Master Active and Passive Voice Across All Tenses in Grade 8
Active and Passive Voice Across All Tenses in Grade 8 – English Grammar Worksheet with Complete Answers
Learning how to change sentences from active voice to passive voice and from passive voice to active voice is an important grammar skill. This Grade 8 English grammar worksheet helps students practise voice transformation through matching activities, multiple-choice questions, sentence rewriting exercises, and sentence writing tasks. By working through these exercises carefully, students can improve their understanding of sentence structure and learn how different tenses are used in active and passive forms. Regular practice helps students become more confident in grammar, writing, and communication.
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What Is the Topic?
This Grade 8 English grammar worksheet focuses on Active and Passive Voice (All Tenses). Students learn how active voice sentences can be changed into passive voice sentences and how passive voice sentences can be changed back into active voice. The worksheet provides practice through matching activities, multiple-choice questions, rewriting tasks, and sentence-writing exercises covering different tenses.
What’s in This Worksheet?
1. Match each active voice sentence to its passive form.
2. Multiple-choice questions to identify the correct active voice sentence.
3. Change active voice sentences into passive voice sentences.
4. Change passive voice sentences into active voice sentences.
5. Write passive sentences and convert them into active voice.
6. Practice using different tenses in active and passive constructions.
7. Grammar exercises that improve sentence transformation skills.
Definitions, Examples, Techniques, and Tips
Definitions
• Active voice shows the subject performing the action.
• Passive voice shows the action being performed on the subject.
Examples From the Worksheet
• The storm destroyed the village. → The village was destroyed by the storm.
• The homework was completed by Sam. → Sam completed the homework.
• The committee will review the plan tomorrow. → The plan will be reviewed by the committee tomorrow.
Techniques
• Identify the subject, verb, and object.
• Move the object to the subject position when converting to passive voice.
• Maintain the tense of the original sentence.
• Use suitable helping verbs and past participles.
Quick Learning Tips
• Read each sentence carefully.
• Check the tense before changing the voice.
• Keep the meaning unchanged.
• Review sentence structure after rewriting.
Why Is It Important to Learn This?
Active and passive voice help students understand how sentences are structured. Learning this topic improves grammar accuracy, writing ability, and communication skills. It also helps students perform better in classroom activities, assignments, and examinations that require sentence transformation.
Where Will This Knowledge Help You?
• Grammar examinations
• School assignments
• Writing activities
• Reading comprehension
• Class participation
• Everyday communication
How to Use This Worksheet?
1. Read every instruction carefully.
2. Complete the matching exercise first.
3. Answer the multiple-choice questions.
4. Rewrite sentences according to the instructions.
5. Compare your responses with the answer key.
6. Correct mistakes and review sentence structure.
7. Practise regularly to improve accuracy.
8. The solutions follow the exact worksheet order, so compare answers carefully.
Important Tips and Tricks
1. Identify the tense before changing the voice.
2. Do not change the meaning of the sentence.
3. Use the correct helping verb.
4. Check subject-verb agreement.
5. Read all options carefully in multiple-choice questions.
6. Rewrite complete sentences.
7. Practise both active-to-passive and passive-to-active conversions.
8. Review your answers before finishing the worksheet.
Complete Answer Key
Exercise:1
Match each active voice sentence to its passive form.
1. The teacher has given homework. → b. Homework has been given by the teacher.
2. The storm destroyed the village. → h. The village was destroyed by the storm.
3. We are organizing a charity event. → e. A charity event is being organized by us.
4. They had built a dam on the river. → a. A dam had been built on the river by them.
5. She will be writing an article. → d. An article will be being written by her.
6. He delivered the speech. → g. The speech was delivered by him.
7. They will have completed the project. → c. The project will have been completed by them.
8. The kids are playing football. → f. Football is being played by the kids.
Answer Key
1 → b
2 → h
3 → e
4 → a
5 → d
6 → g
7 → c
8 → f
Exercise: 2
Choose the correct active voice for the given passive voice.
1. The homework was completed by Sam.
✓ b. Sam completed the homework.
2. The letter was written by Anita.
✓ b. Anita wrote the letter.
3. The match was won by our team.
✓ b. Our team won the match.
4. The plants were watered by the gardener.
✓ c. The gardener watered the plants.
5. The story was told by the old man.
✓ a. The old man told the story.
6. The song was sung by the children.
✓ b. The children sang the song.
7. The book was read by the student.
✓ c. The student read the book.
8. The thief was caught by the police.
✓ b. The police caught the thief.
Exercise: 3
Change the following active voice sentences into passive voice sentences.
1. The committee will review the plan tomorrow.
The plan will be reviewed by the committee tomorrow.
2. She is preparing dinner right now.
Dinner is being prepared by her right now.
3. The workers built a dam.
A dam was built by the workers.
4. They have finished the assignment.
The assignment has been finished by them.
5. He had written a poem.
A poem had been written by him.
6. The team will be playing the final match.
The final match will be being played by the team.
7. We are watching a play.
A play is being watched by us.
8. She tells stories every evening.
Stories are told by her every evening.
9. They will have solved the puzzle by evening.
The puzzle will have been solved by them by evening.
10. He was cleaning the room.
The room was being cleaned by him.
Exercise:4
Change the following passive voice sentences into active voice sentences.
1. The homework was done by the children.
The children did the homework.
2. The letter was written by Sita.
Sita wrote the letter.
3. The poem was recited by the student.
The student recited the poem.
4. The cake was baked by mother.
Mother baked the cake.
5. The thief was caught by the police.
The police caught the thief.
6. The field was ploughed by the farmer.
The farmer ploughed the field.
7. The classroom was decorated by the students.
The students decorated the classroom.
8. The chair was repaired by the carpenter.
The carpenter repaired the chair.
9. The prize was won by Anita.
Anita won the prize.
10. The speech was deliver by the principal.
The principal delivered the speech.
Exercise:5
Write five passive sentences of your choice and carefully change each into active voice.
1. Passive: The cake was baked by Rina.
Active: Rina baked the cake.
2. Passive: The lesson was explained by the teacher.
Active: The teacher explained the lesson.
3. Passive: The match was won by our team.
Active: Our team won the match.
4. Passive: The plants were watered by the gardener.
Active: The gardener watered the plants.
5. Passive: The letter was written by Amit.
Active: Amit wrote the letter.
This Grade 8 English grammar worksheet on Active and Passive Voice (All Tenses) helps students strengthen grammar skills through matching activities, multiple-choice questions, sentence transformations, and sentence-writing practice. Regular practice improves accuracy, confidence, and understanding of voice changes across different tenses.