PLS HELP ME): Practicing Active and Passive Voice Worksheet
Active voice is when the subject performs the action expressed in the verb. (Ex. The man mailed
the letter.)
Passive voice is when the subject is no longer active, but is, instead, being acted upon by the verb.
(Ex. Hamburgers are being eaten.)
Directions: Read each sentence and change each passive voice sentence to active voice.
Example A: The book is being read by the teacher.
The teacher is reading the book.
1. The girl was bitten by the dog.
2. Research will be presented by Einstein at the conference.
3. The chunks of dirt will be removed from the street by clean-up teams.
Directions: Read each sentence and change each active voice sentence to a passive voice
sentence.
Example A: The teacher is reading the book.
The book is being read by the teacher.
4. Marilyn mailed the letter.
5. John threw the football.
6. David shot the basketball at the hoop.