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The Passive Voice in Questions

For Students 4th - 5th
In this recognizing the active and passive voice worksheet, students read interrogative sentences in the active voice and rewrite them in the passive voice. Students write 12 answers.
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Passive Trouble for Halloween

For Students 6th - 7th
In this passive and active verbs worksheet, students read the instructions and study the examples for how to change a sentence with an active verb to one with a passive. Students change 10 active sentences about Halloween to the passive.
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Changing from Active to Passive Verbs

For Students 4th - 6th
In this changing from active to passive worksheet, students change sentences from active to passive keeping the same tenses. Students rewrite ten sentences.
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Passive Sentences

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this passive sentences worksheet, students determine passive verbs and identify passive sentences. Students write thirteen answers.
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Passive Voice Worksheet 1

For Students 8th - 10th
For this grammar worksheet, students identify the passive voice constructions in two paragraphs and change the passive voice sentences to active voice.
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Using Active Voice vs. Passive Verse in Writing

For Students 6th - 8th
Need an active voice exercise? Learners rewrite a series of sentences to ensure that the subject of the sentence is doing the action. Beware the typos, especially in the title.
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Passive Voice and Grammar Checkers

For Students 10th - 12th
This handout gives an overview of the passive and active voices as well as pointing out that the grammar checkers in word processing programs mark sentences written in the passive voice as incorrect. While this is not an interactive...
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Examining Letters to the Editor

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students write letters to the editor. In this written communication lesson, students read sample letters to the editor and use the active voice to compose letters to the editor about issues in which they are interested.
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Letter of Complaint

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students compose letters of complaint. In this written communication lesson plan, students read sample letters of complaint and use the provided graphic organizer to analyze them.
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Examining Letters to the Editor

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students write letters to the editor. In this written communication lesson, students read sample letters to the editor and use the active voice to compose letters to the editor about issues they are interested in.
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Letter of Complaint

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students write letters of complaint. In this written communication lesson plan, students use the active voice to compose letters of complaint to selected audiences. 
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Passive Verbs: Present and Past Tense

For Students 4th
For this passive verbs:  present and past tense worksheet, 4th graders interactively enter the correct verb form for 15 sentences immediate online feedback.
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ESL: Passive Voice

For Students 5th - 7th
In this ESL passive voice worksheet, students put a set of 12 sentences into passive voice. Students may click on an answer link for immediate feedback.
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ESL-Passive Voice

For Students 6th - 7th
In this ESL passive voice worksheet, students read a set of 10 sentences, checking those that are written in the passive voice, check sentences in which the agent is necessary, and fill in blanks with correct verb forms.
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ESL: Passive Voice

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ESL passive voice worksheet, students read examples of passive voice in various tenses, then rewrite verbs in sentences in their correct passive form.
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ESL: Passive Voice

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ESL passive voice worksheet, students make both an active and passive sentence with given sets of words, then change sentences into passive voice and fill in blanks in a text with passive forms of words given.
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Passive or Active Exercises

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this active and passive voice worksheet, students choose which voice the sentences are in. Students complete 21 problems total.
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ESL: Passive Voice

For Students 5th - 7th
In this ESL passive voice worksheet, learners fill in blanks in a set of 20 sentences, choosing the correct form of a verb given, using the tense indicated in parentheses.
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ESL: Passive Voice

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ESL passive voice worksheet, learners fill in blanks in sentences, choose correct words/phrases to complete sentences, and rewrite sentences using passive voice.
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Tenses: Active and Passive

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this active and passive voice instructional activity, students fill in the blanks to sentences with verbs in parenthesis in the active and passive voice. Students complete 21 sentences total.
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Active and Passive Voice Exercise

For Students Pre-K - 6th
In this English instructional activity, students change passive sentences into active sentences. If there is not a noun assigned to the action the students choose one.
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Active or Passive

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this active and passive voice instructional activity, students write sentences and choose the correct tense for the active and passive voice. Students complete 3 activities total.
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English Exercises: Passive Voice

For Students 6th
In this passive voice activity, 6th graders read the explanation and examples, then rewrite 10 sentences and identify which of the 4 cases it represents, with immediate online feedback.
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Passive Voice

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this passive voice learning exercise, students read 7 sentences and rewrite each of them in the passive voice.