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A CAPS Grade 7 English worksheet on active and passive voice (Grammar). 16 questions in three sections that rise in difficulty, 31 marks in all.
Grammar · CAPS Grade 7
Circle or write the correct answer.
Which sentence is in the passive voice?
True or false: The subject of a passive sentence is the one who does the action.
Complete the sentence.
To make a passive verb, we use the right tense of with the past participle.
Match each active sentence to the same sentence in the passive voice.
Choose the correct verb. The cakes ___ sold at the school fete last Saturday.
Read each question carefully, then write your answer.
Write A if the sentence is in the active voice. Write P if it is in the passive voice.
| Sentence | A or P |
|---|---|
| The bridge was built in 1998. | |
| The choir sang the national anthem. | |
| Our homework is checked by Mr Ndlovu. | |
| A leopard crossed the road. |
Change to the passive voice. The caretaker locked the gates at six.
Change to the active voice. The match was cancelled by the referee.
Complete the passive voice of “The council will repair the road”. The road ___ by the council.
Complete each sentence with the passive form of the verb in brackets, in the tense shown.
The letters (deliver, past) on Monday.
The new stadium (open, future) next year.
Dinner (serve, present) at seven.
My bicycle was stolen from the school gate. Why does the writer use the passive voice?
True or false: The sentence “The baby slept” can be changed into the passive voice.
Think carefully and write full answers.
Rewrite each sentence in the passive voice. (a) A famous chef prepared the feast. (b) Mr Tau is repairing the roof. (c) The gardener has watered the roses.
Find the mistake and write the sentence correctly. The trophy was win by our team.
Explain why a scientist might write “The mixture was stirred for ten minutes” instead of “I stirred the mixture for ten minutes”.
Rewrite in the passive voice and leave out the doer, because we do not know who it is. Someone has broken the school window.
Total 31 marks
Grammar · CAPS Grade 7 · 31 marks
| Q | Answer | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. The scones were baked by Thandi. | 1 |
| 2 | False | 1 |
| 3 | To make a passive verb, we use the right tense of be with the past participle.Accept be or to be. | 1 |
| 4 | 1 → C Gogo cooks the samp. = The samp is cooked by Gogo. 2 → D The wind broke the branch. = The branch was broken by the wind. 3 → A The mayor will open the clinic. = The clinic will be opened by the mayor. 4 → B Lungile has painted the fence. = The fence has been painted by Lungile. | 4 |
| 5 | B. were | 1 |
| Q | Answer | Marks | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |
| 4 | ||||||||||
| 7 | The gates were locked by the caretaker at six.1 mark for the gates as the subject with were locked. 1 mark for by the caretaker. | 2 | ||||||||||
| 8 | The referee cancelled the match.1 mark for the referee as the subject. 1 mark for cancelled (the same tense). | 2 | ||||||||||
| 9 | D. will be repaired | 1 | ||||||||||
| 10 | The letters were delivered (deliver, past) on Monday. The new stadium will be opened (open, future) next year. Dinner is served (serve, present) at seven. | 3 | ||||||||||
| 11 | A. We do not know who did the action. | 1 | ||||||||||
| 12 | False | 1 |
| Q | Answer | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | (a) The feast was prepared by a famous chef. (b) The roof is being repaired by Mr Tau. (c) The roses have been watered by the gardener.1 mark for each sentence. The tense must stay the same. | 3 |
| 14 | The trophy was won by our team.1 mark for won (the past participle). 1 mark for the whole sentence correct. | 2 |
| 15 | The action matters more than the person who did it, and scientific writing sounds more formal and impersonal.1 mark for saying that the action or process is more important than the doer. 1 mark for formal or impersonal writing (or the doer is not needed). | 2 |
| 16 | The school window has been broken.1 mark for has been broken. 1 mark for leaving out by someone. | 2 |
Total 31 marks