Active & Passive Voice

TEACHER REDEL
ENGLISH
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TEACHER REDEL
LESSON 3
Active Voice & Passive
Voice
Objective of the lesson:
• Use the active and passive voice meaningfully in
varied contexts
LET’S REVIEW
What is a A verb is a part of speech that expresses
verb? an action, an occurrence, or state of
being in a sentence.
Regular
What are the Transitive
verbs
types/kinds Tenses
of verbs? Irregular
Intransitive
verbs?
VOICE OF THE VERBS

What does the voice of a verb
indicate?
 Voice of a verb indicates whether the
subject is the performer or receiver of
the action. There are two voices of the
verbs: the active voice, where the
subject is the doer of the action; and
the passive voice, where the subject
is the receiver of the action.
Study these examples to see the difference between
sentences in the active voice and in the passive voice.
Active Voice Passive Voice
1. The student writes a story. 1. The story is written by the student.
2. Mr. Lucindo reads the article to the class. 2. The article is read by Mr. Lucindo to the class.
Who reads the

What is the subject of the
story?
sentence?
Study these examples to see the difference between
sentences in the active voice and in the passive voice.
ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE
Crops are grown by

Farmers grow crops.
farmers
It is in the passive
A verb is in the active
voice when it tells that
voice when it tells what
the subject is acted
the subject does
upon
the active voice into passive
voice?
1. Make the direct object (active voice) the subject of a passive
verb.
2. Make the subject (active voice) the object of the preposition “by.”
3. Use be verb + past participle verb.
Subject Verb Object
Active Ashley writes a letter
Passive A letter is written by Ashley

Let me show you more
examples
ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE
The dog jumped onto the The boy was jumped on by

boy. the dog
Kristy will give a book report to A book report will be given by

the class. Kristy to the class.
The computer ate my My paper was eaten by the

paper. computer.
Tell whether each given sentence
Learning Tasks is in active or passive voice form
#1 of the verb.
Active
1.Children love stories.
Voice
2.Stories are loved by children.
Passive
Voice
3.Storytellers create magical characters and
Active
places. Voice
Passive
4.Magical characters and places are created
Voice
by storytellers.
Active
5.A series of events builds an excitingVoice
story.
Tell whether each given sentence
Learning Tasks is in active or passive voice form
#1 of the verb.
Passive
6. An exciting story is built by a series of events.
Voice
7. Storytellers use setting to indicate or describe the time,
place, and occasion of an
Active event.
Voice
8. Setting is used by storytellers to indicate or describe the

Passive
time, place, and occasion
Voice
of an event.
9. The main character deals with a problem referred to as
conflictActive
in a Voice
story.
10. A problem referred to as a conflict in a story is dealt with
Passive
by the main character
Voice
Learning Tasks Change the following
sentences in active voice
#2 into passive voice.
ACTIVE VOICE ANSWER (PASSIVE VOICE)
1. Scott fixed the broken 1. The broken furniture was fixed by Scott.
furniture.
2. The lion was chasing the 2. The deer was being chased by the lion.
deer.
3. Jireh has given me a 3. A present has been given to me by Jireh.
present. 3. I have been given a present by Jireh.
4. They sell radios. 4. Radios are sold by them.
5. They will finish the work in a 5. The work will be finished by them in a week.
week.
Learning Tasks
#3
Perform the
Practice Exercises A
and B, in your
textbook,
Essential English,
Learning Tasks Key to correct
#3 answers
1. Ate (ACTIVE)
2. were eaten (PASSIVE)
3. replaced (ACTIVE)
4. was replaced (PASSIVE)
5. are going to witness (ACTIVE)
6. is going to be witnessed (PASSIVE)
7. instructed (ACTIVE)
8. was instructed (PASSIVE)
9. read (ACTIVE)
10. was read (PASSIVE)
Learning Tasks Key to correct
#3 answers
1. A sarcastic review was written by the critic.
2. The house will be cleaned by me every Saturday.
3. A safety video is required to be watched by each student every
year.
4. An application for a new job was faxed by Anne.
5. The entire house was painted by Romy.
6. The students’ questions are always answered by the teacher.
7. That piece is really enjoyed by our group.
8. The whole area was destroyed by the forest fire.
9. The treaty is being signed by the two presidents.
10. Money was generously donated to the homeless shelter by
Key to correct
Seatwork answers
SET A
1. Stakeholders view global warming as a global threat.
= Global warming is viewed by stakeholders as a global threat.
2. Stakeholders view global warming as a global threat.
=Global warming is viewed by stakeholders as a global threat.
3. Climate studies identified the 20th century as the warmest for several millennia.
= The 20th century was identified by climate studies as the warmest for several millennia.
4. Indigenous culture in Polar Regions suffers from sea ice loss due to the warming of the earth.
= Sea ice loss due to the warming of the earth is suffered by Indigenous culture in Polar Regions.
5. Scientists have projected that the Arctic may have an ice-free summer by 2040 or earlier.
= An ice-free summer by 2040 or earlier has been projected by scientists.
Key to correct
Seatwork answers
SET B
6. Coral reefs had suffered the worst bleaching because of climate change.
7. Experts anticipate the intensity of the world heating up in the next 50 years.
8.
9. Climate change watchdogs have acknowledged heat waves, wildfires, and strong
typhoons.
10, Scientists conduct studies but these are not enough to halt the earth’s warming up.

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TEACHER REDEL

VOICE OF THE VERBS

1. The student writes a story. 1. The story is written by the student.

Who reads the

ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE

Crops are grown by

Active Ashley writes a letter

Passive A letter is written by Ashley

The dog jumped onto the The boy was jumped on by

Kristy will give a book report to A book report will be given by

The computer ate my My paper was eaten by the

8. Setting is used by storytellers to indicate or describe the

4. They sell radios. 4. Radios are sold by them.

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