GLAN-PADIDU NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

GRADE 7-ENGLISH
QUARTER
MODULE 1 :PASSIVE AND ACTIVE VOICE
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COMPETENCY CODES:

 EN7G-III-c-2

WHAT I NEED TO KNOW?

Hi, good morning my friend. This is Ma’am Aileen, welcome to a self-

discovery module. Are you excited to encounter different challenging activities and
learn more interesting ideas? So get ready because everything lies in your hand.
This is lesson 1-Quarter 1.

In this module,you will learn to:

a. Use passive and active voice meaningfully in varied context.

b. Rewrite active sentence to passive sentence and vice versa.

c. Construct sentences in active and passive form.

WHAT I KNOW?
For each sentence below, write A on the blank line if it is ACTIVE, or P if it is
PASSIVE.

1. _________ The pirate hoisted the sails.

2. _________ The sails were hoisted by the pirate.

3. _________ The bat gulped the moth.

4. _________ The moth was gulped by the bat.

5. _________ The plane was flown by the pilot.

Rewrite the sentences to passive voice

6. The workers gave the boss some flowers.

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7. The students painted the walls last year.

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8. Bobby received an award for actively participating the workshop.

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Rewrite the sentences to active voice.

9. Sixty questions were written by the members of the test committee.

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10. Our neighbor’s house was built by Jones Construction Company.

11. The new dress was worn by Angela.

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Describe the pictures below by using active and passive voice.

12. Active:__________________________________________________________.

13. Passive:_________________________________________________________
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14. Active:__________________________________________________________.

15. Passive:_________________________________________________________

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WHAT’S IN?

Good job my friend and congratulations for actively answering the previous
activity! Were you able to answer all items correctly? If not, you have nothing to
worry because I will help you get through all the lessons with less difficulty.
Let’s us see what you have learned in your previous lesson in about
Active and Passive voice.
Try This!

Identify the voice of the verb. Write A if it is in active voice and P if it is in passive
voice.

______________1. The lady was bumped by the red car.

______________2. Adrian gave Andre a bouquet of flowers for her birthday.

______________3. Susan brought a new pet yesterday.

______________4. Lyca was fooled by her boyfriend.

______________5. Auntie Nina sent a letter for my mother.

WHAT’S NEW?

Study the sentences below.

Sentence 1: Daniel made a sand castle.

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Sentence 2: The sand castle was made by Daniel.

What do you observe in the sentences?

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How does the subject, the verb and the object of the verb functions in each
sentence?

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Do these sentences have the same meaning?

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WHAT IS IT?

Active Voice

When the subject does or “acts upon” the verb, the sentence is said to be in
the active voice.

These example show that the subject is doing the verbs action.

 The old father (subject) gives (verb) the money to the boy.

 Carlos (subject) revealed (verb) the reality about his life.

 The rich man (subject) accused (verb) the poor family of stealing
their money.

 The judge (subject) pounded (verb) the gavel.

 The carabao (subject) ate (verb) the grasses.

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 Passive voice

When the subject receives the action of the verb, the sentence is said
to be in passive voice.

These examples show how he subject-verb relationship has change.

 The money is given by the old father to the boy.

( active verb- gives : passive verb- is given)

 The reality about his life was revealed by Carlos.

( active verb: revealed : passive verb- was revealed)

 The poor family was accused by the rich man for stealing their
money.

( active verb: accused : passive verb- was accused )

 The gavel was pounded by the judge.

( active verb: pounded : passive verb- was pounded)

 The grasses were eaten by the carabao.

( active verb: ate : passive verb- were eaten )

WHAT’S MORE?

Directions: Read each sentence and change each active voice sentence with
a passive voice sentence.

1. Don shot the basketball at the hoop.

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2. The boy shouted at the dog.

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3. Stephen kicked the soccer ball.

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4. The boys watched a movie.

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5. The man watered the lawn.

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WHAT I HAVE LEARNED?

In this lesson, I have learned that Active Voice,

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While passive voice,

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WHAT I CAN DO?

Based on your experience during the Corona Virus Infectious Disease

(COVID 19) pandemic, what are the preventive measures that you’ve done to avoid
the said disease. Write it in a paragraph form form five (5) sentences. Use active and
passive voice.

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 ASSESSMENT

A. Write ACTIVE if the statement is in active form and PASSIVE if it is not.

_______________1. The Japanese soldiers attacked the Philippines

_______________2. The Filipinos were attacked by the soldiers.

_______________3. The mailed man delivered the letter.

_______________4. The suspect was questioned sixteen hours by the

investigator.

_______________5. The COVID patients were treated by the doctors.

B. Rewrite the statement into passive form.

6. Tim hit the home run.

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7. The committee presented the report.

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8. Alex watched the scary movie alone

Rewrite the statement into active form.

9. The suspect was arrested by the policeman.

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10. The garbage was collected by the garbage truck.

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11. The children were adopted by the rich couple.

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C. Describe the pictures below by using active and passive voice.

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ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE

Picture 1 Picture 1

Picture 2 Picture 2

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
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Write an active sentence and a passive sentence from the following prompts.

1. The little boy / the wallet / yesterday / find.

Active: ____________________________________________________________.

Passive: __________________________________________________________.

2. Teachers / good manners / students / teach

Active: ____________________________________________________________.

Passive: __________________________________________________________.

3. Somebody / student’s bike / steal

Active: ____________________________________________________________.

Passive: __________________________________________________________.

4. They / new classroom / built / last year

Active: ____________________________________________________________.

Passive: __________________________________________________________.

5. Thousand of people/ the famous lake / visit

Active: ____________________________________________________________.

Passive: __________________________________________________________.

ANSWER KEY

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