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Active and Passive Voice Exercises for Class 7 With Answers CBSE
There are two types of voice:
(i) Active voice – when the subject in the sentence acts; as:
I read a lesson.
(ii) Passive voice – when the subject in the sentence is acted upon; as:
A lesson is read by me.
For changing of voice, always remember:
- Change the subject into object and object into subject. Make the subject of active voice the object of passive voice and vice-versa.
- Always use the III form of the verb in passive voice. ;
- Use ‘by’ before the object in passive voice.
Change of Person
Active Passive
- I Me
- you You
- he Him
- she Her
- they Them
- any name (Nikhil) Name as it is (Nikhil)
Exercise 1
Put the verb into the correct form, present simple or past simple, active or passive:
- It’s a big company. Four hundred people …………….. (employ) there.
- Water ……………… (cover) most of the Earth’s surface.
- Most of the Earth’s surface ………………. (cover) by water.
- The park gates ………………. (lock) at 7 p.m. daily.
- The letter………………… (post) a week ago and it (arrive) yesterday.
- The boat ………………….. (sink) quickly but fortunately everybody………… (rescue).
- Raman’s parents………………. (die) when he was very young. He and his sister ……………….. (bring) up by their grandparents.
- I was born in Mumbai but I ………………. (grow) up in Delhi.
- While I was on holiday, my camera ………………….. (steal) from my hotel room.
- While I was on holiday, my camera………………… (disappear) from my hotel room.
- Why ……………….. (Sita / resign) from her job?
- Why ……………. (Sohan / sack) from his job?
Answers
- are employed.
- covers.
- is covered.
- are locked.
- was posted, arrived.
- sank, was rescued.
- died. were brought.
- grew.
- was stolen.
- disappeared.
- did Sita resign.
- was Sohan sacked.
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences using one of these verbs in the correct form:
cause damage hold include invite make overtake show translate write
- Many accidents ……… by dangerous driving.
- Cheese ………………… from milk.
- The roof of the building ……….. in a storm a few days ago.
- There is no need to leave a tip. Service …………… in the bill.
- You ………………… to the wedding. Why didn’t you go?
- A cinema is a place where …………….films
- In the United States, elections for President…………….. every four years.
- Originally the book…………….. in Spanish and a few years ago it………. into English.
- We were driving along quite fast but we …………..
Answers
- are caused.
- is made.
- was damaged.
- is included.
- were invited.
- are shown.
- are held.
- was written, was translated.
- were overtaken.
Exercise 3
Complete these sentences with one of the following verbs (in the correct form):
carry cause do make repair send spend wake up
- The situation is serious. Something must …….. ‘ before it’s too late.
- I have not received the letter. It might……………. to the wrong address.
- A decision will not …………. until the next meeting.
- I told the hotel receptionist that I wanted to …………. at 8 a.m. the next morning.
- Do you think that less money should ……….. on ornaments.
- This road is in very bad condition. It should …………. a long time ago.
- The injured man couldn’t walk and had to ………
- It is not certain how the fire started but it might…………… by an electrical fault.
Answers
- 1. be done.
- have been sent.
- be made.
- be woken up.
- be spent
- have been repaired.
- be carried.
- have been caused.
Exercise 4
Change the following sentences from the active voice to the passive voice:
- The man cut down the tree.
- Columbus discovered America.
- His teacher praised him.
- The boy teased the dog.
- The police arrested him.
- Rama was making a kite.
- The boy caught the ball.
- My father will write a letter.
- I will defeat him.
- He kept me waiting.
- He scored twenty runs.
- manners reveal character.
- Everyone loves him.
- We expect goog news.
- I have sold my bicycle.
- We must write to him.
- They are doing the work.
- The car hit the man.
- Shyam eats an apple.
- I had posted the letter before i meet him
- How do they make coffee?
- Rachna had made tea.
- Abdul was watering the plants.
- Surabhi will write a letter.
- Mala has broken the window.
Answers
- 1. The tree was cut down by the man.
- . America was discovered by Columbus
- He was praised by his teacher.
- The dog was teased by the boy.
- He was arrested.
- A kite was being made by Rama.
- The ball was caught by the boy.
- A letter will be written by my father.
- He will be defeated by me.
- I was kept waiting.
- Twenty runs were scored by him.
- Character is revealed by manners. ‘
- He is loved by everyone.
- Good news is expected.
- My bicycle has been sold.
- He must be written to by us.
- The work is being done by them.
- The man was hit by the car.
- An apple is eaten by Shyam.
- The letter had been posted (by me) before I met him.
- How is coffee made?
- Tea had been made by Rachna.
- Plants were being watered by Abdul.
- A letter will be written by Surabhi.
- The window has been broken by Mala.
Exercise 5
Write these sentences in another way as shown in the following example:
- They didn’t give me the money.
- I was not given the money.
- 1. They asked me some difficult questions at the interview.
- Janaki’s colleagues gave her a present when she retired.
- Nobody told me that Jagdish was ill.
- How much will they pay you?
- I think they should have offered Om the job.
- Has anybody shown you what to do?
Answers
- I was asked some difficult questions at the interview.
- Janaki was given a present (by her colleagues) when she retired.
- I was not told that Jagdish was ill.
- How much will you be paid?
- I think Om should have been offered the job.
- Have you been shown what to do?
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