Unraveling the Mystery of Passive Voice

• English
• Primary Education
• Age 11

 Mystery of Passive Voice

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to identify and use passive voice in sentences.

What do you already know about passive voice?

Understanding Passive Voice

Passive voice is used when the subject of the sentence is not the one performing the action, but rather receiving or being acted upon by someone or something else.

Example of Passive Verb Form

The pizza was eaten by her.

Identifying Passive Voice

Passive: The cake was baked by Sarah for her sister's birthday.

Active vs. Passive

Active: Sarah baked the cake. Passive: The cake was baked by Sarah.

Interactive Exercise

Rewrite the following sentence in passive voice: The construction of the mall began two years ago.

Creating Passive Voice

The suspect was arrested by the police.

Application in Writing

Encourage students to write a short paragraph using passive voice to describe a familiar event or activity.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.