Exercise 1: Choose the best answer
1. My wedding ring ………… of yellow and white gold.
A. is made B. is making C. made D. maked
2. This house ……………….for 2 years.
A. was built B. has been built C. has built D. built
3. References …………. in the examination room.
A. not are used B. is not used C. didn’t used D. are not used
4. Mary ………….. in Boston.
A. are born B. were born C. was born D. born
5. There’s somebody behind us. I think we are ……………….
A. being followed B. are followed C. follow D. following
6. Have you …………….. by a dog?
A. bite B. ever been bit C. ever been bitten D. bit
7. The room is being ………….. at the moment.
A. was cleaned B. cleaned C. cleaning D. clean
8. Mr. Wilson is . . . . . . . . as Wilie to his friend.
A. knowed B. knew C. known D. is known
9. When…………..? In 1928.
A. penicillin was discovered B. did pencillin discoved.
C. was penicillin discovered D. did pencillin discover.
10. All the homework_____________ at home.
A. should do B. should done C. should be done D. should be doing
Exercise 2: Give the correct form of verb in passive voice
1. English ( speak) ___________ in many countries.
2. I (not allow)_________________ to stay out too late.
3. My homework ( finish) _____________ before 7 p.m yesterday.
4. The accidents ( cause)_____________ by this man last night.
5. This meal ( prepare) _____________ by my mother at the moment.
6. This box ( not open) _____________ yet.
7. The cakes (cut) _____________into 8 pieces already.
8. This postcard ( send) _____________to Italy by my Italian friend 3 days ago.
9. These cakes ( make) _____________ by my sister in the kitchen now.
10. This organization (find) _____________ by a businessman 3 years ago.
Exercise 3: Underline the mistake and correct it
1. My keys were find in the living room.
________________________________________________________________
2. Household rubbish is took to a large dump.
________________________________________________________________
3. The local library located near the local school.
________________________________________________________________
4. The chair was fixed with Jim.
________________________________________________________________
5. This fridge was bought in 2000 by my brothers.
________________________________________________________________
6. The birthday cake was cutted into 8 pieces.
________________________________________________________________
7. The organization were founded in 1970.
________________________________________________________________
8. The streets are litter with rubbish.
________________________________________________________________
9. The old man helped by his grandchildren.
________________________________________________________________
10. Many houses were destroy in the flood.
________________________________________________________________
Exercise 4: Convert the following passive sentences into positive (+), negative (-) and
questionable (?) In the present simple tense and past simple tense.
(Chuyển những câu bị động dưới đây về thể khẳng định (+), phủ định (-) và nghi vấn (?) ở
thì hiện tại đơn và quá khứ đơn.)
1. (+) This table is made of wood.
(-)__________________________________________.
(?)__________________________________________?
2. (+)__________________________________________.
(-) This book isn’t sold in many bookstores.
(?)__________________________________________?
3. (+)This gift is wrapped in colorful paper.
(-)__________________________________________.
(?)__________________________________________?
4. (+)_________________________________________________________
(-)_________________________________________________________
(?) Was this piece of music composed by Mozart?
5. (+)_________________________________________________________
(-) The keys weren’t found in her bedroom
(? ) ________________________________________________________
6. (+) the statue was destroyed years ago.
(-)_________________________________________________________
(? ) ________________________________________________________
Exercise 5: Change these sentences into passive voice.
1. My father waters this flower every morning.
__________________________________________________________
2. John invited Fiona to his birthday party last night.
__________________________________________________________
3. Her mother is preparing the dinner in the kitchen.
__________________________________________________________
4. We should clean our teeth twice a day.
__________________________________________________________
5. Our teachers have explained the English grammar.
__________________________________________________________
6. Some drunk drivers caused the accident in this city.
__________________________________________________________
7. The manager didn’t phone the secretary this morning.
__________________________________________________________
8. Did Mary buy this beautiful dress?
__________________________________________________________
9. The German didn’t build this factory during the Second World War.
__________________________________________________________
10.The Greens are going to paint this house and these cars for Christmas Day.
___________________________________________________________
BÀI TẬP NÂNG CAO
EXERCISE 6 : Change these sentences into passive form.
1. The waiter brings me this dish.
___________________________________________________________
2. Our friends send these postcards to us.
___________________________________________________________
3. Their grandmother told them this story when they visited her last week.
___________________________________________________________
4. Tim ordered this train ticket for his mother.
___________________________________________________________
5. You didn’t show me the special camaras.
___________________________________________________________
6. They told me that you were the best architect in this city.
___________________________________________________________
7. She reported that the flowers were killed by frost.
___________________________________________________________
8. Some people inform me that the director is going to take a business trip to England.
___________________________________________________________
9. That officer announced that the meeting was delayed until next week.
___________________________________________________________
10. He discovered that this cotton was grown in Egypt.
___________________________________________________________
11. I had my nephew paint the gate last week.
___________________________________________________________
12. She will have Peter wash her car tomorrow.
___________________________________________________________
13. They have her tell the story again.
___________________________________________________________
14. John gets his sister to clean his shirt.
___________________________________________________________
15. Anne had had a friend type her composition.
___________________________________________________________
