Active to Passive Conversion exercises — Set 3: Phrasal Verbs & Non-Passivizable Sentences (Worksheet)
Worksheet • 20 questions • 12 min
Active: "A babysitter looks after the children every evening." Choose the correct passive:
Active: "The accident happened at midnight." Can this sentence be made passive?
Active: "The whole class laughed at the clown." Choose the correct passive:
Active: "Her grandparents brought her up in the countryside." Choose the correct passive:
Active: "The baby slept for twelve hours." Can this sentence be made passive?
Active: "The committee will look into the matter." Choose the correct passive:
Active: "They called off the meeting at the last minute." Choose the correct passive:
Active: "Nobody has dealt with the complaint yet." Choose the correct passive:
Active: "The train arrived late because of the snow." Can this sentence be made passive?
Active: "Someone broke into our house while we were on holiday." Choose the correct passive:
Active: "The students talked about the issue for hours." Choose the correct passive:
Active: "She resembles her mother." Can this sentence be made passive?
Active: "The manager is looking into the complaints." Choose the correct passive:
Active: "They have put off the decision until next week." Choose the correct passive:
Active: "The fire spread quickly through the building." Can this sentence be made passive?
Active: "Someone must take care of the elderly patients." Choose the correct passive:
Active: "The police are looking for the missing child." Choose the correct passive:
Active: "They have carried out the experiment successfully." Choose the correct passive:
Active: "This dress doesn't fit me." Can this sentence be made passive?
Active: "The teacher sent for the student's parents." Choose the correct passive:
Active to Passive Conversion exercises online (Worksheet)
Some conversions are trickier than others. When a phrasal or prepositional verb becomes passive, the particle or preposition must stay with the verb — 'look after' becomes 'be looked after', not 'be looked'. You'll also learn to spot sentences that cannot be made passive at all, such as those with intransitive verbs like 'happen' or 'arrive'.