1. PASSIVE VOICE
prepared by
MURAT DEMİREKİN

2. Write the following sentences in passive
The manager signs the reports everyday.
The old woman feeds the cats in the morning.
The maid doesn’t tidy the rooms everyday.
My mother dusts the tables everyday.
They grow coffee in Brazil.
We recycle paper and glass.
People drink 75 billion cups of tea in Britain every year.
The reports are signed everyday (by the manager)
The cats are fed in the morning (by the old woman)
The rooms aren’t tidied everyday
The tables aren’t dusted everyday
Coffee is grown in Brazil
Paper and glass are recycled
75 billion cups of tea are drunk in Britain every year

3. Write the following sentences in passive
They make microcomputers in Japan.
McDonald’s sells 22 million hamburgers every year around the world.
A lot of people speak English around the world.
Osman Sınav directs a lot of good films.
The hunters kill elephants for their tusks.
Scientists make some medicine from different plants.
Microcomputers are made in Japan
22 million hamburgers are sold every year around the world by McDonald’s
English is spoken around the world (by a lot of people)
A lot of good films are directed by Osman Sınav
Elephants are killed for their tusks
Some medicine is made from different plants

4. B.Use the following notes and write sentences in passive
rainforests / destroy / people
..Rainforests are destroyed by people……
many people / employ / that company
walls / paint / every two years
this room / clean / everyday
oranges / grow / Mediterranean region
this road / not use / very often
Many people are employed in that company
Walls are painted every two years
This room is cleaned everyday
Oranges are grown in the Mediterranean region
This road is not used very often

5. B.Use the following notes and write sentences in passive
service / include / bill
a lot of people / kill / traffic accidents
meat / not sell / this market
the chickens / feed / every morning
criminals / keep / prison
Service is included in the bill
A lot of people are killed in the traffic accidents
Meat is not sold in this market
The chickens are fed every morning
Criminals are kept in prison

6. Bread ……………………………………………….. in big ovens.
C.Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs in the box – record , cut , sell , speak , give , make , keep , bake , sell , grow
is baked
Bread ……………………………………………….. in big ovens.
Money ……………………………………………….. in a bank.
Vegetables ………………………………………………..in the market.
Hair ………………………………………………..at the hairdresser’s.
Cassettes ………………………………………………..at the studio.
Electronic machines ……………………………………………….. in Japan.
Meat ………………………………………………..by the butchers.
Wheat ……………………………………………….. in the fields in Anatolia.
English ………………………………………………..in some countries as the first languages.
Parties ………………………………………………..in discos.
is kept
are sold
is cut
are recorded
are made
is sold
is grown
is spoken
are given

7. D.Write long answers for the following questions
Were the Pyramids built by the Chinese?
.. No. They were built by the Egyptian………
Was the film “Lion the King” directed by Alfred Hitchock?
Was “Romeo and Juliet” written by Charles Dickens?
Was America discovered by Marco Polo?
Was the first engine car made by Ferrari?
No it was directed by Akura Krosawa
No it was written by Shakespeare
No. It was discovered by Christopher Colombus
No It was made by Ford

8. E.Write the following sentences in passive
They made these shoes in Italy
Jennifer broke the valuable vase
A car ran over my cat
John sent all the letters yesterday.
The painter didn’t paint the ceiling
These shoes are made in Italy
The valuable vase was broken by Jennifer
My cat was run over by a car
All the letters were sent yesterday
The ceiling wasn’t painted

9. E.Write the following sentences in passive
Did the police find the robbers?
A thief stole my handbag
A cat killed my little bird
Someone broke the window when we were out
They built this castle in 1809
Were the robbers found?
My handbag was stolen
My little bird was killed by a cat
The window was broken when we were out
This castle was built in 1809

10. F.Make sentences Peter’s house / paint / last year rice / grow / India
book / sign / author / book store / last Saturday
I / meet / cousin / airport / yesterday
cyclist / hit / taxi / an hour ago
I / invite / dinner / Mrs Black / last night
all / cake / eat / children / when / they / come back / school
Peter’s house was painted last year
Rice is grown in India
The book was signed by the author at the book store last Saturday
I was met by my cousin at the airport yesterday
A cyclist was hit by a taxi an hour ago
I was invited to dinner by Mrs Black last night
All the cake was eaten by children when they came back / school

11. F.Make sentences which exercises / do / last week / ?
where / cotton / grow / Turkey / ?
wild animals / keep / zoo
Dolmabahçe Palace / visit / lots of people / every day
environment / pollute / people
drawer / lock / and key / keep / jar
refreshments / serve / waiters
thief / catch / police / the other day
Which exercises were done last week ?
Where is cotton grown in Turkey / ?
Wild animals are kept at zoo
Dolmabahçe Palace is visited by lots of people every day
Environment is polluted by people
The drawer is locked and the key is kept in a jar
Refreshments are served by waiters
The thief was caught by police the other day

12. G.Make sentences in Passive (mixed tenses)
tulum cheese / produce / Erzincan
these clothes / make / England
Anıtkabir / always / visit / many people
our project / prepare /yesterday
that bank / rob / 20 minutes ago
Tulum cheese is produced in Erzincan
These clothes are made in England
Anıtkabir is always visited by many people
Our project was prepared yesterday
That bank was robbed 20 minutes ago

13. G.Make sentences in Passive (mixed tenses)
lots of tobacco / import / the U.S.A
Civillik cheese / make / Erzurum
Cağ kebab / cook / best / Ağmiller restaurant
Etliekmek and Fırın Kebab / eat / a lot / Konya
trees / cut down / last September
Lots of tobacco is imported from the U.S.A
Civillik cheese is made in Erzurum
Cağ kebab is cooked best at the Ağmiller restaurant
Etliekmek and Fırın Kebab are eaten a lot in Konya
Trees were cut down last September