Concept of active voice and passive voice for primary schoolers
Voice
Voice : It Indicates if the subject acts or is acted upon
Active voice: The subject acts
The subject comes first in the sentence and the object comes last
Passive voice: The subject was acted upon
The object becomes the subject
“By” is used before the subject or the doer
Change the given sentences from active to passive voice
(Simple Present tense)
1. The child drinks coffee every morning
Coffee is drunk by the child every morning
2. Grandpa tells me a story at night
A story is told to me by grandpa every night.
Present (Continuous tense)
1. The boy is drawing a picture
A picture is being drawn by the boy
2. Sita is pouring water into the glass
Water is being poured into the glass by Sita
(Simple Past tense)
1. The woman tore the beautiful shirt
The beautiful shirt was torn by the woman
2. Priyanka wrote a beautiful poem
A beautiful poem was written by Priyanka
Past continuous tense
1. The girl was eating breakfast
Breakfast was being eaten by the girl
2. Arun was reading a book
A book was being read by Arun
Let us Identify ACTIVE and PASSIVE VOICE:
The scientist studied some samples -------- Active voice
Dinner was served by my dad------- Passive voice
They did not fix my laptop ------------- Active voice
The boy helped the old woman cross the road -----------Active
Rumi is playing the Piano ---------- Active
The cake was eaten by the children ------Passive
Change the sentences from Active voice to Passive voice
The mother looks after the child.
The child is being looked after by the mother
My aunt is knitting a sweater for me
A sweater is being knitted by my aunt.
The coach praised the players
The players were being praised by the coach
She did not accept the job.
The job was not accepted by her.
Am I disturbing you?
Are you being disturbed by me?
Is she watering the plants?
Are the plants watered by her?
