The Passive Voice

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Q 1 Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones
given below. Write the answer in your answer sheet against the correct blanks.


1. The doorbell (a) _______by Param at 9 p.m. He informed Mrs. Saran that her letter (b) _____ hand delivered to Mr. Tarun, by him, as per her wishes. A thoroughly drenched
Param (c) ________several times during their short conversation. Mrs. Saran suddenly
realised that the man (d) ________ in rain for quite some time and gestured him inside
her hall.

(a)  i. were rung   ii. was rung             iii. were being rung        iv. had rung
(b)  i. was been    ii. will have been     iii. is being                      iv. had been
(c)  i. sneezed      ii. sneeze                  iii. was sneezed              iv. has sneezed
(d)  i. stood          ii. is standing           iii. had been standing    iv. standing


2. Arnima (a) _______ a merry tune, as she bends over her vegetable patch. She (b) _________ gardening. She says, “I (c) ________ hours with my beloved cucumber vines,
tomato shrubs and cabbage patches. I feel that they also (d) ______ enjoying my
banter while providing me with a good crop.”

(a) i. hum                ii. is hums           iii. is humming              iv. was humming
(b) i. has loving      ii. loves               iii. has been loving        iv. is loving
(c) i. can spend       ii. could spend    iii. would spend             iv. should spend
(d) i. has been         ii. are been          iii. has                            iv. have been


3. My cousins (a) ____________ at our farmhouse, by Uncle Mahesh, after 10 p.m.
tomorrow. I (b) ____________ for them anxiously. I (c) _____________ the floor hundred
times by then. I know for sure that we (d) __________ a jolly good time next week.

(a) i. will be dropped        ii. am going to drop     iii. will have been drop   iv. is going to drop

(b) i. is going to wait        ii. will be waiting        iii. are going to wait        iv. will have been waiting

(c) i. will pace                  ii. will be pacing           iii. will have paced         iv. will have been pacing

(d) i. will going to has     ii. will going to have     iii. is going to have          iv. are going to have

Q 2 The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line.Write the error and its correction as shown in the example.



                                                                                                               Error            Correction

 It has been rains since yesterday. This spoilt everybody’s              e.g. rains               raining
moods as there were plans to be holding a lawn party with             (a) plans              planning
games and refreshments. However, all perks up when                     (b) perks              perked
someone starting singing and few others was urged to join             (c) was                 were

her. The children began a game of ‘passing the parcel’                    (d) begin              began

Q 3 In the following passage one word has been omitted in each line. Write the
missing word in each sentence of the given paragraph, along with the word
that comes before and the word that comes after it in the space provided.

                                                                                                      Before       Missing word      After



The atmosphere soon turned lively everyone                             e.g. lively           and             everyone                   
found something exciting do. The women                                   (a) exciting         to                  do
rushed into the kitchen. The aroma delicious                               (b) aroma           of              delicious
eatables wafted across to the room. Soon as                                (c) room             as                 soon
the plates full of delicacies brought out, everyone                       (d) delicacies    were           brought

forgot about missed outing due to rain.                                        (e) about            the             missed


Q 4 Rewrite the following sentences in passive voice.

(a) Open the windows to let the fresh air in.
Let the windows be opened to let the fresh air in.
(b) Someone left a bag at the counter.
A bag was left at the counter (by someone).
(c) They will divide the group of tourists into two groups.
The group of tourists will be divided into two groups (by them).
(d) We have met after quite some time.
Quite some time has passed after we had met.
(e) Do you have my car keys?
Are my car keys with (had by) you?
(f) They know it.
It is known to them.

Expand the following notices/ headlines/captions using passive voice.

(a) No Parking.
Parking is not allowed here./Parking over here is not allowed (by us/them).
(b) Lost diamond necklace traced.
The lost diamond necklace has been traced/was traced.
(c) One Buy One Free
For every item bought, the same item will be given free.
(d) Free Home Delivery

Goods will be delivered to your home, free of cost.








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