English 12 - passive voice

Passive Voice
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(Exercise 1: Change into passive voice

The teacher always welcomes new students. (_______________________________________
People speak English all over the world. (__________________________________________
Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877.
The police found two children in the forest. (_______________________________________
They will send your order as soon as possible. (_____________________________________
The scientists are studying the problem carefully. (__________________________________
Pat Murphy was riding the horse. (_______________________________________________
The police have just arrested the robbers. (_______________________________________
Sue told us she had born her baby. (_____________________________________________
They can use this room after 5p.m. (_____________________________________________
(Exercise 2: Choose the most correct answer
The boy_____ by the teacher yesterday.
A. punish B. punished C. punishing D. was punished
“Ms Jones, please type those letters before noon”_ “They’ve already __,sir. They’re on your desk.”
a. typed b. been being typed c. being typed d. been typed
Today, many serious childhood diseases _____ by early immunization.
A. are preventing B. can prevent C. prevent D. can be prevented
They had a boy _______ that yesterday.
A. done B. to do C. did D. do
We get our mail ______ yesterday.
A. been delivered B. delivered C. delivering D. to deliver
My wedding ring ______ yellow and white gold.
A. is made B. is making C. made D. make
If your brother _______ , he would come.
A. invited B. were invited C. were inviting D. invite
Mr. Wilson is _______ as Willie to his friend.
A. known B. knew C. is known D. know
References _____ in the examination room.
A. not are used B. is not used C. didn’t used D. are not used
Laura ______ in Boston.
A. are born B. were born C. was born D. born
His car needs ________.
A. be fixed B. fixing C. to be fixing D. fixed
Her watch needs _______.
A. repairing B. to be repaired C. repaired D. A and B
My mother is going _____ this house.
A. sold B. sell C. to be sold D. to sell
There’s somebody behind us. I think we are _______.
A. being followed B. are followed C. follow D. following
Have you _____ by a dog?
A. bite B. bit C. ever been bitten D. ever been bit
The room is being _____ at the moment.
A. was cleaned B. cleaned C. cleaning D. clean
It _____ that the strike will end soon.
A. is expected B. expected C. are expected D. was expected
It is _____ that many people are homeless after the floods.
A. was reported B. reports C. reported D. reporting
He was said _____ this building.
A. designing B. to have designed C. to designs D. designed
Ted ______ by a bee while he was sitting in the garden.
A. got sting B. got stung C. get stung D. gets stung
These tennis courts don’t _____ very often. Not many people want to play.
A. got used B. used C. get used D. get use
I’ll get Minh _____ do this for you.
A. do B. done C. did D. to do
“What a beautiful dress you are wearing”- “thanks, it_____ especially for me by a French tailor.”
A. is made B. has made C. made D. was made
Somebody cleans the room everyday.
A. The room everyday is cleaned. B. The room is every day cleaned.
C. The room is cleaned everyday. D. The room is cleaned by somebody everyday.
People don’t use this road very often.
A. This road is not used very often. B. Not very often this road is not used.
C. This road very often is not used. D. This road not very often is used.
How do people learn languages?
A. How are languages learned? B. How are languages learned by people?
C. How languages are learned? D. Languages are learned how ?
Over 1500 new houses _______ each year. Last year, 1720 new houses _______.
A. were built/ were