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Passive Voice Error Correction Quiz

B2 Level ESL Quiz

This quiz helps you identify and correct common Passive Voice errors. Each question shows an incorrect sentence. Choose the correct version!

Remember: Passive voice form = be + past participle

Question 1

❌ The report wrote yesterday.

a) The report was wrote yesterday.

b) The report was written yesterday.

c) The report has writing yesterday.

Correct Answer: b) The report was written yesterday.

Past participle of "write" is "written", not "wrote". Use: was + written.

Question 2

❌ The thief caught by the police last night.

a) The thief was caught by the police last night.

b) The thief had caught by the police last night.

c) The thief catch by the police last night.

Correct Answer: a) The thief was caught by the police last night.

Missing "was" - passive voice needs a form of "be". Use: was + caught.

Question 3

❌ The homework was do by the students.

a) The homework did by the students.

b) The homework was done by the students.

c) The homework was doing by the students.

Correct Answer: b) The homework was done by the students.

Need past participle "done", not base form "do". Use: was + done.

Question 4

❌ A new school builds in my neighborhood last year.

a) A new school was built in my neighborhood last year.

b) A new school had build in my neighborhood last year.

c) A new school building in my neighborhood last year.

Correct Answer: a) A new school was built in my neighborhood last year.

Active "builds" is wrong. Use past simple passive: was + built.

Question 5

❌ The windows clean every morning.

a) The windows are cleaned every morning.

b) The windows is cleaned every morning.

c) The windows cleaned every morning.

Correct Answer: a) The windows are cleaned every morning.

Missing "are" - need present simple passive: are + cleaned (plural subject).

Question 6

❌ The movie was direct by Steven Spielberg.

a) The movie was directed by Steven Spielberg.

b) The movie directed by Steven Spielberg.

c) The movie had directing by Steven Spielberg.

Correct Answer: a) The movie was directed by Steven Spielberg.

Need past participle "directed", not base form "direct". Use: was + directed.

Question 7

❌ When the results will announce?

a) When the results announced?

b) When will the results be announced?

c) When the results be announce?

Correct Answer: b) When will the results be announced?

Future passive question needs: will + be + past participle. Correct word order: When will + subject + be announced?

Question 8

❌ The cake has eat already.

a) The cake has been eaten already.

b) The cake has ate already.

c) The cake was eat already.

Correct Answer: a) The cake has been eaten already.

Present perfect passive needs: has + been + past participle (eaten, not eat).

Question 9

❌ The letters were send yesterday.

a) The letters were sent yesterday.

b) The letters had send yesterday.

c) The letters sending yesterday.

Correct Answer: a) The letters were sent yesterday.

Past participle of "send" is "sent", not "send". Use: were + sent.

Question 10

❌ The project completed by the students last week.

a) The project had completed by the students last week.

b) The project was completed by the students last week.

c) The project is completed by the students last week.

Correct Answer: b) The project was completed by the students last week.

Missing "was" - passive needs form of "be". Use: was + completed.

Review the explanations above to understand the corrections.