ENGLISH8 Bïi Minh Ch©u PASSIVE VOICE I. Change these sentence into active voice 1. These exercises were done well. --> . 2. No mistakes have been made in his composition. --> . 3. This dress is being made for me by my mother. --> . 4. I am taught English by my mother everyday. --> . 5. A lot of English songs can be sung very well by the girls. --> . 6. Our clothes are washed by her everyday. --> . 7. The room is being decorated by my father. --> . 8. A big house is being built near my house. --> . 9. The story was told by my grandmother two years ago. --> . 10. English is taught in every school in the city. --> . 11. My motorbike is being washed now. --> . 12. This poem has been written by a very famous poet. --> . 13. My sister’s car was made in Japan. --> . 14. This purse was found a few days ago by a woman. --> . 15. This job has to be done at once. --> . 16. How are candle made? --> . 17. All the arrangements have been made. --> . 18. The operation is going to be performed by French doctors. --> . 19. This house was built 100 years ago. --> . 20. The lessons are being written by the students now. --> . 21. What have been done to help the poor in this city? --> . 22. When was this radio manufactured? --> . 23.Were you taught how to apply this theory by your teacher? PAGE1 ENGLISH8 Bïi Minh Ch©u --> . 24. Fortunately the machinery wasn’t damaged by the accident. --> . 25. These animals at the zoo are fed twice a day. --> . 26. They couldn’t be found anywhere. --> . 27. These artificial flowers are made of silk. --> . 28. This dress must be washed in cold water. --> . 29. For a long time, the earth was believed to be flat. --> . II. Change these sentences into passive voice. 1. The teacher is going to tell a story. --> . 2. They will hold the meeting before May Day. --> . 3. They may use this room for the classroom. --> . 4. Someone has taken some of my books away. --> . 5. No one believe his story. --> . 6. People speak English in almost every corner of the world. --> . 7. You mustn’t use this machine after 5:30 p.m. --> . 8. They told the new people where to sit. --> . 9. Luckily for me, they didn’t call my name. --> . 10. Do they teach English here? --> . 11. Will you invite her to your weeding party? --> . 12. Has Tom finished the work? --> . 13. They have provided the victims with food and clothing. --> . 14. Have they changed the window of the laboratory? --> . 15. Why didn’t they help him? --> . 16. How many games has the team played? --> . 17. What time can the boys hand this paper? --> . 18. Who are they keeping in the kitchen? PAGE2 ENGLISH8 Bïi Minh Ch©u --> . 19. They can’t make tea with cold water. --> . 20. They have to repair the engine of the car --> . 21. People spend a lot of money on advertising. --> . 22. They should widen the road at this point. --> . 23. They’ll have to repair the roof before the rainy season comes --> . 24. My father is telling a funny story. --> . 25. The boy broke a vase of flowers yesterday --> . 26. I was washing my clothes when you called. --> . 27. They have taught math at this school for a long time. --> . 28. They can repair all kinds of cars. --> . 29. Did you buy this book at Nhan Van bookstore? --> . 30. Mary is drinking coffee in the living now. --> . 31. They haven’t learned English for a long time. --> . 32. Did her friends give her a lot of special presents? --> . 33. I left my handbag on the bus this morning. --> . 34. You must finish work on time --> . 35. We a lot of homework every night. --> . 36. What time does Mr Green give his lecture? --> . 37. We are going to paint our house tomorrow. --> . 38. They will build a big hospital tomorrow. --> . 39. My daughter can tell a lot of stories very well. --> . 40. Last night we saw a very good film. --> . 41. Every my mother drives her car to her office. --> . 42. We always get salary at the end of the month. --> PAGE3 ENGLISH8 Bïi Minh Ch©u Reported speech I. Turn these sentences into Reported speech. 1. Nam said, “my uncle often plants the vegetables in the afternoon.” …………………………………………………………………… . … 2. “My uncle will not plant the vegetables tomorrow afternoon”, she said. ………………………………………………………………………………. 3. “Mr and Mrs Pike have just read these newspapers”, Nga said. …………………………………………………………………………… 4. She said, “I often listen to music at night.” ……………………………………………………… 5. Lan’s mother said, “ My daughter usually brushes her teeth before meals.” ………………………………………………………………………………… 6. They said, “We have to the assignments now.” ……………………………………………………………. 7. Lan says, “My sister seldom rides a bike to school.” ……………………………………………………… . 8. They said, “Our teacher sometimes explains the difficult lesson.” …………………………………………………………………………. 9. Nam said, “ I am doing my homework now.” ………………………………………………………… II. Turn these sentences into Reported speech. 1. She said,” I can’t find my umbrella” ___________________________________________________________ 2. They said, “We are learning English now” ___________________________________________________________ 3. “ My friend is coming next week”, Tom said. ___________________________________________________________ 4. “ I’ll help my mum with housework this weekend” ___________________________________________________________ 2. “We shall overcome this difficulty”, they said ___________________________________________________________ 3. “ My father is a doctor here”, my friend said ___________________________________________________________ 4. “I am going on holiday tomorrow”, the boy said to his neighbor. ___________________________________________________________ 5. “ You will have to finish all these exercises before next week”, the teacher said to his students ___________________________________________________________ 6. “ I came back here early yesterday,” she said. ___________________________________________________________ 7. “ I’ve broken the vase,” she said ___________________________________________________________ 8. “ I will never see you again,” the boy said to the girl. ___________________________________________________________ 1. He said to her, “You are my friend.” ___________________________________________________________ PAGE4 ENGLISH8 Bïi Minh Ch©u 2. Johnny said to his mother, “I don’t know how to this axercise.” ___________________________________________________________ 3. “We are