UNIT 19 - The Passive Voice (I)

1 Fill in the correct answer. [���� �� ����� ��������.]

1. Our carpets ...are cleaned... once a year. [are cleaning / are cleaned]

2. The soup ...was made... by Dad. [was made / makes]

3. Charles Dickens ...wrote... 'Oliver Twist'. [was written / wrote]

4. The letter was delivered ...by... Mr Jones. [from / by]

5. Fresh bread ...is baked... here every morning. [baked / is baked]

6. She ...doesn't water...the grass every day. [isn't watered/ doesn't water]

7. ...Is... dinner ...served... at eight? [Is...served / Does...serve]

8. She ...was told... to take the exam again. [told / was told]

2 Choose the correct answer. [������� �� ����� ��������.]

The local bank in Ashbury Road (1) ... was robbed... this morning by two men.
They (2) ... were wearing ... masks so no one could see their faces. The men
walked into the bank at eight o'clock. They (3) ...were carrying... guns
and large bags. A lot of money (4) ...was taken... .
The men (5) ...were chased... by the police but (6) ...weren't caught... .
Fortunately, no one was hurt.

1. .a. was robbed .b. robbed

2. .a. were worn .b. were wearing
3. .a. were carrying .b. were carried
4. .a. taken .b. was taken
5. .a. were chased .b. chased
6. .a. didn't catch .b. weren't caught

3 Click on the mistake in each sentence. [���� ���� ��� �����.]

1. He ...is tidied... his room every Saturday.

2. We are ...pay... by our boss at the beginning of every month.

3. The car ...fixed... by John.

4. The window was broken ...from... the children.

5. They ...were built... their house in 1993.