Passive Voice Exercise -- 101
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👉🏻 Change the following sentences from the Active voice to the passive voice.
1. The boy killed the spider.
2. The woodcutter felled the trees.
3. Columbus discovered America.
4. The master praised the boy.
5. The police arrested the thief.
6. The boys were making kites.
7. He has written a novel.
8. We will conquer the enemy.
9. The hunter shot the tiger.
10. Your manners irritate me.
11. He made a very remarkable discovery.
12. Everybody loves him.
13. My cousin has drawn a beautiful picture.
14. Somebody has put out the light.
15. Somebody has picked my pocket.
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🟢Answers🟢
1. The spider was killed by the boy.
2. The trees were felled by the wood cutter.
3. America was discovered by Columbus.
4. The boy was praised by the master.
5. The thief was arrested by the police.
6. Kites were being made by the boys.
7. A novel has been written by him.
8. The enemy will be conquered by us.
9. The tiger was shot by the hunter.
10. I am irritated by your manners.
11. A very remarkable discovery was made by him.
12. He is loved by everybody.
13. A beautiful picture has been drawn by my cousin.
14. The light has been put out by somebody.
15. My pocket has been picked by somebody.
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👉🏻 Change the following sentences from the Active voice to the passive voice.
1. The boy killed the spider.
2. The woodcutter felled the trees.
3. Columbus discovered America.
4. The master praised the boy.
5. The police arrested the thief.
6. The boys were making kites.
7. He has written a novel.
8. We will conquer the enemy.
9. The hunter shot the tiger.
10. Your manners irritate me.
11. He made a very remarkable discovery.
12. Everybody loves him.
13. My cousin has drawn a beautiful picture.
14. Somebody has put out the light.
15. Somebody has picked my pocket.
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🟢Answers🟢
1. The spider was killed by the boy.
2. The trees were felled by the wood cutter.
3. America was discovered by Columbus.
4. The boy was praised by the master.
5. The thief was arrested by the police.
6. Kites were being made by the boys.
7. A novel has been written by him.
8. The enemy will be conquered by us.
9. The tiger was shot by the hunter.
10. I am irritated by your manners.
11. A very remarkable discovery was made by him.
12. He is loved by everybody.
13. A beautiful picture has been drawn by my cousin.
14. The light has been put out by somebody.
15. My pocket has been picked by somebody.
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Prepositions Exercise --- 41
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📎 Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1. Don’t make such a bother ………………….. which dress to wear.
Please select 2 correct answers
over
about
with
2. The ship sank ……………………. the bottom.
in
at
to
3. She spanked the boy ………………………. his bottom.
in
at
on
4. In olden days the poor had to depend ……………………. the parish’s bounty.
with
on
over
5. He was punished ………………………. a boyish prank.
with
for
to
6. The typist botched the work and had to start ……………………..
on
over
out
7. The guest speaker turned ………………………….. to be a deadly bore.
out
up
in
8. The policemen showed great bravery …………………………. the face of danger.
at
in
on
9. We were stunned …………………………. the breadth of the mountain range.
by
with
of
10. Mosquitoes breed ……………………….. stagnant water.
on
in
into
11. A storm is brewing ……………………….. the horizon.
on
over
at
12. Her bridal gown was ……………………….. pure silk.
from
up
of
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🟢 Answers 🟢
1. Don’t make such a bother over / about which dress to wear.
2. The ship sank to the bottom.
3. She spanked the boy on his bottom.
4. In olden days the poor had to depend on the parish’s bounty.
5. He was punished for a boyish prank.
6. The typist botched the work and had to start over.
7. The guest speaker turned out to be a deadly bore.
8. The policemen showed great bravery in the face of danger.
9. We were stunned by the breadth of the mountain range.
10. Mosquitoes breed in stagnant water.
11. A storm is brewing on the horizon.
12. Her bridal gown was of pure silk.
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📎 Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1. Don’t make such a bother ………………….. which dress to wear.
