Sophia Learning
Sophia: Passive and Active Voice
A screencast [5:40] demonstrating how to write a sentence in active voice or in passive voice, followed by a downloadable nine-page PDF describing passive voice and its appropriate uses.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Active and Passive Voice
Know when to use verbs in the active voice or the passive voice. The active voice shows the subject acting. The passive voice shows something else acting on the subject. Most writers consider the active voice more colorful and avoid the...
Towson University
Towson University: Active / Passive Voice
Learn the difference between active and passive voice as well as several way to change passive sentences into active voice.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Passive Voice
This slideshow lesson focuses on the passive voice. It defines it, explains the effective uses of passive voice, discusses how to write effective sentences using passive voice, and provides examples.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Self Teaching Unit: Active / Passive Voice
This module defines the active and passive voice and explains how to change active to passive voice and passive to active voice. It offers examples of each, practice exercises, and a link to a printable quiz/exercise.
Towson University
Towson University: Active Passive Voice Exercise 3
Learn more about active and passive voice by changing the active voice sentences into passive voice.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Making the Passive Voice Active
This lesson explains how to change a sentence from the passive voice to the active voice.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Active/passive Voice
This entry explains active and passive voice and how to change active to passive and passive to active in sentences. It provides detailed examples of each.
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Scholastic
Scholastic: Write It: Activate Your Verbs [Pdf]
Three page, PDF format handout that explains passive verbs, and when and how to avoid them. The third page contains some practice exercises. Colorful page with a good amount of information packed in to a fairly small space.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Active and Passive Voice More Complex Tenses
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Edit an essay for active voice and complex tenses.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Revising Passive Constructions
Test your knowledge of active and passive voice by changing the passive voice sentences into active voice.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Active/passive Voice: More Complex Tenses (English Ii Writing)
In this learning module, students will expand their range of editing skills and improve your writing by replacing passive verbs with active verbs and learning to use verb tense consistently. It will improve their voice, tenses, and mood.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Editing for Proper Voice, Tense, and Syntax
This lesson focuses on editing voice, verb tense, and syntax. It includes practice exercises.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Emphasis: Using the Passive Voice
A five-slide presentation reviewing passive voice and explaining the effect of using it properly within a sentence. Examples are provided.
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Passive and Active Voice
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Passive and Active Voice."
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Learning to Punctuate Direct Addresses in a Voice Filled Story
In this lesson, learners will create a persuasive narrative by correctly incorporating interjections and imperative commands.
English Club
English Club: Learn English: Verbs: Voice: Active or Passive Quiz
Determine if each of these ten sentences is written in active voice or in passive voice. Answers are provided.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Writing Concise Sentences
Why write five paragraphs when you can say what you want to say in two? Learn how to make the most of your words and sentences to get your point across without being too wordy.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Sentence Patterns Transformations Exercise 1
This is a 15-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on making Sentence Patterns Transformations.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Sentence Patterns Transformations Exercise 2
This is a 15-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on making Sentence Patterns Transformations.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Irregular Verbs
An extensive look at verbs in all their various forms and uses. A very valuable and easy to understand resource with many examples.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Sentence Structure
This page offers a list of links to entries about sentence structure including elements of sentence construction, sentence types and punctuation, connectors, sentence patterns, pattern transformations, and active/passive voice.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Self Teaching Units
This page provides a list of links to self-teaching units on grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, active and passive voice, and more. Each provides an explanation with examples, followed by a practice exercise.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Sequence of Tenses
This Purdue University tutorial covers active and passive voices through simple examples.
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