Дидактический материал по английскому языку на тему " Passive Voice"

Passive Voice

1.   Change the following into the Passive Voice.

1.   The girls water the flowers every day. 2. They publish this magazine in Paris. 3. We don’t discuss such questions at our meetings. 4. Somebody built this castle in the 16^th century. 5. They didn’t show this film last week. 6. They will not finish this work tomorrow. 7. We’ll invite him to take part in the concert. 8. The workers are repairing the road. 9. They were showing the film from 3 till 8. 10. She has locked the door. 11. Someone has broken my pencil. 12. I have posted the letter. 13. They had written the composition before the bell rang. 14. The travelers made camp not far from the village.

2.     Turn the following into the Passive Voice without leaving out the subject of the action.

1.   Popov invented the radio. 2. My sister teaches me English. 3. Peter drives the car. 4. The fascists killed her father. 4. Mary has lost her key. 5. His assistant will meet the delegation. 6. The teacher has lost her key. 7. Our music teacher has checked our dictations. 8. Parker opened the door. 9. He put the letter in the envelope. 10. The hunter killed the bear.

3.     Put questions to the italicized words.

1.   The letter will be answered tomorrow. 2. They were shown many places of interest. 3. This town was founded in the 15^th century. 4. Water-power stations are being built on the mountain rivers. 5. She was told the news when she came. 6. The film is much spoken about. 8. He was asked for his passport. 9. The address was poorly written in ink. 10. The room door was locked now, on the inside.

4.     Ask when- and where-questions using the Passive Voice.

1.   The pupils wrote a dictation yesterday. 2. The girls water the flowers in the evening. 3. The writer will publish his novel next year. 4. We met the delegation at the station. 5. The workers repaired the road in July. 6. The workers make motor cars at this plant. 7. Tom made this shelf last week. 8. The pupils will write the composition tomorrow. 9. The spoke about him at the trade-union meeting. 10. He parked his car in front of the house.