Year 5 English Active and passive voice, subject and object: check-up and practice test questions

Method. Ask who wrapped.

1. Find the verb. The verb is wrapped.
   wrapped
2. Ask who. The nurse wrapped.
   The nurse
3. Write the answer.
   The nurse

Check. The nurse. ✓

Method. Ask what was wrapped.

1. Find the verb. The verb is wrapped.
   wrapped
2. Ask what. The bandage was wrapped.
   the bandage
3. Write the answer.
   the bandage

Check. The bandage. ✓

Method. Ask whether the door does the opening.

1. Find the subject. The door is the subject.
   The door
2. Check the action. The door is not the doer.
   passive
3. Write the answer.
   passive

Check. Passive. ✓

Method. Make the soup the subject.

1. Find the object. The soup is the object.
   the soup
2. Make the passive. Was made by the chef.
   was made
3. Write the answer.
   The soup was made by the chef.

Check. The soup was made by the chef. ✓

Method. Use were with poems.

1. Find the object. The poems is the object.
   the poems
2. Make the passive. Were written by the students.
   were written
3. Write the answer.
   The poems were written by the students.

Check. The poems were written by the students. ✓

Method. Look for by.

1. Find by. By is before the river.
   by
2. Name the agent. The river flooded the field.
   the river
3. Write the answer.
   the river

Check. The river. ✓

Method. Remove by and the agent.

1. Find the agent. By the baker is the agent.
   by the baker
2. Remove it. The cake was sliced still makes sense.
   The cake was sliced.
3. Write the answer.
   The cake was sliced.

Check. The cake was sliced. ✓

Method. Look at which word comes first.

1. Check the first word. The fence comes first in the passive.
   fence
2. Decide. The passive focuses on the fence.
   focus
3. Write the answer.
   The fence was blown down by the wind

Check. The fence was blown down by the wind. ✓

Method. Look for by.

1. Find by. By is before the council.
   by
2. Name the agent. The council repaired the bridge.
   the council
3. Write the answer.
   the council

Check. The council. ✓

Method. Make the bike the subject for the passive.

1. Write the active. Dan fixed the bike.
   Dan fixed the bike.
2. Write the passive. The bike was fixed by Dan.
   The bike was fixed by Dan.
3. Write the answer.
   Dan fixed the bike. The bike was fixed by Dan.

Check. Both sentences are correct. ✓

Method. Ask what was planted.

1. Find the verb. The verb is planted.
   planted
2. Ask what. The roses were planted.
   the roses
3. Write the answer.
   the roses

Check. The roses. ✓

Method. Ask whether the shed does the building.

1. Find the subject. The shed is the subject.
   shed
2. Check the action. The shed does not build.
   passive
3. Write the answer.
   passive

Check. Passive. ✓

Method. Make the map the subject.

1. Find the object. The map is the object.
   the map
2. Make the passive. The past participle of draw is drawn.
   was drawn
3. Write the answer.
   The map was drawn by Ali.

Check. The map was drawn by Ali. ✓

Method. Use are with meals.

1. Find the object. The meals is the object.
   the meals
2. Make the passive. Are served by the waiters.
   are served
3. Write the answer.
   The meals are served by the waiters.

Check. The meals are served by the waiters. ✓

Method. Look for by.

1. Find by. By is before the cat.
   by
2. Name the agent. The cat caught the mouse.
   the cat
3. Write the answer.
   the cat

Check. The cat. ✓

Method. Remove the phrase after by.

1. Find the agent. By the head teacher is the agent.
   by the head teacher
2. Remove it. The lesson was cancelled still makes sense.
   The lesson was cancelled.
3. Write the answer.
   The lesson was cancelled.

Check. The lesson was cancelled. ✓

Method. Make the match the subject; the team is the agent.

1. Make the passive. The match was won.
   was won
2. Find the agent. The team is the agent after by.
   the team
3. Write the answer.
   The match was won by the team.

Check. The match was won by the team. ✓

Method. Ask what soaked the blankets.

1. Find the verb. The verb is soaked.
   soaked
2. Ask what. The rain did the soaking.
   The rain
3. Write the answer.
   The rain

Check. The rain. ✓

Method. Make the object the subject in the passive.

1. Write the active. The cook served the pasta.
   The cook served the pasta.
2. Write the passive. The pasta was served by the cook.
   The pasta was served by the cook.
3. Write the answer.
   The cook served the pasta. The pasta was served by the cook.

Check. Both sentences are correct. ✓

Method. Think about the focus and the doer.

1. Look at the focus. The window is the subject and the focus.
   the window
2. Look at the doer. The doer is not named.
   not named
3. Write the answer.
   the focus is on the window, and the writer does not need to say who broke it

Check. The focus is on the window. ✓