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Energizer
1. John loves reading novels.
2. I ate a heavy breakfast this
morning.VERBS
3. George plays his favorite
online game.
A verb is a word that expresses an
action in a sentence or a word that
tells what is happening in a
sentence.
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE
VOICE
OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the period, the students would be
able to;
1. Determine the voice of the verb given in a
sentence.
2. Discuss the active and passive forms of the verb
in speaking and writing.
3. Write sentences applying the active and passive
voice of the verb.
Direction: Write A if the sentence is in active
voice and write P if it is passive.

1. Thomas feeds his dog

2. The letter was written by Lea.
3. I ate a piece of cake.
4. We were given recognition by the President
for our outstanding contribution.
5. Rico avoided the tall buildings.
ANSWER KEY:
1. A
2. P
3. A
4. P
5. A
VOICE – refers to the form a verb
takes to indicate whether its subject
is acting or being acted upon.

In English, there are two voices;

1. Active Voice
2. Passive Voice
ACTIVE VOICE – the subject performs
the action expressed by the verb. A
Thomas
subject fedof the
is the doer dog.
AGENT PERFORMING
the action.
THE ACTION

PASSIVE VOICE – the subject receives

The
the dog
action was fed
expressed by verb.
by the Thomas.
A
subject is the receiver of the action.
ACTIVITY 1: Decide whether the following sentences
are written in active or passive voice. Then identify the
doer or the receiver of the action in the sentence.

1. The stunt man risked his life.

2.The car was cleaned by the owner.
3.Julie answered the question.
4.The house will be built by the construction crew
in five months.
5. The piano was played by Liz.
ACTIVITY 2: Change each of the following
passive sentences into active sentence.

1. A device called an image dissector was

sketched by the boy.
2. The idea of sending pictures through the air
was ridiculed by some individuals.
3. The beggar was helped by the people on the
street.
ACTIVITY 3: Change each of the following active
sentences into passive sentence.

1. The court called Farnsworth’s former teacher Justin

Tolman as a witness.
2. The glee club members rendered a wonderful song
during the wreath laying ceremony.
3. Ella wrote a poem to express her emotions.
 ASSIGNMENT: Write one (1) active and passive
sentence for each picture.
2. 3.
1.