Active and Passive Voice Class 6 Worksheet English Grammar

Q.1. Change the following sentences from the active voice to the passive voice:
(i) The man cut down the tree.
(ii) Columbus discovered America.
(ii) His teacher praised him.
(iv) The boy teased the dog.
(v) The police arrested him.
(vi) Rama was making a kite.
(vii) The boy caught the ball.
(viii) My father will write a letter.
(ix) I will defeat him.
9(x) He kept me waiting.
(xi) He scored twenty runs.
(xii) Manners reveal character.
(xiii) Everyone loves him.
(xiv) We expect good news.
(xv) I have sold my bicycle.

Q.2. Put the verb into the correct form, present simple or past simple, active or passive:
(i) It’s a big company. Four hundred people ______ (employ) there.
(ii) Water ______ (cover) most of the Earth’s surface.
(iii) Most of the Earth’s surface ______ (cover) by water.
(iv) The park gates ______ (lock) at 7 p.m. daily.
(v) The letter ______ (post) a week ago and it ______ (arrive) yesterday.
(vi) The boat ______ (sink) quickly but fortunately everybody ______ (rescue).
(vii) Raman’s parents ______ (die) when he was very young. He and his sister ______ (bring) up by 
heir grandparents.
(viii) I was born in Mumbai but I ______ (grow) up in Delhi.
(ix) While I was on holiday, my camera ______ (steal) from my hotel room.
(x) While I was on holiday, my camera ______ (disappear) from my hotel room.
(xi) Why ______ (Sita / resign) from her job?
(xii) Why ______ (Sohan / sack) from his job?

Q.3. Complete these sentences with one of the following verbs (in the correct form):

(i) The situation is serious. Something must ______ before it’s too late.
(ii) I have not received the letter. It might ______ to the wrong address.
(iii) A decision will not ______ until the next meeting.
(iv) I told the hotel receptionist that I wanted to ______ at 8 a.m. the next morning.
(v) Do you think that less money should ______ on ornaments.
(vi) This road is in very bad condition. It should ______ a long time ago.
(vii) The injured man couldn’t walk and had to ______
(viii) It is not certain how the fire started but it might ______ by an electrical fault.

You can find Worksheets Solutions here: Worksheet Solutions: Active and Passive Voice