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Grade 8 Active & Passive Voice Worksheet with Answers

Grade 8 (US) · Year 9 (UK) · Class 8 (India) · English

Unit 1: Grammar & UsageActive & Passive VoiceCCSS L.8.1b

Recognizing and rewriting sentences in the active and passive voice. This free middle school worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Active & Passive Voice

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Learning goal: Active & Passive Voice · CCSS L.8.1b

Directions: This worksheet has 3 parts. Read the instructions at the start of each part.

Example

Active or passive? 'The cake was baked by Ana.'

Answer: passive

RememberClear sentences

Misplaced modifier ✗I saw a dog running to school.✓ Running to school, I saw a dog.Parallelism ✗I like to swim, biking and to run.✓ I like swimming, biking and running.Active voiceThe dog chased the ball.(the subject does the action)Passive voiceThe ball was chased by the dog.(the action is done to the subject)
Part A

Rewrite in the active voice:

  1. 1

    The song was sung by the choir.

  2. 2

    The letter will be delivered by the mail carrier.

  3. 3

    The ball was kicked by Leo.

Part B

Active or Passive? Tick one box for each.

ActivePassive
4The mouse was chased by the cat.
5The students wrote essays.
6Mistakes were made.
7The window was broken.
8The cat chased the mouse.
9Ana baked the cake.
Part C

Answer each question. Use full sentences where you can.

  1. 10

    Rewrite in the passive voice: 'Scientists discovered a new planet.'

  2. 11

    Why might a writer choose the passive voice in 'The vaccine was tested on thousands of people'?

  3. 12

    Rewrite in the passive voice: 'The chef cooked the meal.'

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

Unscramble the letters: BDREA (clue: you make toast with it)

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Answer key (click to show)
  1. 1.The choir sang the song.
  2. 2.The mail carrier will deliver the letter.
  3. 3.Leo kicked the ball.
  4. 4.passive
  5. 5.active
  6. 6.passive
  7. 7.passive
  8. 8.active
  9. 9.active
  10. 10.A new planet was discovered by scientists.
  11. 11.to focus on the action or the thing acted on, not who did it
  12. 12.The meal was cooked by the chef.
  13. ★bread (challenge corner)

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