Active and Passive Voice Construction

1. Good Morning!

2. ACTIVITY

3. Instructions
• Describe what will happen to
the ball.
• Start the sentence with the
name of the person who’s
holding the ball.

5. Instructions
• Describe what will happen to
the ball.
• Start the sentence with ‘the
ball’

7. Active and Passive Voices
Construction
Lesson 6

8. I
CAN…
Power Targets
Differentiate active from passive
voice
I
CAN…
Organize thoughts and ideas about the
importance of active and passive voice
I
CAN…
Rewrite sentences from active to
passive in simple tenses

9. Voices of the Verb
It refers to the idea of the verb
that shows whether the subject
is doer or the receiver of the
action.

10. Two Types of Voices of the Verb
The subject is the
person or thing that is
actively performing the
verb. The object is the
person or thing that the
verb is happening to.
The dog chases the
ball.
The teacher always
answers the student’s
question.
Active Voice Example

11. Note
• In active voice, the form of
the verb is always in the
base form.
• (Subject + Base Form + Object)

12. Note
(Subject + Base Form + Object)
• The pirate buried the treasure.
• Maria is learning French this year.

13. Two Types of Voices of the Verb
The object comes
before the verb and
appears to perform the
action.
The house was painted
by Anna.
The cat was chased by
the dog.
Passive
Voice
Example

14. Note
• In passive voice, the form of
the verb is always in the
Past Participle.
• (Subject + Be Verb + Verb in Past +
Object)

15. Note
(Subject + Be Verb + Verb in Past)
• The letter was written by John.
• They were called by the man.

16. Transform
(Passive to Active)
• The letter was written by John.
• They were called by the man.

17. Transform
(Active to Passive)
• The dog chases the ball.
• The teacher always answers the
student’s question.

18. Transform
(Active to Passive)
• The pirate buried the treasure.
• Maria is learning French this year.

19. Importance of
Active and Passive
Voice in Forming
Sentences

20. Board Work

21. Instructions
• The class will be divided into 5
teams.
• Each team will have one
representative per sentence.
• Transform active to passive voice
• The team who answers correctly
first will have a raise to their flag.

22. Click the flag to raise

23. Activity
• Draw a Venn Diagram
• Compare and Contrast Active and
Passive Voice

24. Questions?

25. Assignment
• Construct at least 5 active voice
sentences and 5 passive voice
sentences. Box the subject and
encircle the verb in each sentence.

26. Thank You!