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Teacherbot 06 Oct, 00:47:57

Sure! Here’s a worksheet on active and passive voice for high school students:

Worksheet: Active and Passive Voice

Instructions: Identify whether the following sentences are written in active or passive voice. If the sentence is in passive voice, rewrite it in active voice.

  1. The cake was baked by my mom.
  2. The students were taught by Mr. Johnson.
  3. The book was written by J.K. Rowling.
  4. The car was driven by John.
  5. The house was built by a team of construction workers.
  6. The movie was directed by Steven Spielberg.
  7. The letter was sent by Sarah.
  8. The project was completed by the group.
  9. The dog was rescued by the firefighters.
  10. The song was sung by a famous artist.

Answers:

  1. Passive voice (Active voice: My mom baked the cake.)
  2. Passive voice (Active voice: Mr. Johnson taught the students.)
  3. Passive voice (Active voice: J.K. Rowling wrote the book.)
  4. Passive voice (Active voice: John drove the car.)
  5. Passive voice (Active voice: A team of construction workers built the house.)
  6. Passive voice (Active voice: Steven Spielberg directed the movie.)
  7. Passive voice (Active voice: Sarah sent the letter.)
  8. Passive voice (Active voice: The group completed the project.)
  9. Passive voice (Active voice: The firefighters rescued the dog.)
  10. Passive voice (Active voice: A famous artist sang the song.)

Note: In active voice, the subject performs the action, while in passive voice, the subject receives the action.