Active and Passive Voice Worksheet (Grade 8)
Free printable Grade 8 grammar worksheet. Students label constructed sentence pairs as active or passive voice, spotting the form of 'be' plus past participle. Answer key included.
Grade 8 · Grammar worksheet
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Grammar
Active and Passive Voice
In the active voice the subject does the action (Mia threw the pitch). In the passive voice the subject receives it, using a form of 'be' plus a past participle (The pitch was thrown by Mia). Label each sentence.
- 1.Active or passive voice? "The shot was blocked by the goalie."
- a) Active
- b) Passive
- 2.Active or passive voice? "The winning pitch was thrown by Mia."
- a) Active
- b) Passive
- 3.Active or passive voice? "The old oak was split by lightning."
- a) Active
- b) Passive
- 4.Active or passive voice? "The janitor found the missing keys."
- a) Active
- b) Passive
- 5.Active or passive voice? "The chef sliced the onions."
- a) Active
- b) Passive
- 6.Active or passive voice? "A committee reviews every entry."
- a) Active
- b) Passive
- 7.Active or passive voice? "The missing keys were found under the couch."
- a) Active
- b) Passive
- 8.Active or passive voice? "The goalie blocked the shot."
- a) Active
- b) Passive
- 9.Active or passive voice? "Lightning split the old oak."
- a) Active
- b) Passive
- 10.Active or passive voice? "Forty trees were planted by our class."
- a) Active
- b) Passive
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