Verb is the Word
Passive Exercise 1
Sam really likes coffee, but it's unclear whether Sam drinks the coffee or if the coffee is drunk by Sam. Move from active to passive voice in 12 sentences about Sam's coffee habits. Learners will have to change an irregular verb to the...
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My Antonia: During Reading Strategy
Home in on the quote on this page to explore setting, the author's and character's voices, and plot in Willa Cather's My Antonia. Pupils draw a picture of what is described in the quote, discuss the content, and make connections to their...
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Passive Voice: English Project
Here’s a great idea: Have your class members create presentations about a grammar issue! “English Project” is a colorful, student-produced PowerPoint focused on passive voice. The presentation could be used as a lesson and as a model for...
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Modals: Passive Voice
Encourage verb tense awareness by focusing on the passive voice. It could be used with a variety of learners, however, a few of the questions should be modified for younger children. By completing this twenty-six question activity,...
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Passive Voice
In this passive voice worksheet, students read 7 sentences and rewrite each of them in the passive voice.
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Active or Passive
In this interactive grammar worksheet, students read the 22 sentences and identify the passive or active voice from the drop down menu.
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English Tenses and Verb Forms
Distinguish between passive and active voice with a grammar worksheet. It contains three exercises in which pupils turn direct speech into indirect speech and create new sentences using passive voice.
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Passive 4
In this passive worksheet, students read the sentences and re-write them in the passive voice. Students complete 12 exercises.
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Passive Verbs: Present and Past Tense
In 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
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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Modals: Passive Voice
Bring this modals practice worksheet to your grammar unit. Middle schoolers respond to twenty-six short answer and fill in the blanks questions that require them to use the appropriate passive voice verbs. This activity is a good way to...
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Narrative Writing
If you're looking to start a unit based around narrative writing, make sure to consider this resource while you're planning. This book covers five topics: writing personal narratives, writing narratives about others, writing narratives...
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Parts of Speech
Review advanced grammar concepts with this standard online interactive multiple choice quiz. Young grammarians must know simple grammar principles such as verbs, prepositions and adverbs as well as higher-level knowledge like passive vs....
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English Language Skills: Passive Voice
In this online interactive English skills worksheet, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions that requires them to change sentences in active voice to sentences in passive voice. Answers are scored immediately.
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Passive
In this passive verbs learning exercise, students read the sentences and re-write them in the passive voice. Students complete 15 online exercises.
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Passive Sentences
In this passive sentences worksheet, students determine passive verbs and identify passive sentences. Students write thirteen answers.
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A Thanksgiving Story
In this active and passive voice worksheet, middle schoolers read a paragraph regarding Thanksgiving and then rewrite five of the sentences in passive voice.
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Verb Issues I
See the variety of verbs spelled out in these slides. From infinitives to intransitives, each verb is defined and shown with examples. Relationships of verbs to other parts of a sentence are clearly explained. This complex subject is...
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Past Simple v. Past Perfect Simple
Help English learners tell the difference between the past tense and the past perfect tense with a grammar learning exercise. As kids read twelve sentences, they change the given verbs to the correct tense based on context clues.
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Identifying Adverbs III
Put young grammarians to the test with an activity about adverbs. A five-paragraph passage prompts kids to find the adverbs and circle them, noting their purpose in context.
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The Passive Voice
Use this resource to introduce the passive voice. The first box highlights important information on the passive voice. The second box contains a short assessment. Are your middle schoolers understanding how to use it?
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Voice
In these writing style worksheets, learners practice developing their writer's voice. Students complete three activities that help them with their writing voice.
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Passive Trouble for Halloween
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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Active or Passive?
In this ESL verbs worksheet, learners read an article and decide whether the active or passive voice should be used for each space.