[This is designed for younger students who might get confused about the passive form. The aim is to emphasize that although the word order changes in passive sentence, the meaning does not change when you move from active to passive. It makes use of silly nonsensical examples to get the point across. I've also had some success using this with older students who are getting burnt out by regular grammar exercises, and in the mood to do something silly. The pictures are not mine, and are borrowed from various places around the Internet. I print the pictures onto large paper and hold them up in front of class to elicit the sentences before giving out the worksheet.]
Active
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Passive
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I eat a hamburger
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A hamburger is eaten by me.
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Active
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Passive
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The hamburger eats me.
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I am eaten by the hamburger.
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Active
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Passive
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The dog bites the man
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The man is bitten by the dog.
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Active
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Passive
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The man bites the dog.
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The dog is bitten by the man
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Next, draw a picture of what is happening, and write in the
passive sentence:
Active
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Passive
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I kick the ball
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Picture
Active
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Passive
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The ball kicks me.
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Picture
Active
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Passive
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The cat catches the mouse
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Picture
Active
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Passive
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The mouse catches the cat.
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Picture
Active
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Passive
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I drive the car.
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Picture
Active
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Passive
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The car drives me.
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Picture
2 comments:
I remember you also gave this worksheet to EAP class.
Yes, you're absolutely right, I did use this for EAP once. It's designed for younger students, but we were doing that day on the passive in EAP, and I thought this might be a nice break from the normal EAP materials.
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