Students learn the difference between active sentences, where the doer comes first (The dog chased the ball), and passive sentences, where the thing acted on comes first (The ball was chased by the dog). They identify each voice, find the doer and turn sentences from one voice to the other in the simple past.
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Completed: Active and Passive Voice: The Basics
Year 7 students (typically ages 11–12) working on sentences & clauses. It is pitched at level 2 · standard; an easier version and a harder version are linked above.
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About 25 minutes for 22 questions. Short, regular sessions work best: two or three a week beats one long one.
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Find the verb, then ask: who or what did it? Is that doer at the start of the sentence?
In an active sentence, the doer comes first: The cat chased the mouse. In a passive sentence, the thing that receives the action comes first, and the verb uses was or were: The mouse was chased by the cat. Circle one.
In a passive sentence, the doer often comes after the word by. Write the doer.
Rewrite each sentence in the passive voice. Move the thing acted on to the front, use was or were with the past participle, and put the doer after by.
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