LESSON 11 - PASSIVE VOICE Name : Date : Exercise 1: Choose the best answer by circling A,B,C or D My wedding ring ………… of yellow and white gold a is made b is making c made d maked If my brother ………………., he would come a invited b were invited c were inviting d invite References ………… in the examination room a not are used b is not used c didn’t used d are not used Mary ………… in Boston a are born b were born c was born d born My mother is going …………… this house a sold b to be sold c to sold d to sell 6.There’s somebody hehind us I think we are ……………… a being followed b are followed c follow d following Have you …………… by a dog? a bite b ever been bit c ever been bitten d bit 8.The room is being ………… at the moment a was cleaned b cleaned c cleaning d clean The road to our village ………… widened next year a is b will c can d will be 10 The old lady was ……….exhausted after the long walk a very b absolutely c pretty d fairly 11 The old man is said…………….all his money to an old people’s home when he died a to leave b to leaving c have left d to have left 12 Nobody was injured in the accident , …………? a was there b was he c were they d weren’t they 13 Renoir’s paintings ……… masterpieces all over the world a had considered b are considered c are considering d consider 14 He was advised…………singing lessons a take b taken c taking d to take 15 You’d better get someone…………your living room a redecorate b redecorated c to redecorate d redecorating 16 When………… ? In 1928 a penicillin was discovered b did pencillin discoved c was penicillin disscoverd d did pencillin discover 17 I don’t remember…………… of the decision to change the company policy on vacations a telling b being told c to tell d to be told 18 The children ……………to the zoo a were enjoyed taken b enjoyed being taken c were enjoyed taking d enjoyed taking 19 A new bike was bought ………….him on his birthday a to b for c with d on 20 His car needs ……………… a be fixed b fixing c to be fixing d fixed 21 Her watch needs…………… a reparing b to be repaired c repaired d a&b 22 He was said……………….this building a designing b to have designed c to designs d designed 23 Ted………….by a bee while he was sitting in the garden a got sting b got stung c get stung d gets stung 24 Let the children………… taken to the cinema a to b be c to be d being 25 That book by a famous author a wrote b was written c is writing d has written Exercise 2: choose the correct answer 1.Somebody cleans the room everyday a The room every day is cleaned b The room is everyday cleaned c The room is cleaned every day d The room is cleaned by somebody everyday They cancelled all flights because of fog a All flights because of fog were cancelled b All flights were cancelled because of fog c All flights were cancelled by them because of fog d All flights were because of fog cancelled 3.They are building a new highway around the city a A new highway is being built around the city b A new highway is being built around the city by them c A new highway around the city is being built d Around the city a new highway is being built 4.They have built a new hospital near the airport a A new hospital has been built near the airport by them b A new hospital near the airport has been built c A new hospital has been built near the airport d Near the airport a new hospital has been built by them They will ask you a lot of questions at the interview a You will be asked a lot of questions at the interview b You will be asked a lot of questions at the interview by them c A lot of questions will be asked you at the interview d A lot of questions will be asked at the interview People don’t use this road very often a This road is not used very often b Not very often this road is not used c This road very often is not used d This road not very often is used Somebody accused me of stealing money a I was accused by somebody of stealing money b I was accused of stealing money by somebody c I was accused of stealing money d I was accused stealing money Somebody is using the computer at the moment a The computer is being used at the moment b The computer at the moment is being used c The computer is being used by somebody at the moment d The computer is used at the moment The bill includes service a Service is included by the bill b Service included in the bill c Service is included in the bill d Service is in the bill 10 They have changed the date of the meeting a The date of the meeting has been changed b The date of the meeting has been changed by them c The meeting has been changed the date d The date of the meeting has changed 11 It has been said that UFO sightings are increasing.` a People say that UFO sightings are increasing b people have said that UFO sightings are increasing c That UFO sightings are increasing is true d UFO has been said to be inreasing 12 He is getting them mend the windows a He’s having the windows to mend b He’s having to mend the windows c He’s having to be mended the windows d He is having the windows mended 13 They made her hand over her passport a She was made to hand over her passport b She was made hand over her passport c She was handed over to make her passport d She was handed over for her passport to make 14 Don’t let the others see you a Don’t let you to be seen b Don’t let yourself be seen c You aren’t to be seen by the others d Both a &c allowed 15 They say that many people are homeless after the tsunami 10 a They say many people to have been homeless after the tsunami 11 b They say many piople to bbe homeless after the tsunami c Many people are said to have been homeless after the tsunami d Many people are said to be homeless after the tsunami 16 They know that the Prime Minister is in favour of the new law a The Prime minister is known to have been in favour of the new law b They know the Prime Minister to be in favour of the new law c The Prime Minister is known to be in favour of the new law d They know the Prime Minister to have been in favour of the new law 17 They expect that the government will lose the election a The government is expected to have lost the election b The government is expected to lose the election c They expect the government to lose the election d They expect the government have lost election 18 I didn’t realize that somebody was recording our conversation a I didn’t realize that our conversation was recorded b I didn’t realize that our conversation was being recorded c I didn’t realize that our conversation was being recorded by someone d Our conversation wasn’t realized to be recorded 19 They never made us anything we didn’t want to a We are never made to anything we didn’t want to b We were never made to anything we didn’t want to c We have never made to anything we didn’t want to d We had never made to anything we didn’t want to 20 Brian told me that somebody had attacked him in the street a I was told by Brian that soebody had attacked him in the street b I was told by Brian that he had been attacked in the street c Brian told me to have been attacked in the street d Brian told me that he had been attacked in the street Exercise Change into passive voice Somebody has taken my briefcase The teacher returned our written work to us She had finished her report by noon The mad dog bit the little boy The police have arrested five suspects The doctor ordered him to take a long rest Lightning struck the house A group of students have met their friend at the railway station They didn’t allow Tom to take these books home The teacher won’t correct exercise tomorrow Marry has operated Tom since 10 o’clock This is the second time they have written to us about this Mr Smith has taught us French for two years They didn’t look after the children properly Nobody swept this strreet last week 16 People say that he works 16 hours aday 17 It is believed that the boy is wearing a white T- shirt and blue jeans 18 People thought Mike had paid too much 19 Everyone knows the portrait was painted by Picasso 20 It is predicted that the company will lose money this year 21 It is said that she has lived there for ten years 22 The police think the criminal is in hiding in the London area 23 It is reported that the building has been badly damaged by fire 24 It is said that there is a secret tunnel between them 25 They believe that the thieves git in through the kitchen window ... in the street d Brian told me that he had been attacked in the street Exercise Change into passive voice Somebody has taken my briefcase The teacher returned our written work to us She had finished... are homeless after the tsunami 10 a They say many people to have been homeless after the tsunami 11 b They say many piople to bbe homeless after the tsunami c Many people are said to have been... been changed by them c The meeting has been changed the date d The date of the meeting has changed 11 It has been said that UFO sightings are increasing.` a People say that UFO sightings are increasing