Passive Voice (exercises1)

1.    We are taught grammar by Ms Sullivan.
2.    He was praised by the teacher.
3.    The injured were taken to the hospital by the firemen.
4.    The town was destroyed by an earthquake.
5.    The teacher was pleased with the boy’s work.
6.    The building was damaged by the fire.
7.    By whom were you taught French?
8.    You will be given a ticket by the manager.
9.    The streets were thronged with spectators.
10.    We will be blamed by everyone.
11.    The trees were blown down by the wind.
12.    The thieves were caught by the police.
13.    The letter was posted by Alice.
14.    We were received by the hostess.
15.    The snake was killed with a stick.
16.    The minister was welcomed by the people.
17.    He was found guilty of murder.
18.    This house was built by John Mathews in 1991.

1. They built these houses in 1902.
2. She bakes a cake every Sunday.
3. He broke the vase yesterday.

4. I clean the shoes every Friday.
5. We wrote the exercise an hour ago.
6. They use this road very often.

7. Thieves stole his car.
8. They cancelled all the flights.
9. Brian told the truth.

10. She always loads the dishwasher.
11. He sometimes does the shopping.
12. The ambulance took Peter to hospital.

 People returned many books to the library last night.

 Someone took that book from her desk.

 Someone has taken money from my wallet.

 The reporter wrote an article about pollution.

 The dog bit the tall little boy.

 The newspapers reported the event immediately.