Action First: Mastering Active Voice for Grade 7

This Grade 7 worksheet is designed to help students master Active Voice, where the subject of the sentence performs the action. Through a variety of engaging exercises, learners will identify, construct, and convert sentences to ensure their writing is clear, direct, and impactful.

Why Active Voice Matters in Grammar?

Active Voice is the backbone of clear writing. For Grade 7 students, mastering this is key because:  
1. It makes sentences concise and easy to understand.  
2. It clearly identifies who is doing the action.  
3. It improves the flow and energy of storytelling.  
4. It is the preferred style for academic and professional communication.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet includes five grammar-rich activities that build fluency with Active Voice:

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students identify the sentence written in the Active Voice from a pair of options, reinforcing their ability to spot the doer of the action.

Exercise 2 – True or False
Learners determine if a sentence is in the Active Voice (True) or not (False), sharpening their recognition of sentence structures.

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks
Students complete sentences by filling in appropriate action verbs performed by the subject, focusing on the relationship between the subject and the verb.

Exercise 4 – Rewrite to Active Voice
Students transform Passive Voice sentences into strong Active Voice sentences, ensuring the subject takes center stage.

Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing
Learners fill in the blanks in a narrative paragraph using context clues, applying Active Voice verbs to describe a scene at the market.

Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise No. 1 Choose the correct answer from the options.
1. b) The chef cooked the meal for us.
2. a) Rahul drives the school bus daily.
3. b) Anjali painted a beautiful mural.
4. a) The children fly kites in Jaipur.
5. b) Priya wrote a letter to her friend.
6. a) The gardener waters the plants daily.
7. a) Arjun kicks the football very hard.
8. a) Neha sings a classical raga well.
9. b) The shopkeeper closed the store early.
10. a) Kartik solved the puzzle quite quickly.

Exercise No. 2 Tick T if the statement is Active or F if the statement is not Active.
1. The dog chased the cat across the yard. T
2. Rahul plays cricket every Sunday morning. T
3. He dances very elegantly. T
4. The match was won by the Delhi team easily. F
5. The cake was eaten by the children quickly. F
6. The letter was written by Anjali yesterday. F
7. The song was sung by Neha at the assembly. F
8. The teacher explains the lesson clearly. T
9. The apple was eaten by Sneha. F
10. Aryan reads the newspaper every morning. T

Exercise No. 3 Fill in the blanks with the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.
1. The subject performs the action in Active Voice.
2. Rohan threw the cricket ball over the fence.
3. The teacher assigns the homework to the class.
4. Active Voice focuses on the subject.
5. Diya visits her grandmother every Sunday.
6. The monkey stole the bananas from the tree.
7. The subject directly follows the verb here.
8. The farmer grows the crops in the monsoon.
9. Nisha creates a beautiful rangoli at the door.
10. The train takes the passengers to Delhi.

Exercise No. 4 Rewrite the following sentences according to the directions given on the right.
1. The food was cooked by Pooja. -> Pooja cooked the food.
2. The window was broken by the cricket ball. -> The cricket ball broke the window.
3. The letter was posted by Nisha yesterday. -> Nisha posted the letter yesterday.
4. The homework was completed by Arjun. -> Arjun completed the homework.
5. The song was sung by Rohan at the function. -> Rohan sang the song at the function.
6. The race was won by Diya on Sports Day. -> Diya won the race on Sports Day.
7. The fields were flooded by the monsoon rain. -> The monsoon rain flooded the fields.
8. The gates were opened by the watchman early. -> The watchman opened the gates early.
9. The painting was made by Anvi in art class. -> Anvi made the painting in art class.
10. The medals were given by the chief guest. -> The chief guest gave the medals.

Exercise No. 5 Read the paragraph and fill in the blanks with the correct words using the hints given below.
Every morning, Aarav goes to the busy market in Jaipur with his mother. He sees the colourful vegetables stacked on the wooden carts along the narrow lane. The vendor hands fresh coriander and green chillies to each customer who stops by. Aarav always lifts the heavy cloth bags for his mother without any complaint. The shopkeeper writes the total price on a small piece of paper and hands it over. His mother selects the vegetables very carefully before buying them for the week. A little girl carries a basket of ripe mangoes nearby and offers them to passers-by. Aarav smells the sweet smell of jasmine flowers coming from the florist. The fishmonger displays his fresh catch on a large slab of ice. They return home happily with all their groceries before noon.

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