / was / Kelly / given.
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2. considered / Londons most famous monument / is / Big Ben.
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3. by / were / the tourists / taken / some photos.
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4. the rugby team / is being / beer / drunk /by / in a pub.
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5. were being / tickets for The Phantom of the Opera / bought.
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6. are / the Houses of Parliament / thousands of people / visited / every day / by.
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7. wasnt / by / the tourists / seen / the Queen.
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8. by / isnt / Peter / driven / the tours coach.
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9. are being / by / cheaper tour tickets / paid / children.
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10. the tourists / were being / by / typical English food / at the hotels restaurant / eaten.
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B. Rewrite the following sentences as indicated below and make the necessary transformations.
1. People dont take up the same job for a lifetime.
The same job __________________________________________________________________________________
2. The Industrial Revolution brought a much greater movement of population.
A much greater ________________________________________________________________________________
3. Human rights are being defended by Amnesty International.
Jodie _________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Someone sent Jodie a beautiful ring for her birthday.
Amnesty International __________________________________________________________________________
5. People are drinking champagne by the bottle.
Champagne ___________________________________________________________________________________
6. Unemployed workers had been promised social benefits.
They _________________________________________________________________________________________
7. We had left our insurance documents at home.
Our insurance documents _______________________________________________________________________
8. Students are encouraged to take part-time jobs.
People _______________________________________________________________________________________
9. Many countries were refusing people the right of freedom of expression.
People _______________________________________________________________________________________
10. Students must study Mathematics.
Mathematics _________________________________________________________________________________