Тренировочные упражнения по грамматике "The Passive Voice".
учебно-методический материал по английскому языку (7, 8, 9 класс) по теме

The Passive Voice

1. Make up the sentences using the Present Simple Passive.

1. The rooms/ to clean/ every day.
2. The luggage/ to check/ by the customs officer.
3. The dog/ to walk/ twice a day.
4. English and French/ to speak/ in Canada.
5. Lemonade/ to sell/ in plastic bottles.
6. The Internet/ to use/ all over the world.
7. Christmas/ to celebrate/ on the 25th of December in England.
8. Cakes/ to make/ by confectioners.
9. Time/ to show/ by clocks and watches.
10. Football/ to play/ in different countries.

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple Passive.

1. Thousands of calls … (to make) from mobile phones every day. 2) Stars … (to see) in the sky at night. 3) Coffee … (to grow) in South America. 4) The news … (to report) every day. 5) Animals in the zoo … (to feed) three times a day. 6) Milk … (to produce) by cows. 7) Computers … (to use) in different spheres of modern life. 8) The Tower of London … (to visit) by thousands of tourists every year. 9) This town … (to situate) in the north of the country. 10) Famous pieces of art … (to keep) in museums.

3. Make the sentences negative and interrogative.

1. This hotel is constructed by a famous architect. 2) This fact is forgotten. 3) Students are taught in colleges. 4) Airplanes are flown by pilots. 5) Rumours are spread quickly. 6) Oil is made of seeds. 7) Breakfast is served at 8 o’clock.

8) Cars are repaired at service centres. 9) This vase is made of glass. 10) Managers are wanted for this company.

4. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple Passive.

The Statue of Liberty … (to create) by a French architect Bartholdi. It … (to make) in France. The statue … (to build) 11 years and when it was ready, it … (to take) to the USA by ship. A huge base for the statue … (to prepare) by Americans on one of the islands two miles from Manhattan. A lift and 390 steps … (to make) so that the visitors could reach the crown top of “Lady Liberty” and admire the view of the area. The Statue of Liberty … (to recognize) as a symbol of American freedom. Ninety years later the statue … (to restore) by a team of French and American experts.

5. Use the list and write what was done or wasn’t done by the secretary yesterday.

6. Make up the sentences using the Past Simple Passive.

1. This statue/ to make/ of marble. 2) The report/ not to type/ yesterday. 3) The letters/ to deliver/ two hours ago? 4) When/ the building/ to destroy? 5) Why/ the room/ to paint? 6) The bridge/ to construct/ ten years ago? 7) That suit/ to sell/ yesterday. 8) Whom/ the message/ to send to? 9) When/ a new school/ to open? 10) The photos/ not to take/ in Brighton.

7. Put the verbs in brackets into the Future Simple Passive.

1. This experiment … (to finish) in a week. 2) The play … (to perform) next Sunday. 3) The instructions … (to receive) in an hour. 4) The design of the building … (not to complete) next month. 5) The injured man … (to operate) on in an hour. 6) All the meetings … (to arrange) next week. 7) The document … (to sign) in some minutes. 8) This bill … (not to pay) tomorrow. 9) This question … (not to discuss) at the next conference. 10) The car … (not to repair) in two days.

8. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple Passive, the Past Simple Passive or the Future Simple Passive.

1. The room … (to clean) yesterday.
2. New houses … (to build) in our city every year.
3. The book of this writer … (to publish) in a month.
4. The trees … (to whitewash) by our pupils every spring.
5. Tea … (to grow) in Ceylon and India.
6. America … (not to discover) by James Cook. It … (to discover) by Christopher Columbus.
7. Pizza … (to deliver) in half an hour.
8. Thousands of new cars … (to produce) at this plant every year.
9. Ink … (to use) for writing many years ago.
10. Some new technologies … (to introduce) to the industrial companies at the end of the following month.

Источник: Павличенко О. М. Английский язык. Грамматический практикум. II уровень. – X.: Веста, 2011. – 304 с.