Active & Passive Voice Practice
Passive
A movie is going to be watched by us tonight.
Passive
At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Rachel.
Active
Cory generously donated money to the homeless shelter.
Passive
Every Sunday the house will be cleaned by me.
Active
I will clean the house every Sunday.
Passive
Money was generously donated to the homeless shelter by Cory.
Passive
My homework was destroyed by the printer.
Active
Nicole cooked lasagne.
Active
Rachel ate six shrimp at dinner.
Passive
Students' questions are always answered by the teacher.
Passive
The Grand Canyon is viewed by thousands of tourists every year.
Passive
The eclipse was viewed by the science class.
Passive
The lasagne was cooked by Nicole.
Active
The printer destroyed my homework.
Active
The science class viewed the eclipse.
Passive Voice
The subject becomes the passive recipient of the action. The subject is being "acted upon" and these sentences often contain a "by" phrase.
Active Voice
The subject of the verb is acting. The subject does or "acts upon" the verb.
Active
The teacher always answers the students' questions.
Active
Thousands of tourists view the Grand Canyon every year.
Active
We are going to watch a movie tonight.
