UNIT 8 GRAMMAR: THE PASSIVE VOICE
Time to practice! Here you have a board game I used in the classroom as
well as some drill exercises to review the passive voice. You can do this!
Choose the best option following
the example:
Fiat 0 was started (started/was
started) by a group of Italian businessmen in 1899. In 1903, Fiat, 1
_________________ (produced/was produced) 132 cars. Some of these cars 2
_____________________ (exported/were exported) by the company to the United
States and Britain. In 1920, Fiat 3 _________________ (started/was started)
making cars at a new factory at Lingotto, near Turin. There was a track on the
roof where the cars 4 ____________________ (tested/were tested) by technicians.
In 1936, Fiat launched the Fiat 500. This car 5 ____________________
(called/was called) the Topolino – the Italian name for Mickey Mouse. The
company grew, and in 1963 Fiat 6 _____________________ (exported/was exported)
more than 300,000 vehicles. Today, Fiat is based in Turin, and its cars 7 _________________
(sold/are sold) all over the world.
Now, rewrite the
sentences using the passive voice:
a. They will build a new bridge
next year.
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b. Brian Brody directed The
Ultimate Space Adventure.
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c. Pierre Matie will design her
costume.
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d. Someone found my wallet.
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e. One of the students broke the
window.
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f. They will deliver my computer on
Monday.
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g. Mary invited Paul to her
birthday party.
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h. British astronomers discovered a
new planet.
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BOARD GAME:
