1 Rewrite the sentences in the passive form. Look at the example.

x] My sister washes my jeans.
My jeans are washed by my sister.

1] The teacher marks my homework.
My homework is marked by my teacher.___________________________________________

2] The Sports Shop sells Nike trainers.
Nike trainers are sold by the Sports Shop._________________________________________

3] Charles Dickens wrote Oliver Twist.
Oliver Twist was written by Charles Dickens.______________________________________

4] The children ate all the sweets.
All the sweets were eaten by the children._________________________________________

5] All the best guitarists play Fender guitars.
Fender guitars are played by all the best guitarists.________________________________

6] All the girls at the High School wear grey skirts.
Grey skirts are worn by all the girls at the High School.____________________________

7] Farmer Brown planted these trees.
These trees were planted by Farmer Brown.______________________________________

8] The rangers feed all the animal in the park s.
All the animals in the park are fed by the rangers._______________________________

9] My father bought this diamond ring.
This diamond ring was bought by my father._____________________________________

10] Jessica makes these delicious snacks.
These delicious snacks are made by Jessica._____________________________________

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2 Circle the correct verb forms in these sentences, headlines, labels and signs. [Note: not all the examples use the passive.] Look at the example.

x] These eggs | laid | were laid | lay | by happy chickens!

1] THIS HOSPITAL | OPENS | WAS OPENING | WAS OPENED | IN 1968.

2] | Make | Made | Was Made | in Japan.

3] My car | was stolen | stole | was stealing | on Saturday night!

4] My grandfather | drives | is driven | was driven | an expensive car.

5] This photograph | took | is taken | was taken | on 3^rd July last year.

6] CITY | FLOODS | FLOODING | FLOODED |, HUNDREDS HOMELESS

7] Only the best sugar | uses | is used | is using | for our chocolates.

8] Be Careful. This seat is | broken | broke | breaking |.

9] THIS WATER IS NOT CLEAN, DON'T | DRINK | ARE DRINK | DRANK | IT.

10] Johnson | life| lives| was lived| in Mexico City.

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3 Use the Present Simple or Past Simple of the verb in brackets to complete the sentences. Look at the example.

x] This parcel was delivered at half past nine this morning. [deliver]

1] These carrots were grown in Italy last week. [grow]

2] You are invited to the Branford Jazz Festival. [invite]

3] These houses are used as holiday homes every summer. [use]

4] My motorbike wasn't repaired very well 2 weeks ago. [not repair]

5] Cornflakes are eaten for breakfast. [eat]

6] When my friend was in the jungle, she was bitten by a snake. [bite]

7] Her stories are read by people all over the world. [read]

8] My friends aren't paid for their work. [not pay]

9] All our pizzas are cooked in an original stone oven. [cook]

10] Thousands of workers are employed in the car industry. [employ]

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4 Complete the article about Stonehenge using phrases from the box. Look at the example.

have been suggested	built	is visited	were killed	were used	were carried
can be seen	is made	was completed	was not used	were lifted	were put

THE MYSTERY OF STONEHENGE

Stonehenge is one of the most remarkable buildings in Britain. Stonehenge was completed^X about 3,500 years ago. It was not used¹ as a house, but it was clearly a very important building. The circle of big, standing stones were cut from local stone, but the smaller stones were carried² from hundreds of miles away. Hundreds of people were used³ to collect the smaller stones. Then they had to dig big holes in the ground. The big stones were put⁴ into these holes. After that, the horizontal stones were lifted⁵ up and put on the standing stones.

Why was Stonehenge built⁶? What was it used for? Many different ideas have been suggested⁷ by scientists. Some people think that Stonehenge was a religious building. They say that young men and women were killed⁸ at Stonehenge as presents for the God of the Sun. Other people think that Stonehenge was a calendar. On the first day of Spring, the Sun can be seen⁹ rising between the two biggest stones.

Every year, Stonehenge is visited¹⁰ by thousands of tourists, but nobody knows the secret of Stonehenge.

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