Active voice and passive voice grammar gets confusing fast, especially for adult ESL students trying to figure out why the same idea can be expressed two completely different ways. This 25-page PDF resource breaks it all down with a clear grammar guide and a full set of practice worksheets that move students from recognition to production.

The grammar guide covers form and usage, with sentence examples across the simple tenses, progressive tenses, and perfect tenses, plus a brief look at modals. Then the worksheets take over and give students plenty of structured practice at multiple levels. 

WHAT'S INSIDE this 25-page PDF:

✅ Grammar guide in color AND in black & white

✅ Identification Worksheet (2 levels): students identify the voice and rewrite to switch it + answer keys

✅ Activate Worksheet: students rewrite sentences to make them active — one page with an example, one page without + answer key

✅ Make it Passive Worksheet: students rewrite sentences to make them passive — one page with an example, one page without + answer key

✅ Oh, the Possibilities: students choose answer(s) to fill in the blanks from active and passive options that vary in verb tense + answer key

✅ Make & Switch: students write their own sentences and then switch the voice

✅ Who? Worksheet (2 levels): students mark the verbs, identify the performer of the action, and label the voice + answer keys

✅ Tricky Participles Worksheet (2 levels): students mark the verbs, identify the performer of the action, and label the voice + answer keys

HOW TO USE THIS GRAMMAR PACK

Start with the grammar guide. Students can read it independently or you can walk through it together. Either way works. The color version is great for in-class projection while students follow along with the black-and-white copy.

From there, the worksheets build in difficulty. Use the leveled versions to differentiate. Give Level 1 to students who need more scaffolding and Level 2 to those ready for a bigger challenge. The Activate and Make it Passive worksheets are a natural pair. Use them back-to-back or on separate days depending on your pacing.

Make & Switch works well as a wrap-up or exit activity. Students have to produce their own sentences and then transform them, which shows you quickly whether the concept has really been understood.

THIS WAS CREATED FOR YOUR ADULT ESL STUDENTS

Active and passive voice sits right at the intersection of grammar and real communication. Your adult ESL grammar students encounter it constantly in reading, writing, and listening. This resource is designed for beginner to intermediate learners who need clear explanations and varied practice.

The two-level worksheets mean you can use this with a mixed-level class without preparing two separate lessons. And because the worksheets cover identification, rewriting, and production, students get a complete picture of how active and passive voice work in English.

This also works well for secondary ESL students and secondary native English speakers filling in grammar gaps.