Active and Passive Voice Exercises with Answers and AI Explanations

Active and Passive Voice

Interactive Grammar Exercises

With Answers and AI Explanations

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Active or Passive Voice? It's one of the most common grammar challenges in English. In this quiz, you'll practice deciding whether to use an active or passive verb in various contexts. Each time you submit, our AI-powered helper will not only give you your score but also short explanations to help you understand why certain answers are correct or not. Good luck, and let’s see how smart your grammar instinct really is!

1. The report ___ by the manager yesterday.
   1. was written
   2. wrote
   3. writing
   4. is writing
2. My father ___ a new car last week.
   1. was bought
   2. is buying
   3. bought
   4. has been bought
3. The cake ___ before we arrived.
   1. has baked
   2. had been baked
   3. baked
   4. was baking
4. Many trees ___ down to build the new road.
   1. were cut
   2. are cutting
   3. cut
   4. have cut
5. My phone ___ while I was in class!
   1. stole
   2. steals
   3. has been stolen
   4. was stolen
6. This song ___ by a famous Indonesian composer.
   1. composes
   2. was composed
   3. have been composed
   4. has composing
7. They ___ the project next week.
   1. are completed
   2. completed
   3. have been completed
   4. will complete
8. The students ___ the classroom before the teacher arrived.
   1. had cleaned
   2. was cleaned
   3. were cleaning
   4. has been cleaned
9. English ___ all over the world.
   1. speaks
   2. spoke
   3. is spoken
   4. was speaking
10. The manager ___ a meeting every Monday.
    1. holds
    2. is held
    3. was held
    4. held
11. All letters ___ yesterday afternoon.
    1. send
    2. are sending
    3. were sent
    4. sent
12. Currently, they ___ a new system to handle customer data.
    1. were developed
    2. are developing
    3. developed by
    4. developing
13. The results ___ to the media tomorrow morning.
    1. announce
    2. announced
    3. will announce
    4. will be announced
14. Someone ___ the windows before the storm.
    1. was closed
    2. has been closed
    3. was closing
    4. had closed
15. The house ___ in 1998.
    1. builds
    2. was built
    3. building
    4. has built
16. Our team ___ the championship three times.
    1. is won
    2. was winning
    3. has won
    4. has been won
17. The documents ___ by the time we arrived.
    1. had been signed
    2. have signed
    3. signed
    4. was signing
18. The police ___ the suspect last night.
    1. arrested
    2. was arrested
    3. has arrested
    4. have been arrested
19. The invitation cards ___ by a local designer.
    1. designed
    2. are designing
    3. were designed
    4. designing
20. I think the homework ___ before 8 p.m.
    1. finishes
    2. will be finished
    3. finished
    4. has finished
21. A: "Did someone clean the kitchen yet?"
    B: "Yes, I saw it earlier. The kitchen ___ the maid."
    1. cleaned
    2. was cleaned by
    3. cleans
    4. was cleaning
22. A: "Why did you call the fire department?"
    B: "Because there ___ a serious fire at the factory."
    1. was being
    2. is
    3. had been
    4. was
23. A: "Do we need to buy new supplies?"
    B: "Not yet. The current supplies ___ last week."
    1. delivered
    2. have delivered
    3. were delivered
    4. are delivered
24. A: I can’t believe they won the championship!
    B: I know! The whole team ___ the trophy immediately after the game.
    1. received
    2. was received
    3. had been received
    4. had received
25. A: "Is the new building ready?"
    B: "Almost. They ___ the final touches right now."
    1. are being added
    2. are adding
    3. have been added
    4. were adding
26. Change the sentence into passive voice:
    “People speak English in many countries.”
    1. English speaks in many countries.
    2. English spoken in many countries.
    3. English is spoken in many countries.
    4. English has spoken in many countries.
27. A: "Look at this historical document."
    B: "Wow. The original letter ___ in 1795."
    1. wrote
    2. had written
    3. was written
    4. was writing
28. Which version is better for a process description in procedural texts?
    1. People roast the coffee beans in large drums.
    2. The coffee beans are roasted in large drums.
    3. You should roast the coffee beans in large drums.
    4. The coffee beans have been roasted in large drums.
29. A: "Why are we waiting outside?"
    B: "The museum is very busy. Visitors ___ in small groups."
    1. are admitting
    2. admitted
    3. have admitted
    4. are admitted
30. A: Did you hear about the new art exhibition?
    B: Yes. It was amazing. All the local artists and VIP guests ___.
    1. invited
    2. were inviting
    3. have been invited
    4. were invited

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