Vocabulary
Passive Voice
Present vs. Past
Sentence Fixers
100

The music and songs used in a movie are called the ________.

soundtrack

100

Change to passive voice:

Yaryna washes the dishes every evening.

The dishes are washed by Yaryna every evening.

100

In the story, Anker __________ (find) a magical key that opens any door.

finds
100

Correct the sentence:

Jasmine don’t like waking up early on weekends.


Jasmine doesn’t like waking up early on weekends.

200

The people who act in a movie are known as the _______.

cast

200

Change to passive voice: 

Jason broke the classroom window yesterday.

The classroom window was broken by Jason yesterday.

200

Yesterday, Lucas __________ (forget) his homework, but in the story we are reading, the main character __________ (remember) every important detail.

forgot, remembers

200

Correct the sentence:

Last Friday, Haley buyed a new pair of shoes, but they was too small.


Last Friday, Haley bought a new pair of shoes, but they were too small.

300

1. The ______ made the actors' faces difficult to see during the nighttime scene.

2. The _______ included detailed drawings and computer-generated characters that moved realistically.

1. lighting

2. animation

300

Change BOTH sentences to passive voice.

1. Nika takes beautiful photographs during her vacations.

2. Theia found a mysterious box behind the school.

  1. Beautiful photographs are taken by Nika during her vacations.
  2. A mysterious box was found by Theia behind the school.
300

Last Saturday, Mika __________ (visit) a museum with her family. In the movie she watched afterward, a scientist __________ (discover) a strange creature that __________ (live) deep beneath the ocean.

visited, discovers, lives

300

Yesterday, Christy and Nika visits a new restaurant after school. They was extremely excited to try the food, but the service was incredible slow.

Yesterday, Christy and Nika visited a new restaurant after school. They were extremely excited to try the food, but the service was incredibly slow.

400

1. The ______ made the battle scenes look realistic, even though no real explosions occurred. 

2. The ______ was impressive because of the beautiful camera angles and carefully planned shots.

3. The actors studied the _______ to memorize their dialogue before filming.

1. special effects

2. cinematography

3. script

400

Change ALL THREE sentences to passive voice.

  1. Jasmine prepares delicious desserts for her family every weekend.
  1. The police caught the thief outside the shopping mall.
  1. Naomi sent an important message to the students yesterday.
  1. Delicious desserts are prepared by Jasmine for her family every weekend.
  2. The thief was caught by the police outside the shopping mall.
  3. An important message was sent to the students by Naomi yesterday.
400

During the school festival last year, Rocket__________ (take) several photographs, and Theia __________ (win) a singing competition. In the movie they watch afterward, two friends __________ (travel) to another country and __________ (meet) a mysterious stranger.The director __________ (begin) filming the movie two years ago. In the story, the main character __________ (live) in a small village, but everything __________ (change) when she __________ (find) a mysterious letter.

took, won, travel, meet

400

Last weekend, Anker and Yang organizes a surprise party for Mika. The decorations was prepared by their classmates, and the invitations were send to everyone on Friday. Mika was complete surprised when she arrived.

Last weekend, Anker and Yang organized a surprise party for Mika. The decorations were prepared by their classmates, and the invitations were sent to everyone on Friday. Mika was completely surprised when she arrived.

500

1. The movie was so __________ that the audience couldn’t stop laughing.

2. The ending was __________ because everyone guessed what would happen.

3. The film was __________ because the storyline was difficult to follow.

4. The final scene was extremely __________ because nobody knew whether the hero would survive.

5. The documentary was __________ because it repeated the same information without anything interesting happening.

1. hilarious

2. predictable

3. confusing

4. suspenseful

5. dull

500

Change ALL FOUR sentences to passive voice.

  1. Lucas and Rocket organize a Call of Duty tournament every semester.
  2. Athena discovered a secret passage underneath the library.
  3. Anker wrote several mysterious letters during English class.
  4. Katy and Athena create beautiful decorations for the school festival every year.
  1. A Call of Duty tournament is organized by Lucas and Rocket every semester.
  2. A secret passage was discovered by Athena underneath the library.
  3. Several mysterious letters were written by Anker during English class.
  4. Beautiful decorations are created by Katy and Athena for the school festival every year.
500

Last weekend, Yaryna __________ (go) to the cinema with her friends. They __________ (choose) a mystery film about a detective who __________ (investigate) a series of disappearances. During the story, the detective __________ (find) an important clue and eventually __________ (discover) the truth behind the mystery.

went, chose, investigates, finds, discovers

500

Yesterday, Haley and Mars goes to the shopping mall after school. They was looking for a birthday present when Mars suddenly find a wallet on the floor. The wallet were filled with money, but neither student knows who loses it. They decided to gave it to the security guard.

Yesterday, Haley and Mars went to the shopping mall after school. They were looking for a birthday present when Mars suddenly found a wallet on the floor. The wallet was filled with money, but neither student knew who lost it. They decided to give it to the security guard.

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