waiting for the school bus”, said the chidren. ___________________________________________________________ 4. Marry said, “My father died a year ago”. ___________________________________________________________ 5. John said, “I have finished studying my lesson”. ___________________________________________________________ 6. Mary said, “I can not go to the movies with you, John”. ___________________________________________________________ 7. “I shall expect to see you next Wednesday.” Mary said to her friend. ___________________________________________________________ 8. He said, “I don’t know what happened.” ________________________________________________ 9. She said, “I went to the doctor yesterday.” ________________________________________________ 10. He said, “I have a toothache.” ________________________________________________ 11. She said, “I’ll write him a prescription.” ________________________________________________ 12. They said, “We’re going to the drugstore.” ________________________________________________ 13. He said, “The doctor gave me some pills.” ________________________________________________ 14. She said, “I go to the supermarket every day.” ________________________________________________ 15. He said, “I have received the envelope.” ________________________________________________ 16. They said, “We visited Cannery Row.” ________________________________________________ 17. She said, “I feel very sick.” ________________________________________________ 18. He said, “I bought some popcorn.” ________________________________________________ 19. They said, “We’re flying to California.” ________________________________________________ 20. He said, “I’m cutting off the main valve.” ________________________________________________ II. Change the sentences below into direct speech. 1. My mother told me that she was sad then. ___________________________________________________________ 2. One of my friends said that she liked learning English with her teacher. ___________________________________________________________ 3. The doctor told me that I could leave the hospital that day. ___________________________________________________________ 4. The film director said that she was willing to work then. ___________________________________________________________ 5. The teacher told his students that he would be busy the following month. PAGE5 ENGLISH8 Bïi Minh Ch©u ___________________________________________________________ 6. Tom invited me to his birthday party. ___________________________________________________________ 7. She said the doctor had written her a prescription. ________________________________________________ 8. He said that he had a toothache. ________________________________________________ 9. She said she went to the museum every day. ________________________________________________ 10. They said they were going to the supermarket. ________________________________________________ 11. She said that the doctor had given her some pills. ________________________________________________ 12. He said he had received the report. ________________________________________________ III Change the following sentences into reported speech: 1. She said to him: “give me another glass of wine”. ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 2. She said to me: “bring me a book”. ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 3. Mother said to him: “open the window please!”. ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 4. He said to me: “shut the door after you”. ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 5. The captain said to them: “wait here still I come back”. ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 6. She told her: “take it and come with me”. ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 7. He said to me: “don’t come back before one o’clock”. ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 8. My mother told me: “don’t forget to look at the door”. ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 9. He said to his brother: “don’t open the window, open the door”. ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 10. He said to the girl: “don’t sit on my bed, sit on this chair please!”. ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 11. The teacher said: “I am a teacher”. ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 12. She said to me “I have a big house” ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 13. She said to me : “I am going to the party”. ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 14. She said to me: “I gave him your letter.” ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 15. She said: “I have finished my work.” ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 16. Nam said: “I am not a pupil.” ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 17. Nam said: “I am going to Ho Chi Minh city.” PAGE6 ENGLISH8 Bïi Minh Ch©u ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 18. He said to me: “I have gone to your house.” ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 19. She says: “I knew your difficulties.” ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 20. He said to me: “I gave him your present.” ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 21. He asked me: “Who is Oliver Twist?” ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 22. My mother asked me: “What‘s the matter with you?” ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 23. I asked him: “Which book you find?” ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 24. He asked me: “When you finish your work?” ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 25. Mai asked me: “Why didn’t you come?” ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 26. She says: “She had a wonderful evening.” ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 27. The teacher tells us: “You should learn harder and harder.” ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 28. My mother says that: “We are having a party tomorrow.” ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 29. I say to him: “Our teacher will come on time.” ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… 30. Mai‘s parents say that: “We are going to invite twenty guests to the party.” ……………………………………………………… …………………………………… PAGE7