Voice Change: Worksheet-2

These are exceptional voice changes which should practice again and again .

1. Active: The boy satisfied us.

Passive:

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2.Active: Your work satisfied me.

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3. Active: His behavior pleased me .

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4. Active: The boy pleased the teacher.

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5. Active: His father’s death shocked me much.

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6. Active: He annoyed me.

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7. Active:  He is called me.

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8. Active:  English is spoken all over the world.

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9. Active:  Circumstance compelled me to do it .

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10. Active:  The thief was arrested.

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11. Active: Rome was not built in a day .

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12. Active: He decided to leave the job.

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13. Active: Honey tastes sweet.

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14. Active:  Rice sells cheap.

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15. Active: His strange behavior surprised me.

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16. Active: The newspaper contains daily news.

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17. Active: Smoke filled the room.

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18. Active:  His behavior vexed me sometimes.

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19. Active: Tell him to go.

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20. Active:  Dust covered the table.

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21. Active: I know that he did the work.

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22. Active: I saw him buy the book.

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23. Active: One should keep one’s promise.

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24.  Active: He considers me honest.

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25. Active:  We can gain nothing without labor.

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26. Active:  He might use my pen .

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27. Active:  I can do this work.

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28. Active:  He wants me to do the work.

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29. Active:  He decided to leave the job.

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30. Active: The doctor advised me to take complete rest.

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 Voice Change: Worksheet-2, Answer

1. Active: The boy satisfied us.

Passive: We were satisfied with the boy .

2. Active: Your work satisfied me

Passive: I was satisfied at your work.

3. Active: His behavior pleased me

Passive: I was pleased at his behavior.

4. Active: The boy pleased the teacher.

Passive: The teacher was pleased with the boy.

5. Active: His father’s death shocked me much.

Passive: I was much shocked at his father’s death.

6. Active:  He annoyed me.

Passive: I was annoyed with him.

7. Active:  He is called me.

Passive: People call him a liar.

8. Active:  English is spoken all over the world.

Passive: People speak English all over the world.

9. Active:  Circumstance compelled me to do it .

Passive: I was compelled to do it .

10. Active:  The thief was arrested.

The police arrested the thief.

11. Active: Rome was not built in a day .

Passive: The romans did not build Rome in a day .

12. Active: He decided to leave the job.

Passive: He decided that he job should be left.

13. Active: Honey tastes sweet.

Passive: Honey is sweet when it is tasted.

Passive: Honey is tasted sweet .

14. Active:  Rice sells cheap.

Passive: Rice is cheap when it is sold

Passive: Rice is sold cheap.

15. Active: His strange behavior surprised me.

Passive: I was surprised at his strange behavior.

16. Active: The newspaper contains daily news.

Passive: Daily news is contained in the newspaper.

17. Active: Smoke filled the room.

The room was filled with smoke.

18. Active:  His behavior vexed me sometimes.

Passive: I am sometimes vexed at his behavior .

19. Active: Tell him to go.

Passive: Let him be told to go.

Passive: He should be told to go.

20. Active:  Dust covered the table.

Passive: The table was covered with dust.

21. Active: I know that he did the work.

Passive: It is known to me that the work was done by him.

22. Active: I saw him buy the book.

Passive: He was seen by me to buy the book.

23. Active: One should keep one’s promise.

Passive: A promise should be kept.

24.  Active: He considers me honest.

Passive: I am considered honest by him.

25. Active:  We can gain nothing without labor.

Passive: Nothing can be gained without labor .

26. Active:  He might use my pen .

Passive: My pen might be used by him.

27. Active:  I can do this work.

Passive: This work can be done by me.

28. Active:  He wants me to do the work.