Active and Passive Voice Practice
Practice identifying active and passive voice in sentences with quick, interactive quizzes. Eighth graders can sharpen their reading and writing skills while getting instant feedback on every question.
What to know
In active voice, the subject of the sentence does the action. In passive voice, the subject receives the action instead. To tell them apart, ask yourself: is the subject performing the verb? For example, "The dog chased the ball" is active, but "The ball was chased by the dog" is passive because the ball receives the action.
Practice quizzes
Practice at the expected level for this grade.
Quiz 1
10 questions
Multiple choice
Quiz 2
10 questions
Multiple choice
Quiz 3
10 questions
Multiple choice
Quiz 4
10 questions
Multiple choice
Quiz 5
10 questions
Multiple choice
Quiz 6
10 questions
Multiple choice
Quiz 7
10 questions
Multiple choice
Quiz 8
10 questions
Multiple choice
Quiz 9
10 questions
Multiple choice
Quiz 10
10 questions
Multiple choice
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between active and passive voice?
In the active voice, the subject performs the action (like "Sam wrote the story"). In the passive voice, the subject receives the action (like "The story was written by Sam").
Why is learning active and passive voice important in 8th grade?
Understanding voice helps 8th graders write clearer, stronger, and more engaging sentences, which is a key skill for high school-level writing.
How do you identify passive voice in a sentence?
Look for a form of the helper verb "to be" (like is, was, or were) combined with a past participle (like eaten, written, or kicked), often followed by "by."
Is the passive voice always grammatically incorrect?
No, passive voice is grammatically correct. It is useful when the person doing the action is unknown, or when the action itself is more important than who did it.
How do these online grammar quizzes help my student?
Our bite-sized quizzes provide instant feedback, helping students understand why an answer is correct or incorrect so they can learn and improve in real-time.