Упражнения для учащихся старших классов(8-11) для совершенствования навыков употребления пассивного залога
материал по английскому языку (8, 9, 10, 11 класс) на тему

Exercise 1

Complete the sentences using one these verbs in the correct form:

Cause  damage   hold   include  invite  make  overtake  show  translate  write

1. Many accidents are caused by dangerous driving.

2. Cheese __________from milk.

3. The roof of the building ___________ in the storm a few days ago.

4. There is no need to leave a tip. Service ___________ in the bill.

5. You _________ to the wedding. Why didn`t you go?

6. A cinema is a place where films_______.

7. In the United States , elections for President ________every four years.

8. Originally the book ________ in Spanish and a few years ago it _______ into English.

9. We were driving along quite fast but we________ by lots of other cars.

Exercise 2

Write questions using the passive . Some are present and some are past.

1. Ask about the telephone. (when/invent) When was the telephone invented?

2. Ask about glass. (how/make)______________________________________

3. Ask about Australia. (when/discover)________________________________

4. Ask about silver. (what/ use for)_____________________________________

5. Ask about  television (when/invent)__________________________________

Exercise 3

Put the verb into the correct form, present simple or past simple, active or passive.

1. It is a big factory. Five hundred people are employed (employ) there.

2. Water (cover)___________most of the Earth`s surface.

3. Most of the Earth`s surface (cover)___________by water.

4. The park gates (lock)__________ at 6.30 p.m.

5.The letter(post)_________ a week ago.

6. Ron`s parents(die)__________ when he was very young. He and his sister (bring)_________up by their grandparents.

Exercise 4

Rewrite these sentences. Instead of using somebody/they/people etc. write a passive sentence.

1. Somebody cleans the room every day.

2. They cancelled all flights because of fog.

3. People don`t use this road very often.

4. Somebody accused me of stealing money.

5. How do people learn languages?

6. People advised us not to go out alone.