Worksheet: Active and Passive Voice | English Grammar Class 8 PDF Download

Q.1. Rewrite the following sentences putting the Verbs given against them in the appropriate Passive Voice form :
(i) She …………. up by her aunt. (bring)
(ii) Invitation cards …………. to all her friends. (send)
(iii) You will …………. to the feast. (invite)
(iv) The result …………. on Monday. (declare)
(v) They …………. at the report of the gun. (alarm)
(vi) We …………. at his failure. (shock)

Q.2. Change the voice of the following sentences :
(i) She sings a sweet song.
(ii) Do you not play hockey ?
(iii) Does he sell lottery tickets ?
(iv) I am bending the branch.
(v) Is she boiling potatoes ?
(vi) Are the servants bringing tea ?

Q.3. Rearrange the following into meaningful sentences :
(i) this novel / Premchand / was / by / written
(ii) the brave / admired / everywhere / are
(iii) a doll / the baby / given / was
(iv) them / I / known / am / to
(v) by / the door / whom / opened / was ?
(vi) him / a reward / to / given / was
(vii) one / one’s / keep / should / promise
(viii) kept / be / should / promise

Q.4. Fill in the blanks in the following choosing one word each for every blank.
was, endured, be, opened, was opened, offered, considered, has, being
(i) I …………. the door.
(ii) The gate …………. by the gatekeeper.
(iii) My pocket …………. been picked.
(iv) The work is …………. done.
(v) I …………. taught to read English.
(vi) He is …………. a wise man.
(vii) What cannot …………. cured must be
(viii) He was …………. a chair.
Q.5. The following passage has not been edited. There is a word missing in each line. Find the missing word and write it along with one word that comes before it and the one that comes after it.
(i) He asked to go down to the end of (a) _______
(ii) the garden. He was also to wash himself in water of the river there. The same (b) _______
(iii) water was and sprinkled over everything (c) _______
(iv) which had changed into gold by Mida’s (d) _______
(v) touch. The king felt a weight had lifted (e) _______
(vi) from his heart. He freed of the golden touch. (f) _______
Q.6. The following passage has not been edited. There is a word missing in each line. Find the missing word and write it along with one word that comes before it and the one that comes after it.
(i) I elected to the Committee of the society. (a) _______
(ii) I was in advance that 1 was supposed to attend (b) _______
(iii) every meeting. But I was not much to (c) _______
(iv) speaking. My friends called me a drone. The banter appreciated. A drone is (d) _______
(v) generally to be a thorough idler. Not that (e) _______
(vi) I was not to speak but the words failed me. (f) _______

Q.7. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences using one of the options from the brackets :
(i) A snake …………….. (kill/killed/was killed/has been killed) by him yesterday.
(ii) We …………….. (shock/shocked/are shocked/is shocked) at his failure.
(iii) This could be …………….. (do/did/does/done) by you easily.
(iv) The dog was …………….. (run/ran/running/had run) over by a car.

Q.8. underlined words in the following sentences have been wrongly used. Supply the correct word/words from the options given below each sentence :
(i) The speaker be cheered loudly when he had finished.
(a) is
(b) are
(c) was
(d) being

(ii) She give a reward by the minister.
(a) gives
(b) gave
(c) was given
(d) was giving

(iii) He ask to go away by his boss yesterday.
(a) is asked
(b) was asked
(c) will be asked
(d) had been asked

(iv) Ram elect the president of the union by the students.
(a) election
(b) was elected
(c) were elected
(d) elected

Q.9. Complete the following passage by choosing the correct passive forms of the verbs given in brackets from the alternatives given below the passage :
It (a) …………….. (decide) to change the pattern of question paper. It (b) …………….. hope) that the new pattern (c) …………….. (like) by the students.
(a)
(i) is decided
(ii) will be decided
(iii) has been decided
(iv) is being decided
(b)
(i) has been hoped
(ii) was hoped
(iii) will be hoped
(iv) is hoped
(c)
(i) has been liked
(ii) will be liked
(iii) was liked
(iv) had been liked

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