Please select 2 correct answers
over
about
with
2. The ship sank ……………………. the bottom.
in
at
to
3. She spanked the boy ………………………. his bottom.
in
at
on
4. In olden days the poor had to depend ……………………. the parish’s bounty.
with
on
over
5. He was punished ………………………. a boyish prank.
with
for
to
6. The typist botched the work and had to start ……………………..
on
over
out
7. The guest speaker turned ………………………….. to be a deadly bore.
out
up
in
8. The policemen showed great bravery …………………………. the face of danger.
at
in
on
9. We were stunned …………………………. the breadth of the mountain range.
by
with
of
10. Mosquitoes breed ……………………….. stagnant water.
on
in
into
11. A storm is brewing ……………………….. the horizon.
on
over
at
12. Her bridal gown was ……………………….. pure silk.
from
up
of
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🟢 Answers 🟢
1. Don’t make such a bother over / about which dress to wear.
2. The ship sank to the bottom.
3. She spanked the boy on his bottom.
4. In olden days the poor had to depend on the parish’s bounty.
5. He was punished for a boyish prank.
6. The typist botched the work and had to start over.
7. The guest speaker turned out to be a deadly bore.
8. The policemen showed great bravery in the face of danger.
9. We were stunned by the breadth of the mountain range.
10. Mosquitoes breed in stagnant water.
11. A storm is brewing on the horizon.
12. Her bridal gown was of pure silk.
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Simple Past vs. Past Perfect Tense
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Fill in the blanks with a verb in the simple past or past perfect tense.
1. I ......................................... have his number, so I couldn't call him.
hadn't
didn't
Either could be used here
2. We ................................ each other for a long time.
didn't know
hadn't known
3. I ........................... the key so I couldn't get into the house.
had lost
have lost
4. I ............................. the key so I couldn't get into the house.
hadn't
didn't have
5. Have you ............................ a sister?
got
gotten
Either could be used here
6. I didn't ............................... his address.
know
knew
7. They were anxious because she ................................ returned yet.
didn't
hadn't
8. He ............................. anything.
Please select 2 correct answers
didn't say
didn't said
hadn't said
9. When I met her again after 10 years, I ................................ her.
hadn't recognized
didn't recognize
10. She ............................ the offer.
didn't accept
hadn't accept
11. I failed the test because I ............................... enough.
hadn't learned
didn't learn
didn't learned
12. .......................... she ........................ before you arrived?
Did, go
Had, gone
Did, went
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🟢 Answers 🟢
1. I didn’t have his number, so I couldn’t call him.
2. We hadn’t known each other for a long time.
3. I had lost the key so I couldn’t get into the house.
4. I didn’t have the key so I couldn’t get into the house.
5. Have you got a sister?
6. I didn’t know his address.
7. They were anxious because she hadn’t returned yet.
8. He didn’t say / hadn’t said anything.
9. When I met her again after 10 years, I didn’t recognize her.
10. She didn’t accept the offer.
11. I failed the test because I hadn’t learned enough.
12. Had she gone before you arrived?
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Fill in the blanks with a verb in the simple past or past perfect tense.
1. I ......................................... have his number, so I couldn't call him.
hadn't
didn't
Either could be used here
2. We ................................ each other for a long time.
didn't know
hadn't known
3. I ........................... the key so I couldn't get into the house.
had lost
have lost
4. I ............................. the key so I couldn't get into the house.
hadn't
didn't have
5. Have you ............................ a sister?
got
gotten
Either could be used here
6. I didn't ............................... his address.
know
knew
7. They were anxious because she ................................ returned yet.
didn't
hadn't
8. He ............................. anything.
Please select 2 correct answers
didn't say
didn't said
hadn't said
9. When I met her again after 10 years, I ................................ her.
hadn't recognized
didn't recognize
10. She ............................ the offer.
didn't accept
hadn't accept
11. I failed the test because I ............................... enough.
hadn't learned
didn't learn
didn't learned
12. .......................... she ........................ before you arrived?
Did, go
Had, gone
Did, went
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🟢 Answers 🟢
1. I didn’t have his number, so I couldn’t call him.
2. We hadn’t known each other for a long time.
3. I had lost the key so I couldn’t get into the house.
4. I didn’t have the key so I couldn’t get into the house.
5. Have you got a sister?
6. I didn’t know his address.
7. They were anxious because she hadn’t returned yet.
8. He didn’t say / hadn’t said anything.
9. When I met her again after 10 years, I didn’t recognize her.
10. She didn’t accept the offer.
11. I failed the test because I hadn’t learned enough.
12. Had she gone before you arrived?
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