Active & Passive Voice

1. Imperative Sentence - Affirmative

Change the following sentences to passive voice.

(a)  Do the sum.

(b)  Change the voice.

(c)  Do away with it.

(d) Open the door.

(e)  Always speak the truth.  

(f)  Take care of your health.   

(g)  Look after your parents.   

(h)  Pluck me a flower.   

(i)  Buy a shirt for me.   

(j)  Choose the best answer.   

(k)  Do away with it.   

(l)  Pen through the line.

(m)  Give the orders.

(n)  Write a letter to your friend.

(o)  Change the form of voice.

(p)  Please open the door.

(q)  Take care of your health.

(r)  Pen through the word.

(s)  Tell him to go.

(t)  Open the door softly.

(u)  Take care of the furniture.

(v)  Take care of your health.

(w)  Give the orders.

2. Imperative Sentence — Negative

Change the following sentences to passive voice.

(a) Do not do the sum.

(b) Do not open the door.

(c)  Don't ask me the question.   

(d)  Never tell a lie.  

(e)  Never trust a false friend.   

(f)  Do not look down upon the poor.

(g)  Never tell a lie.

(h)  Don't mention your name in writing a letter.

(i)  Don’t look down upon the poor.

(j)  Do not laugh at the poor.

(k)  Do not open the door.

(l)  Do not insult the weak.

3. Imperative Sentence — Double Object

Change the following sentences to passive voice.

(a) Give me a pen.

(b)  Bring me the book.

(c)  Pluck me a flower.

(d)  Bring me a chair.

4. Imperative Sentence — Let

Change the following sentences to passive voice.

(a)  Let me do the sum.

(b)  Let her open the door.

(c)  Let us help the poor.

(d)  Let us enjoy the film.

(e)  Let him sing a folk song.

(f)  Let me say a few words.

(g)  Let him say whatever he likes.

(h)  Let me do the sum.

5. Imperative Sentence — Passive to Active

Change the following sentence to active voice.

(a) Let not the ball be kicked.

(b) Let the liar be punished.

(c) Let the game be finished.

1. Imperative Sentence - Affirmative

(a) Active: Do the sum.

Passive: Let the sum be done.

(b) Active: Change the voice.

Passive: Let the voice be changed.

(c) Active: Do away with it.

Passive: Let it be done away with.

(d) Active: Open the door.

Passive: Let the door be opened.

(e) Active: Always speak the truth.  

Passive: Let the truth be always spoken.

(f) Active: Take care of your health.   

Passive: Let your health be taken care of.

(g) Active: Look after your parents.   

Passive: Let your parents be looked after.

(h) Active: Pluck me a flower.   

Passive: Let a flower be plucked for me.

(i) Active: Buy a shirt for me.   

Passive: Let a shirt be bought for me.

(j) Active: Choose the best answer.   

Passive: Let the best answer be chosen.

(k) Active: Do away with it.   

Passive: Let it be done away with.

(l) Active: Pen through the line.

Passive: Let the line be penned through.

(m) Active: Give the orders.

Passive: Let the orders be given.

(n) Active: Write a letter to your friend.

Passive: Let a letter be written to your friend.

(o) Active: Change the form of voice.

Passive: Let the form of voice be changed.

(p) Active: Please open the door.

Passive:Let the door be opened, please.

(q) Active: Take care of your health.

Passive: Let your health be taken care of.

(r) Active: Pen through the word.

Passive: Let the word be penned through.

(s) Active: Tell him to go.

Passive: Let him be told to go.

(t) Active: Open the door softly.

Passive: Let the door be opened softly.

(u) Active: Take care of the furniture.

Passive: Let the furniture be taken care of.

(v) Active: Take care of your health.

Passive: Let your health be taken care of.

2. Imperative Sentence — Negative

(a)Active: Do not do the sum.

Passive: Let not the sum be done.

(b)Active: Do not open the door.

Passive: Let not the door be opened.

(c) Active: Don't ask me the question.   

Passive: Let not the question be asked me.

(d) Active: Never tell a lie.  

Passive: Let a lie be never told.

(e) Active: Never trust a false friend.   

Passive: Let a false friend be never trusted.

(f) Active: Do not look down upon the poor.

Passive: Let not the poor be looked down upon.

(g) Active: Never tell a lie.

Passive: Let never a lie be told.

(h) Active: Don't mention your name in writing a letter.

Passive: Let not your name be mentioned in writing a letter.

(i) Active: Don’t look down upon the poor.

Passive: Let not the poor be looked down upon.

(j) Active: Do not laugh at the poor.

Passive: Let not the poor be laughed at.

(k) Active: Do not open the door.

Passive: Let not the door be opened.

(l) Active: Do not insult the weak.

Passive: Let not the weak be insulted.

3. Imperative Sentence — Double Object

(a) Give me a pen.

Passive: Let a pen be given me.

(b) Active: Bring me the book.

Passive: Let the book be brought me.

(c) Active: Pluck me a flower.

Passive: Let a flower be plucked for me.

(d) Active: Bring me a chair.

Passive: Let a chair be brought for me.

4. Imperative Sentence — Let

(a) Active: Let me do the sum.

Passive: Let the sum be done by me.

(b) Active: Let her open the door.

Passive: Let the door be opened by her.

(c) Active: Let us help the poor.

Passive: Let the poor be helped by us.

(d) Active: Let us enjoy the film.

Passive: Let the film be enjoyed by us.

(e) Active: Let him sing a folk song.

Passive: Let a folk song be sung by him.

(f) Active: Let me say a few words.

Passive: Let a few words be said by me.

(g) Active: Let him say whatever he likes.

Passive: Let whatever is liked by him be said by him.

Passive: Let whatever he likes be said by him.

(h) Active: Let me do the sum.

Passive: Let the sum be done by me.

5.Passive to Active

(a) Passive: Let not the ball be kicked.

Active: Do not kick the ball.

(b) Passive: Let the liar be punished.

Active: Punish the liar. 

(c) Passive: Let the game be finished.

Active: Finish the game.