SANGHAMITRA SCHOOL

CLASS: IX ENGLISH WORKSHEET 7 NAME: _____________

Complete the questions using the verb in brackets in passive.

1.When ______ America ______ (discover)?
2.In what year ______ the Olympic Games ______ (hold) in Barcelona?
3.In what century ______ William Shakespeare ______ (bear)?
4.Where ______ Coca-Cola ______ (invent)?
5.What ______ ______ (consider) the highest mountain in the world?
6.Where ______ rubles1 ______ (use)?
7.In what country ______ Kiev ______ (locate)?
8.In what country ______ Thai ______ (speak) by 92% of the population?
9.How many Harry Potter ́s novels have ______ ______ (write)? 10.When ______ Halloween ______
(celebrate)?
11.When ______ St Patrick ́s Day ______ (celebrate)?
12.When ______ Thanksgiving Day ______ (celebrate)?
13.When ______ the Eiffel Tower ______ (build)?
14.______ the Channel Islands ______ (include) in the “United Kingdom”?
15.In what century ______ Australia ______ (settle2) by the British?
16.Where ______ most bananas ______ (produce)?
17.In what museum can La Gioconda painting ______ ______ (see)?
18.How many stars and bars ______ ______ (represent) in the flag of the USA?
19.What two ingredients ______ candy floss3 ______ (make) of?
20.What ______ the largest lake in the world ______ (call)?

Change the sentences to passive voice.

1. Many people begin new projects in January

2. You must wash that shirt for tonight’s party.

3. Mum is going to prepare the food.

4. They make shoes in that factory

. 5. We will have to examine you again.

6. They had finished preparations by the time the guests arrived.

7. The delegation will meet the visitors at the airport.

8. We have produced skis here since 1964.

9. All workers will read the memo.

10. Nobody can beat Tiger Woods at golf.

11. They also speak German at EU meetings.

12. We must look into the question.

13. Someone reads the newspaper to him every day.

14. The Chinese discovered acupuncture thousands of years ago.

15. Has he given you back the book yet?

16. The police locked up the criminals.

17. They must have left the keys behind.

18. The robbers made up the story.

19. The boy is eating the cake.

Change the sentences to Passive voice(verbs with two objects)

1. John gave a bar of chocolate to Jill.
a:________________________________________________________________
b:________________________________________________________________
2. I lent a pencil to Graham.
a:________________________________________________________________
b:________________________________________________________________
3. Fiona told the truth to Julian.
a:________________________________________________________________
b:________________________________________________________________
4. They offered the job to Simon.
a:________________________________________________________________
b:________________________________________________________________
5. The boss showed the new computer to Anna.
a:________________________________________________________________
b:__________________________________________________

Change the sentences to passive voice(Passive voice – modal verbs active)

1.Tom must pay the bill. Passive
The bill must be paid by Tom.
2.The children can read books. Books ____________________________________ by the children. Susan
has to learn geography. Geography ____________________________________ by Susan.
3. The dog should bring the bones.
The bones ____________________________________ by it.
4.Tom must open the window
. The window ____________________________________ by him
5.Poor people can not spend a lot of money. Yes, a lot of money
____________________________________ by poor people.
6.The pupils must answer a lot of questions.
A lot of questions ____________________________________ by the pupils.
Answers 1. was discovered. 1492 2. were held.1992 3. was born. 16th 4. was invented. Atlanta, USA. 5. is considered.
Everest. 6. are used. Russia, Tajikistan. 7. is located. Ukraine. 8. is spoken. Thailand 9. been written. 7. 10. is
celebrated. 31st October. 11. is celebrated. 17th March. 12. is celebrated. On the fourth Thursday of November. In
Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday in October. 13. was built. 1887-89 14. are included. Yes
15. was settled. 18th 16. are produced. India 17. be seen. Lovre, in Paris. 18. are represented. 13 bars and 50 stars.
19. is made. Sugar and food colouring. 20. is called. Caspian S

1. a: Jill was given a bar of chocolate (by John). b: A bar of chocolate was given to Jill (by John).
2. a: Graham was lent a pencil (by me). b: A pencil was lent to Graham (by me).
3. a: Julian was told the truth (by Fiona). b: The truth was told to Julian (by Fiona).
4. a: Simon was offered the job (by them). b: The job was offered to Simon (by them).
5. a: Anna was shown the new computer (by the boss). b: The new computer was shown to Anna (by the boss).