Voice Switchers: Active & Passive Transformation for Class 7

This Grade 7 worksheet focuses on the conversion of active voice sentences to passive voice and vice versa. With a mix of MCQs, true/false questions, rewriting tasks, and paragraph completion, students master the mechanics of changing the subject and object while maintaining the correct tense.

Why Active-Passive Transformation Matters in Grammar?

The ability to switch between active and passive voice allows for dynamic writing. For Grade 7 learners, this topic is important because:
1. It ensures the student understands verb tenses thoroughly.
2. It allows them to shift emphasis between the doer and the action.
3. It is a common requirement in formal academic writing.
4. It improves overall sentence construction skills.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet includes five grammar-rich activities that build fluency with voice transformation:

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students choose the correctly transformed sentence (Active to Passive or Passive to Active) from the given options.

Exercise 2 – True and False
Students assess the validity of statements regarding the rules of voice transformation, such as the role of transitive verbs and the introduction of 'by'.

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks
Students complete sentences focusing on specific changes required during transformation, such as auxiliary verbs and pronouns.

Exercise 4 – Sentence Rewriting
Students rewrite sentences by changing the voice as directed. This intensive practice solidifies their grasp of the structure.

Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing
Students fill in a narrative paragraph with the correct active or passive verb forms based on the context provided by hints.

Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise No. 1
1. b) The song was sung by Neha on stage.
2. a) The gardener plants seeds every spring.
3. b) Diya baked the cake at her home.
4. b) The newspaper is read by Aryan daily.
5. a) Arjun opened the window just then.
6. a) The thief was arrested by the police.
7. b) Kartik drew the map in the class.
8. a) Anvi solves the puzzle with great ease.
9. b) The monitor rang the bell loudly.

Exercise No. 2
1. True
2. False (Passive voice can keep the doer using the word "by")
3. True
4. False (Passive voice uses the tense of the original active sentence, not just present tense)
5. True
6. True
7. True
8. False (Intransitive verbs do not have objects, so they cannot be made passive)
9. False (The verb changes to "be" + past participle in passive voice)
10. True

Exercise No. 3
1. The object becomes the subject in Passive.
2. The passive of the verb 'writes' is is written.
3. The passive of the verb 'wrote' is was written.
4. The doer is introduced by by in Passive.
5. The active of 'was seen' is simply saw.
6. She sang it. It was sung by her just now.
7. The verb changes to past participle in Passive.
8. They play it. It is played by them here.
9. She posted it. It was posted by her then.

Exercise No. 4
1. The students were praised by the teacher for effort.
2. Rohan is painting the wall with blue colour. (Direction: Active Voice)
3. The school watched the match.
4. Anjali returned the book to the library.
5. The wheat crop has been harvested by the farmer early.
6. Nisha posted the letters on Monday.
7. The song was being sung by Diya on the stage. (Direction: Passive Voice)
8. The assignment had been finished by Arjun before lunch.
9. The science lab will be inaugurated by the chief guest.
10. The artist sold the painting at the fair.

Exercise No. 5
Answers may vary. (Students are expected to fill in the blanks with verbs fitting the context of Active and Passive voice, derived from the hints: Delivery -> delivers, Collection -> is, Transfer -> transfers, Position -> is, Heating -> heats, Distribution -> is, Serving -> serves, Washing -> are, Cleaning -> is, Repetition -> is.)

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