Passive Voice Practice

Change the following sentences into passive voice using the words below. The first one is done.

1. A mosquito bit me.

a mosquito, me, I, was, were, bit, bitten, bite, by I was bitten by a mosquito.

2. A car hit the mailbox.

a car, the mailbox, hit, was, were, by

the mailbox was hit by a car

3. Karl Benz created the petrol-powered car.

Karl Benz, the petrol-powered car, was, were, created, create, by

The petrol-powered car was created by Karl Benz.

4. Nikola Tesla invented the Tesla coil.

Nikola Tesla, the Tesla coil, was, were, invented, invent, by

The Tesla coil was invented by Nikola Tesla

5. The storm destroyed two houses.

the storm, two houses, was, were, destroy, destroyed, by

Two houses were destroyed by the storm.

6. An anonymous donor gave a large sum of money.

an anonymous donor, a large sum of money, was, were, give, gave, given, by

a large sum of money was given by an anonymous donor

7. A tourist saw a strange light.

a tourist, a strange light, was, were, see, saw, seen, by

a strange light was seen by a tourist

8. The fisherman caught an enormous fish.

an enormous fish, the fisherman, was, were, catch, caught, by

an enormous fish was caught by the fisherman

9. The owners closed the store.

the owners, the store, was, were, close, closed, by

the store was closed by the owners

10. The president delivered a speech.

the president, a speech, was, were, deliver, delivered, by

A speech was delivered by the president

11. The magician captured the audience’s attention.

the magician, the audience’s attention, was, were, capture, captured, by

the audience’s attention was captured by the magician

12. The weather caused many car accidents.

the weather, many car accidents, was, were, cause, caused, by

many car accidents were caused by the weather

13. The neighbor visited you.

the neighbor, you, was, were, visit, visited, by

you were visited by the neighbor

14. I built two houses.

I, me, two houses, was, were, build, built, by

two houses were built by me

Choose the correct completion for the sentence

15. Latin in ancient Rome.

    1. spoke

    2. was spoken

16. My computer a virus, and now several of my files are corrupt.

    1. attacked

    2. was attacked by

17. I that company last week because I applied for a new job there. The bosses asked me some strange questions.

    1. interviewed

    2. was interviewed by

18. The voters a new president last month.

    1. elected

    2. were elected by

19. My friends their vacation pictures on the Internet.

    1. posted

    2. were posted by

20. I new software for my computer yesterday.

    1. bought

    2. was bought by