B1Englishgrammar16 questions

The passive

Describe processes and facts with the passive.

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  1. Cheese ___ from milk.

    • is made
    • is making
    • made
    • make
    Show answeris made

  2. The old castle ___ in 1200.

    • builds
    • built
    • is building
    • was built
    Show answerwas built

  3. Bananas ___ in hot countries.

    • are growing
    • are grown
    • grown
    • grows
    Show answerare grown

  4. The Mona Lisa ___ by Leonardo da Vinci.

    • is painting
    • painted
    • was painted
    • were painted
    Show answerwas painted

  5. English ___ in many countries.

    • is speaking
    • is spoken
    • speaks
    • spoke
    Show answeris spoken

  6. Telephones ___ over 100 years ago.

    • are invented
    • invented
    • was invented
    • were invented
    Show answerwere invented

  7. Harry Potter ___ by J.K. Rowling.

    • is written
    • was written
    • were written
    • wrote
    Show answerwas written

  8. Paper ___ in our school.

    • are recycled
    • is recycled
    • recycles
    • was recycling
    Show answeris recycled

  9. These photos ___ last summer.

    • are taken
    • took
    • was taken
    • were taken
    Show answerwere taken

  10. Bread ___ in a bakery.

    • are sold
    • is sold
    • sell
    • was selling
    Show answeris sold

  11. Penicillin ___ in 1928.

    • discovered
    • is discovered
    • was discovered
    • were discovered
    Show answerwas discovered

  12. The letters ___ this morning.

    • are delivering
    • delivered
    • was delivered
    • were delivered
    Show answerwere delivered

  13. Our car can't be used now. It ___ at the moment.

    • is being repaired
    • is repaired
    • repairs
    • was repaired
    Show answeris being repaired

  14. The school concert ___ next Friday.

    • held
    • is holding
    • was held
    • will be held
    Show answerwill be held

  15. Look! The classroom ___ already.

    • has been cleaned
    • have been cleaned
    • is cleaning
    • was cleaning
    Show answerhas been cleaned

  16. The homework ___ by tomorrow.

    • must be finish
    • must be finished
    • must finish
    • must finished
    Show answermust be finished

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