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    AMITY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

    CLASS - VIII ENGLISH M L P


    TOPIC – ACTIVE and PASSIVE VOICE (Answer key)

    Change these active sentences to passive. Choose if you need the agent or not.

    SOLVED

    1. People speak Portuguese in Brazil.


    Portuguese is spoken in Brazil.
    2. The Government is planning a new road near my house.
    A new road is being planned near my house.
    3. My grandfather built this house in 1943.
    This house was built by my grandfather in 1943.
    4. Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.
    Guernica was being painted by Picasso at that time.
    5. The cleaner has cleaned the office.
    The office has been cleaned by the cleaner.
    6. He had written three books before 1867.
    Three books had been written by him before 1867.
    7. John will tell you later.
    You will be told by John later.
    8. By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal.
    By this time tomorrow the deal will have been signed by us.
    9. Somebody should do the work.
    The work should be done.
    10. The traffic might have delayed Jimmy.
    Jimmy might have been delayed by the traffic.
    11. Everybody loves Mr. Brown.
    Mr. Brown is loved.
    12. They are building a new stadium near the station.
    A new stadium is being built by them near the station.
    13. The wolf ate the princess.
    The princess was eaten by the wolf.
    14. At six o’clock someone was telling a story.
    At six o’clock a story was being told.
    15. Somebody has drunk all the water!
    All the water has been drunk!
    16. I had cleaned all the windows before the storm.
    All the windows had been cleaned by me before the storm.
    17. A workman will repair the computer tomorrow.
    The computer will be repaired by a workman tomorrow.
    18. By next year the students will have studied the passive.
    By the next year the passive will have been studied by the students.
    19. James might cook dinner.
    Dinner might be cooked by James.
    20. Somebody must have taken my wallet.
    My wallet must have been taken.
    Complete the following process writing using passive voice.

    1. How to Make Tea (Present Tense)

    1. Boil a cup of water in a kettle/teapot.


    2. When the water is still boiling, pour half a cup of milk into the boiling water.
    3. Add tea leaves and sugar into the tea.
    4. Allow it to boil for another 1 minute.
    5. Stir the tea and serve hot.

    First, a cup of water is boiled (a) in a kettle or teapot. When the water is still boiling, half a cup of
    milk is poured (b) into the boiling water. Tea leaves and sugar are added (c) into the tea and it is
    allowed to boil (d) for another one minute. Finally, tea is stirred (e) and served (f) hot.

    2. How to make noodles (Past Tense)

    1. Boil a glass of water in a pan.


    2. Add the spices to the boiling water and stir for a minute.
    3. Crunch the packaged noodles and empty the packet into the water.
    4. Add vegetables of your choice.
    5. Leave the mixture to simmer for three minutes and serve with tea or coffee.

    This is how I made noodles yesterday. First, a glass of water was boiled in a (a) pan. Next, the spices
    were added to the boiling (b) water and stirred (c) for a minute. Following this, the packaged
    noodles were crunched (d) and the packet was emptied (e) into the water. Next, vegetables of your
    choice were added (f) to the preparation. Finally, the mixture was left to simmer (g) for three
    minutes and served with tea or coffee

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