Topic: PASSIVE VOICE EXERCISE 1
level: Beginner (A1/A2)
✓ Useful for IELTS
✓ Useful for TOEIC
The passive voice is one of the most important structures in English grammar — and one of the most tested, appearing in IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge exams, and everyday academic and professional writing. This beginner-level exercise provides practice identifying the correct passive form across a range of common tenses. This is exercise 1 of 3 in this series.
Complete each passive voice form of the verb in brackets.
Example: Adam was rewarded by his parents for his good behavior. (to reward)
KEEP PRACTICING — MORE EXERCISES FOR YOU:
Passive voice is essential for formal and academic English — these exercises cover every tense and variation.
More passive voice exercises:
Passive voice (simple present) 1 (B1/B2)
Passive voice (simple present) 2 (B1/B2)
Passive voice (simple past) 1 (B1/B2)
Passive voice (mixed) 2 (B1/B2)
Passive voice (mixed) 3 (B1/B2)
Related causative form exercises:
Causative form (passive) 1 (B1/B2)
Causative form (passive) 2 (B1/B2)
Browse all grammar exercises →
Passive voice is essential for formal and academic English — these exercises cover every tense and variation.
More passive voice exercises:
Passive voice (simple present) 1 (B1/B2)
Passive voice (simple present) 2 (B1/B2)
Passive voice (simple past) 1 (B1/B2)
Passive voice (mixed) 2 (B1/B2)
Passive voice (mixed) 3 (B1/B2)
Related causative form exercises:
Causative form (passive) 1 (B1/B2)
Causative form (passive) 2 (B1/B2)
Browse all grammar exercises →
Did you know?
The passive voice is used far more in written English than in spoken English — and far more in some languages than others. In academic and scientific writing in English, it's extremely common because it creates an impersonal, objective tone: "The results were analyzed" rather than "We analyzed the results."
Interestingly, some languages barely use the passive at all. Mandarin Chinese, for example, has a passive construction but it's used much less frequently than in English, and often carries a negative or undesirable connotation — so native Mandarin speakers often underuse the passive when writing in English.
The passive voice is also one of the most tested structures in major English proficiency exams. It appears in IELTS Writing band descriptors, is regularly tested in Cambridge B2 First and C1 Advanced grammar sections, and is a key structure in TOEFL integrated writing tasks — making it well worth mastering.
Interestingly, some languages barely use the passive at all. Mandarin Chinese, for example, has a passive construction but it's used much less frequently than in English, and often carries a negative or undesirable connotation — so native Mandarin speakers often underuse the passive when writing in English.
The passive voice is also one of the most tested structures in major English proficiency exams. It appears in IELTS Writing band descriptors, is regularly tested in Cambridge B2 First and C1 Advanced grammar sections, and is a key structure in TOEFL integrated writing tasks — making it well worth mastering.
