Present Simple Passive

Quiz

1 Choose the correct word.

1 Books is / are made of paper.

2 Paper is / are made from trees.

3 The website is / are visited by thousands of people.

4 Lots of books is / are sold each year.

5 Each book is / are labelled to help people choose.

6 The books is / are left in a public place.

2 Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1 Books are _________________ (write) by authors.

2 A special programme is _________________ (use) to teach students how to write stories.

3 Most books are _________________ (sell) by bookshops.

4 Lots of books are _________________ (buy) online through companies like Amazon.

5 The website is _________________ (design) to advertise the new titles.

6 Books are _________________ (print) on paper.

3.Rewrite the given sentences in Passive voice.

1) Mr Jones watches the film.
.

2) The people speak English.
.

3) He reads comics.
.

4) We play volleyball.
.

5) They sing the song.
.

6) I take photos.
.

7) She does the housework.
.

8) The policemen help the children.
.

9) He writes text messages.
.

10) Mother waters the flowers.

ex. 1

1. are

2. is

3. is

4. are

5. is

6. are

ex. 2

1. written

2. used

3. sold

4.bought

5. designed

6. printed

ex. 3

1. The film is watched by Mr Jones

2. English is spoken by the people

3. Comics are read by him

4. Volleyball is played by us

5. The song is sung by them

6. Photos are taken by me

7. The housework is done by her

8. The children are helped by the policemen

9. Text messages are written by him

10. The flowers are watered by mother