PA014 - Passive Voice

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Change the following sentences to PASSIVE VOICE


  1. They check every passenger.
    Every passenger .
  2. The women clean the school every day.
    The school every day.
  3. Somebody has collected this garbage.
    This garbage .
  4. The police caught the criminals.
    The criminals by the police.
  5. They should stop vandalism in big cities.
    Vandalism in big cities .
  6. They must turn off the lights.
    The lights off.
  7. The manager will write a report at the end of the month.
    A report at the end of the month.
  8. Do they paint this house every year?
    every year?
  9. They are repairing my car now.
    My car now.
  10. How do they make butter?
    How ?
  11. Nobody has spoken French here for a long time.
    French here for a long time.
  12. Patrick opened the store at 9 o'clock.
    The store at 9 o'clock.