Active Voice and Passive Voice Primary 5 (Basic 5) First Term Week 3 English Studies

ACTIVE VOICE AND PASSIVE VOICE PRIMARY 5 (BASIC 5) FIRST TERM WEEK 3 ENGLISH STUDIES

ENGLISH STUDIES

FIRST TERM

WEEK 3

PRIMARY 5 (BASIC 5) 

THEME – STRUCTURE 

TOPIC – ACTIVE VOICE AND PASSIVE VOICE 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. Active Voice and Passive Voice

3. Structure of Active Voice and Passive Voice

4. Practice Exercise/Assignment/Test Questions and Answers

5. Summary

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Explain the meaning of active voice and passive voice.

2. Identify sentences in active voice.

3. Identify sentences in passive voice.

4. Change simple active voice sentences to passive voice.

5. Construct sentences using active and passive voice.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils already know that a sentence contains a subject and a verb. This lesson teaches them different ways of arranging a sentence.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Flashcards containing examples of active and passive sentences

2. Whiteboard and marker/chalkboard and chalk

3. Charts showing sentence patterns

4. English textbook

5. Pupils’ notebooks

METHOD OF TEACHING

Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

INTRODUCTION

A sentence can be written in different ways depending on who is doing the action.

In English, we have two main ways of writing sentences:

• Active Voice

• Passive Voice

ACTIVE VOICE

Active voice is when the subject of the sentence performs the action.

Examples:

• The boy kicks the ball.

• The teacher teaches the lesson.

• Mary washes the clothes.

In these sentences, the subject is doing the action.

PASSIVE VOICE

Passive voice is when the object of the sentence receives the action.

Examples:

• The ball is kicked by the boy.

• The lesson is taught by the teacher.

• The clothes are washed by Mary.

In these sentences, the action is done to the subject.

IMPORTANCE OF THE LESSON

This lesson helps pupils to:

• understand sentence structure.

• write sentences in different forms.

• improve grammar and writing skills.

• communicate clearly in English.

Pupils should pay attention and practise changing sentences from active voice to passive voice.

STRUCTURE

1. Active Voice: Subject + Verb + Object

Example: The boy ate the food.

2. Passive Voice: Object + helping verb + past participle + by + subject

Example: The food was eaten by the boy.

More Examples

1. The farmer planted maize. → Maize was planted by the farmer.

2. The girl cleaned the room. → The room was cleaned by the girl.

3. The teacher marked the books. → The books were marked by the teacher.

4. Mother cooked the rice. → The rice was cooked by Mother.

5. The pupils sang a song. → A song was sung by the pupils.

PRACTICE EXERCISE/ASSESSMENT TEST AND ANSWERS

A. Identify the Voice

Write Active or Passive

1. The ball was kicked by Tunde.

2. Mary washes the clothes.

3. The lesson was taught by the teacher.

4. The boy opens the door.

5. The food was eaten by the pupils.

B. Change to Passive Voice

6. The boy kicked the ball.

7. The teacher taught the lesson.

8. Mary washed the clothes.

9. The farmer planted maize.

10. The pupil wrote a letter.

C. Fill in the Blanks

11. In active voice, the ______ performs the action.

12. In passive voice, the ______ receives the action.

13. The ball was ______ by the boy. (kick/kicked)

14. The lesson is ______ by the teacher. (teach/taught)

15. The clothes were ______ by Mary. (wash/washed)

D. Make Sentences

16. Active voice – boy / eat / rice

17. Passive voice – rice / eat / boy

18. Active voice – girl / write / letter

19. Passive voice – letter / write / girl

20. Active voice – teacher / mark / book

ANSWERS

A. Identify the Voice

1. Passive

2. Active

3. Passive

4. Active

5. Passive

B. Change to Passive Voice

6. The ball was kicked by the boy.

7. The lesson was taught by the teacher.

8. The clothes were washed by Mary.

9. Maize was planted by the farmer.

10. A letter was written by the pupil.

C. Fill in the Blanks

11. subject

12. object

13. kicked

14. taught

15. washed

D. Make Sentences

16. The boy eats rice.

17. Rice is eaten by the boy.

18. The girl writes a letter.

19. The letter is written by the girl.

20. The teacher marks the book.

SUMMARY

Pupils learned that active voice shows the subject doing the action, while passive voice shows the action being received by the object.

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. The teacher introduces the lesson by asking pupils questions:

• Who washed your clothes at home?

• Who teaches you in school?

• Who kicks a ball in a game?

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils respond to the questions.

2. The teacher explains that a sentence can be written in two ways: active voice and passive voice.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils listen attentively and repeat the terms.

3. The teacher explains active voice.

Examples:

• The boy kicks the ball.

• The teacher teaches the lesson.

• Mary washes the clothes.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils identify the subject performing the action.

4. The teacher explains passive voice.

Examples:

• The ball is kicked by the boy.

• The lesson is taught by the teacher.

• The clothes are washed by Mary.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils identify the object receiving the action.

5. The teacher demonstrates how active voice is changed to passive voice.

Examples:

• The boy kicks the ball → The ball is kicked by the boy.

• The teacher teaches the lesson → The lesson is taught by the teacher.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils repeat and copy the examples.

6. The teacher explains the structure of both voices.

• Active: Subject + Verb + Object

• Passive: Object + helping verb + past participle + by + Subject

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils write the structures in their notebooks.

7. The teacher guides pupils to change simple sentences from active to passive.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils practise orally and in writing.

8. The teacher corrects pupils’ errors where necessary.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils make corrections and repeat correctly.

9. The teacher gives more examples for practice and drills.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils respond to questions.

10. The teacher summarizes the lesson by revising active and passive voice.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils participate in the summary and answer questions.

CONCLUSION

To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher asks pupils,

1. What is active voice?

2. What is passive voice?

3. Change: The girl swept the floor (to passive).

4. Identify the voice: The food was eaten by the child.

5. Give one example of active voice.