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Curated OER

Sentence Starters - The Passive Voice

For Students 4th - 8th
Discuss the active and passive voices with this packet. There are several exercises to complete! First, identify which sentences are active and which are passive. Then, create sentences in the passive voice with the given topic. Finally,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Active and Passive Voice

For Students 6th - 9th
How are the active and passive voices different, and when should you use each one? The first page of this two-page worksheet contains the rules and several examples. On the second page, your grammarians will be able to put pen to paper...
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Curated OER

The Passive Voice in Spanish

For Teachers 6th - 12th
The passive voice was mastered by Spanish learners. Your class members can find out all about how to create the passive voice in Spanish using ser, past participles, por, and the impersonal se. Examples are provided for each situation.
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PPT
Prairie View A&M University

Passive Voice

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Often deemed the weak voice, the passive voice is often a stylistic choice in many narratives. This presentation, created by Prairie View A&M University, details the pros and cons of using the passive voice. 
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Curated OER

Grammar-Active and Passive Voice

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Use this lesson plan to reinforce the effect of passive and active voice in writing. First, middle schoolers write several sentences, and then use the attached worksheet to identify whether the sentences are written in active or passive...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Active Voice vs. Passive Voice

For Students 6th - 8th
What is the passive voice? What is the active voice? Which voice is typically preferred in writing? Use this worksheet to discuss the different voices. Then, have learners rewrite a series of sentences so that they are in the passive...
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Curated OER

Active and Passive Voice

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Six quick slides show the difference between the active and passive voice and how to eliminate the passive voice in one's writing. Identify the subject and verb of the sentences shown, and rearrange them to change the voice. Encourage...
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PPT
Curated OER

Active and Passive Voices

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Work on identifying the passive and active voice with your learners. Show them what each voice emphasizes and the typical syntax for each type. The active voice is encouraged, but the reasons for effectively utilizing passive voice are...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Passive Voice Exercises

For Students 7th - 12th
Strengthen understanding of grammar and syntax with this task. First, grammarians identify the active and passive voices, then they rewrite individual sentences to be in the active voice before manipulating an entire paragraph. Great...
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University of North Carolina

Passive Voice

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Why was the road crossed by the chicken? Because the writer forgot to write in active voice. Many myths surround the use of passive voice. Thankfully, an informative handout explains how to recognize passive voice and when it's okay to...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Passive Voice with se

For Students 8th - 10th
Are your Spanish speakers learning about the passive voice? They need this helpful reference tool! These examples will surely help with their sentence construction. 
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Interactive
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Structure Practice: The Passive Voice

For Students 3rd - 6th
Use this online interactive worksheet in an ELD class or for younger native speakers. They practice using simple past tense verbs in the passive voice. Many of the constructions are not straightforward, nor often used by early speakers,...
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Curated OER

The Passive

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This 76-slide presentation on passive forms, passive verbs, and passive tenses is meant to give students a lot of practice in this important area of literacy. There are dozens of examples for students to consider, and an interactive...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Passive Voice Exercises

For Students 7th - 9th
What is the difference between the active voice and the passive voice? Focus on the latter with your middle schoolers to help them strengthen their writing. First, they identify which sentences are written in the passive. Then, they...
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PPT
Curated OER

Business English at Work: Verb Tense, Voice and Mood-Verbals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Demonstrate the various tenses of irregular and regular verbs. The verbs be, do, and have are charted out for the present tense, past tense, and past and present participles. Likewise, many regular verbs are conjugated into present,...
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San José State University

How to Recognize and Eliminate Passive Voice

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
This handout presents the appropriate times to use the active voice and the passive voice with examples and a short exercise. After reading through the information and examples, pupils transform passive sentences into active sentences. A...
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Worksheet
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Active and Passive Voice Worksheet 2

For Students 6th - 9th
How are active and passive sentences constructed? After introducing your intermediate writers to each and providing examples, complete this two-page activity. Your writers take the sentences written and transform them from active to...
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Curated OER

Passive Voice

For Teachers 6th - 9th
What is the passive voice, and can you identify it easily? Help your class get a better grip on the passive and active voices with this very short presentation. Five slides present the difference between the two voices, and several...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Passive Voice Exercise

For Students 6th - 10th
A clear example of a sentence in both active and passive voice is shown at the top of this resource and gives writers a clear example to follow. For the next 12 sentences, they change the voice from active to passive. 
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Curated OER

Active and Passive Voice: Finding Examples Online

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Incorporate technological fluency with a search for examples of active and passive voice in online resources. Discuss how use of active or passive voice influences mood or tone and contributes to author's purpose. List of...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Active/Passive Voice

For Students 5th - 8th
Reinforce your lesson on passive and active voice with this grammar worksheet. Young grammarians review examples of active and passive voice, and then determine which voice is used in a set of ten sentences. Next, students rewrite...
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PPT
Curated OER

Passive Voice

For Teachers 7th - 10th
The definition of passive voice is given along with tips to identify whether a sentence is written in this form. With one slide for the title and one for the end, the remaining four slides include the definition and a different tip on...
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Worksheet
Chandler Unified School District

Active and Passive Voice Practice

For Students 5th - 9th
Active or passive? Young grammarians identify the voice in a series of sentences and then rewrite those in passive voice.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Active/Passive Voice Recognition Practice

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Practice the active and the passive voice with this worksheet. Print this sheet for your class, and they can practice identifying the verb and deciding whether the verb is in the active or passive tense. 

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