This document provides examples of active and passive voice, including: - Active voice uses a subject that performs the action, while passive voice uses a subject that receives the action. - Several sentences are given as examples and are identified as either active or passive voice. - Students are instructed to orally identify the voice of example sentences and change sentences between active and passive.

4. Amie baked a cake for her
mother.
A cake was baked by Amie for
her mother.

5. Dora explored the City.
The chef prepared a meal.
Ashley gave her brother a dog.

6. Active Voice
A verb is active if its subject
performs the action.

7. Active
and Passive
Voice

8. What is Voice?
Voice is the form of the verb that shows
whether the subject is performing the
action.

9. The City was explored by Dora.
A meal was prepared by the chef.
A dog was given to her brother by
Ashley.

10. Passive Voice
A verb is passive if the
subject is the receiver of the
action.

11. Mechanics
The students will be divided into 3
groups. The sentences will be shown on the
screen; the first group who will raise their
hand is the first one to answer. The students
will orally identify the voice of the verb in each
sentence then change the form.

12. 1. Diane measures the perimeter.
A. The perimeter is measured by Diane
2. Paul uploads videos every week on
YouTube.
A. Videos are uploaded by Paul every week
on YouTube.
3. Thomson discovered the electrons.
A. The electrons are discovered by Thomson.

13. 4. She writes a letter.
A. A letter is written by her.
5. Carl will teach the children.
A. The children will be taught by Carl.
6. These vases were molded by Chinese
potters.
P. Chinese potters molded these vases.

14. 7. Houses were destroyed by the earthquake.
P. The earthquake destroyed houses.
8. The fans carried a big banner.
A. A big banner was carried by the fans.
9. A servant is employed by him.
P. He employs a servant.
10. We celebrate the Golden Jubilee of our
school.
A. The Golden Jubilee was celebrated by our
school.

15. Quiz:
Identify the following statements
whether it is a simile, metaphor, oxymoron,
apostrophe, hyperbole, rhyme scheme,
personification, imagery.
1. "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never
know what you're going to get."
2. You are the rainbow of my colorless life.
3. Blind justice was not on his side.

16. 4. I had so much homework last night that I
need to pick up trucks to carry all my books
home!
5. My sister is having a heavy diet.
6. You sting like a bee.
7. She wears a long fur coat of mink
Even in the summertime
Everybody knows from the coy little wink
The girl's got a lot on her mind

17. 8. Oh, rose, how sweet you smell and how
bright you look!
9. That child is a bear when he is sleepy.
10. 'The people along the sand
All turn and look one way.
They turn their back on the land.
They look at the sea all day.

18. Quiz
On a one whole sheet of paper
A. Write A in the blanks before the
number if the sentence is active and
P if passive.
____1. Merliz presents an interesting
report.
____2. The village was destroyed by fire.
____3. They killed the enemies.
____4. A car knocked down the child.
____5. The president was given a grand
welcome by the people.

19. B. Rewrite the sentences in passive
voice.
1. Nikki bakes a lot of cookies.
2. The doctor examines the patient.
3. They enjoyed the tour very much.
C. Rewrite the sentences in active
voice.
1. The big temple of Tanjore was built by
Raja.
2.. Many stories were told by Bibo.
3. He was appreciated by everyone.

20. 1. Veron make a lesson for today.
2. A book was published by PAYAWAL
Printing Press.
3. Sweet candies were made by my
grandmother.
4. Anthony made the strawberry cake.
5. 9-Galilei plays badminton every Sunday.
6. The ball was kicked by Aaron.

21. 7. A student was expelled by the principal.
8. We joined the tour for education students.
9. The report was accepted by the
chairperson.
10. Ellen leaves her cellular phone on the
table.