DIRECTIONS:
1. Complete each sentence with the correct past or past participle form of the irregular verb in
parentheses. (20 points)
*You may only put EXACTLY one word in each box for your answer.
Sentence #1: Several recent presidents have ________________________________________ a lasting impression on the
American public. (make)
Sentence #2: John F. Kennedy ________________________________________ recognition for saving a disabled sailor after their PT boat was destroyed. (win)
Sentence #3: Despite an injured back, he ________________________________________ safely to shore towing the crewman. (swim)
Sentence #4: As president, Kennedy ________________________________________ to put the first man on the moon. (seek)
Sentence #5: He ________________________________________ that it was important to accomplish this before the Soviet Union did. (feel)
Sentence #6: Kennedy ________________________________________ that the goal was to reach the moon before the end of the 1960s. (say)
Sentence #7: The United States ________________________________________ Kennedy to an assassin’s bullet in 1963. (lose)
Sentence #8: The Soviet Union ________________________________________ ahead of the United States space program. (keep)
Sentence #9: However, the Americans finally ________________________________________ up with the Soviet Union in the “space race.” (catch)
Sentence #10: In 1969, the United States astronauts ________________________________________ it to the moon. (make)
Sentence #11: Neil Armstrong was the first person who ________________________________________ his footprints on the moon. (leave)
Sentence #12: Many Americans have ________________________________________ praises of Kennedy for inspiring this event. (sing)
Sentence #13: After Kennedy’s death, Lyndon Johnson ________________________________________ the country. (lead)
Sentence #14: Johnson ________________________________________ the 1964 election with 61 percent of the popular vote. (win)
Sentence #15: President Johnson ________________________________________ a “War on Poverty.” (begin)
Sentence #16: He ________________________________________ increased U.S. involvement in Vietnam. (seek)
Sentence #17: Some Americans have ________________________________________ that Johnson was wrong to send so
many troops. (think)
Sentence #18: Many think we ________________________________________ a dear price in Vietnam. (pay)
Sentence #19: The war also ________________________________________ unhappiness and unrest at home. (bring)
Sentence #20: Partially provoked by the Vietnam war, public demonstrations ________________________________________ up during the 1960s. (spring)
DIRECTIONS:
1. Complete each sentence with the correct past or past participle form of the irregular verb in
parentheses. (20 points)
*You may only put EXACTLY one word in each box for your answer.
Sentence #1: The horse stumbled, and his rider was ________________________________________ heavily to the ground. (throw)
Sentence #2: His great-grandfather had ________________________________________ to the position of Inspector General of Artillery under Napoleon. (rise)
Sentence #3: My fingernails are ________________________________________ off. (bite)
Sentence #4: They looked as if they'd been ________________________________________ apart by some monster she couldn't imagine. (tear)
Sentence #5: They had ________________________________________ the rules, so they got suspended. (break)
Sentence #6: Once everyone had ________________________________________, she enjoyed the solitude. (go)
Sentence #7: She acted as if she ________________________________________ nothing about it. (know)
Sentence #8: One lady ________________________________________ me a box of shells. (give)
Sentence #9: The point of the pencil had been ________________________________________ down when I finished this letter. (wear)
Sentence #10: She ________________________________________ the bus for an hour and the subway for half an hour just to get to work. (ride)
Sentence #11: His face was ________________________________________ and pale, his eyes wild. (draw)
Sentence #12: We had ________________________________________ up the grapes for the toddlers to eat, but nobody took them anyways. (cut)
Sentence #13: He leapt into the car and ________________________________________ like a maniac to the hospital. (drive)
Sentence #14: She was uneasy because she had never ________________________________________ on a plane before. (am, is, are)
Sentence #15: Worrying never ________________________________________ anyone any good. (do)
Sentence #16: The storm ________________________________________ even more violent. (become)
Sentence #17: Damian couldn't have ________________________________________ a better guard. (choose)
Sentence #18: Do not ________________________________________ him go to sea. (let)
Sentence #19: She felt as if she hadn't just ________________________________________ a large breakfast. (eat)
Sentence #20: I've never ________________________________________ in an airplane before. (fly)
DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify the verb or verb phrase in the sentence. (16 points)
2. Identify if the sentence is written in the active or passive voice. (16 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
*There are EXACTLY eight of each.
Verb/Phrase: The puppy chewed the bone.
Verb/Phrase Voice: The puppy chewed the bone.
Verb/Phrase: Carla is known by everybody.
Verb/Phrase Voice: Carla is known by everybody.
Verb/Phrase: Ron fed the birds.
Verb/Phrase Voice: Ron fed the birds.
Verb/Phrase: The kitten was found by Bev.
Verb/Phrase Voice: The kitten was found by Bev.
Verb/Phrase: The baby will be fed by Dad.
Verb/Phrase Voice: The baby will be fed by Dad.
Verb/Phrase: Curt showed the photographs.
Verb/Phrase Voice: Curt showed the photographs.
Verb/Phrase: The dog guards the house.
Verb/Phrase Voice: The dog guards the house.
Verb/Phrase: The team won the trophy.
Verb/Phrase Voice: The team won the trophy.
Verb/Phrase: The car was washed by Sarah.
Verb/Phrase Voice: The car was washed by Sarah.
Verb/Phrase: Mom will lock the door.
Verb/Phrase Voice: Mom will lock the door.
Verb/Phrase: George took the medicine.
Verb/Phrase Voice: George took the medicine.
Verb/Phrase: The data were relayed by satellite.
Verb/Phrase Voice: The data were relayed by satellite.
Verb/Phrase: Curly read the minutes.
Verb/Phrase Voice: Curly read the minutes.
Verb/Phrase: A meeting will be held by the committee.
Verb/Phrase Voice: A meeting will be held by the committee.
Verb/Phrase: The vote was taken by our chairperson.
Verb/Phrase Voice: The vote was taken by our chairperson.
Verb/Phrase: The mail was delivered by Jake.
Verb/Phrase Voice: The mail was delivered by Jake.