2. Warm-Up
“Passive Descriptions”
It's made from paper.
It's used in the classroom.
It's bought by students.
It's used to find the meanings
of words, etc.
3. Change Into Passive
1. Many people begin new projects in
January
2. You must wash that shirt for tonight’s
party.
3. Mum is going to prepare the food.
4. They make shoes in that factory.
5. We will have to examine you again.
6. They had finished preparations by the
time the guests arrived.
7. The delegation will meet the visitors at
the airport.
8. We have produced skis here since
1964.
9. All workers will read the memo.
10. Nobody can beat TigerWoods at golf.
11. They also speak German at EU
meetings.
12. We must look into the question.
13. Someone reads the newspaper to him
every day.
14. The Chinese discovered acupuncture
thousands of years ago.
15. Has he given you back the book yet?
16. The police locked up the criminals.
17. They must have left the keys behind.
18. The robbers made up the story.
19. The boy is eating the cake.
20. Dad promised by a box of chocolates.
21. The spider scared her.
22. The guide will show us the Natural
History Museum in the afternoon.
23. The dentist is cleaning the woman’s
teeth.
24. She showed her relatives the new house.
5. Passive Voice Questions
Ex. There was a bad car accident yesterday (how many / people / injure) How
many people were injured?
1. Many new employees are starting to work tomorrow. (how many / new people
/ hire)
2. Mr Brooks is going to fire his secretary. (why / she / fire)
3. You shouldn’t wash that jacket. (how / it / clean)
4. My favourite TV program was cancelled last night. (what / program / show /
instead)
5. The police found the stolen car. (where/ it / find)
6. They will deliver the package tomorrow. (what time / it / deliver)
7. They are going to hold this meeting in Room 21. (where / next meeting / hold)
8. The company has sold 100 cars this month. (how many / cars / sell / last
month)
9. The war lasted five years. (how many people / kill)
10. Someone took my wallet. (how much money / take)
6. Find Someone Who
1. who has been injured in a car accident
2. who has been bitten by a dog
3. who was born inApril
4. who knows what language is spoken in Brazil
5. who was given a gift last month
6. whose wallet has been stolen
7. who has been taken to hospital in an ambulance
8. who was invited to a party last week
9. who can name 3 famous world leaders who were assassinated in the past 100 years
10. who know where the next winter Olympics will be held
11. who was given a parking ticket or a speeding ticket in the past year
12.who has never been stung by a bee
13. who knows when the electric light bulb was first used
14. who was given a lift last week
7. It is said that …
1.We believe that calcium builds strong bones and teeth. __________
2.We know that fruits and vegetables are important for our health.____
3. Many doctors think that some fruits and grains can help to prevent
cancer. _____________________
4. People say that fruit improves your immune system.___________
5.We believe that nuts help to lower cholesterol. _______________
6. Dentists know eating a lot of sugar can be bad for our teeth.______
8. Passive Causative
1. She needs to …………………………………… (car/ repair).
2. I'm going …………………………………… at the new hairdresser's (hair/cut).
3. I really must …………………………………… (the central heating/fix).
4. They ought …………………………………… (the broken windows/ replace).
5. He …………………………………… while he was away on holiday (flat/ burgle).
6. I …………………………………… after I dropped it (phone repair).
7. She …………………………………… on the underground last week (purse/steal).
8. He …………………………………… to his home address yesterday (tickets
send).
9. I ……………………………………if I could afford it (the house redecorate).
10. He …………………………………… onto the train by a porter (bags load).
11. I . …………………………………… a fortnight ago (car/service).
9. Active and Passive Causative
1. I made my son __________ the windows before he could go outside to play.
(wash)
2. Mrs. Crane had her house __________. (decorate)
3. The teacher had the class __________ a 3000 word research paper. (write)
4. Don got some kids in the neighbourhood __________ out his garage. (clean)
5. I went to the bank to have a cheque __________. (cash)
6. After I had the sleeves __________, the jacket I bought fit me perfectly. (shorten)
7. My boss made me __________ my report because he wasn't satisfied with it.
(redo)
8. Tom had a bad headache yesterday, so he got his twin brother Tim __________ to
class for him. The teacher didn't know the difference. (go)
9. Alice stopped at the service station to have the tank __________.(fill)
10. I got Mary __________ me some money so I could go to a movie last night. (lend)
11. Mr. Fields went to a doctor to have the wart on his nose __________. (remove)
12. Peeling onions always makes me __________. (cry)
13. We had a professional photographer __________ pictures of everyone who
participated in our wedding. (take)
14. I spilled some tomato sauce on my suit coat. Now I need to get my suit
__________. (clean)
