Write the sentences in passive

and match them with pictures.

1 Hungarian brothers Lazlo and Georg
Biro invented the first non-leaking ballpoint
pen in 1935.


2 d!in Binne" and Harold #$ith invented
%ra"ons.

3 &arion 'onovan invented the disposable
diaper in 195(.

) *rank pperson +11, invented the
popsi%le in 19(5.

5 -lfred &osher Butts developed the !ord
ga$e Scrabble. in 19)/.

0 1ho$as #ullivan invented tea bags
around 19(/.

2 -rthur 3"nne invented the %ross!ord
puzzle in 1913.

/ 4a$es 5ais$ith invented the ga$e of
basketball in 1/91.

9 4ohn 6a$berton invented 7o%a-7ola in
1//0.

1( 3illia$ &orrison and 4ohn 7.
3harton8 %and"$akers fro$ 1ennessee8
invented %otton %and" in 1/92.

11 4oel Houghton patented the first
dish!asher in 1/5(.

12 Henr" 3. #eele" invented the ele%tri%
iron in 1//2.

13 #"lvester Ho!ard 9oper developed
the earliest $otor%"%le in 1/02.

1) George 7ru$ invented the potato
%hips in 1/53.

15 Hu$phr" 'av" $ade the first
ele%tri% light in 1/((.

KEY
Write the sentences in passive and match them with pictures.
1 Hungarian brothers Lazlo and Georg Biro invented the first non-leaking ballpoint pen in 1935.
1he first non-leaking ballpoint pen !as invented in 1935 +b" Hungarian brothers Georg and Lazlo Biro,.
2 d!in Binne" and Harold #$ith invented %ra"ons. 7ra"ons !ere invented b" d!in Binne" and Harold
#$ith.
3 &arion 'onovan invented the disposable diaper in 195(. 1he disposable diaper !as invented in 195( b"
$arion 'onovan.
) *rank pperson +11, invented the popsi%le in 19(5. 1he popsi%le !as invented in 19(5 +b" *rank
pperson,.
5 -lfred &osher Butts developed the !ord ga$e Scrabble. in 19)/. #%rabble !as developed in 19)/ +b"
-lfred &osher Butts,.
0 1ho$as #ullivan invented tea bags around 19(/. 1ea bags !ere invented in 19(/ b" 1ho$as #ullivan.
2 -rthur 3"nne invented the %ross!ord puzzle in 1913. 1he %ross!ord puzzle !as invented in 1913 +b"
-rthur 3"nne,.
/ 4a$es 5ais$ith invented the ga$e of basketball in 1/91. 1he ga$e of basketball !as invented in 1/91
+b" 4a$es 5ais$ith,.
9 4ohn 6a$berton invented 7o%a-7ola in 1//0. 7o%a-%ola !as invented in 1//0 +b" 4ohn 6a$berton,
1( 3illia$ &orrison and 4ohn 7. 3harton8 %and"$akers fro$ 1ennessee8 invented %otton %and" in 1/92.
7otton %and" !:as invented in 1/92 +b" t!o %and"$akers fro$ 1ennessee,.
11 4oel Houghton patented the first dish!asher in 1/5(. 1he first dish!asher !as patented in 1/5( +b"
4oel Houghton,.
12 Henr" 3. #eele" invented the ele%tri% iron in 1//2. le%tri% iron !as invented in 1//2 +b" henr" 3.
#eele",.
13 #"lvester Ho!ard 9oper developed the earliest $otor%"%le in 1/02. 1he earliest $otor%"%le !as
developed in 1/02 +b" #"lvester Ho!ard 9oper,.
1) George 7ru$ invented the potato %hips in 1/53. 1he potato %hips !ere invented in 1/53 +b" George
7ru$,.
15 Hu$phr" 'av" $ade the first ele%tri% light in 1/((. 1he first ele%tri% light !as $ade in 1/(( +b"
Hu$phr" 'av",.