The Doer in Action: Active Voice for Grade 5

This Grade 5 worksheet introduces students to active voice — a sentence structure where the subject performs the action directly. Through five well-structured exercises, learners develop the ability to identify, choose, and write active voice sentences with clarity and confidence, making their writing more direct and engaging.

Why Active Voice Matters in Grammar?

Active voice is one of the most important building blocks of strong, clear writing. For Grade 5 learners, this topic is important because:
1. It makes sentences clearer, stronger, and easier to understand.
2. It places the focus on who is performing the action.
3. It helps students write more naturally and confidently.
4. It forms the foundation for understanding passive voice in higher grades.

What's Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet includes five grammar-rich activities that build fluency with active voice:

Exercise 1 – Identify the Subject Performing the Action
Students read ten sentences and identify the subject that is performing the action in each. Example: "The girl waters the plants in the garden." — the subject performing the action is The girl. This activity builds awareness of how active voice is structured around a doer.

Exercise 2 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students choose the correctly written active voice sentence from three options in each of ten questions. This sharpens the student's ability to recognise active voice among passive or incomplete alternatives.

Exercise 3 – Sentence Rewriting (Passive to Active)
Students are given ten sentences in passive voice and must rewrite them in active voice. Example: "The food is eaten by Rishika." becomes "Rishika eats the food." This hands-on exercise builds confident sentence transformation skills.

Exercise 4 – Fill in the Blanks (Paragraph)
Students read a paragraph about Meera and Arjun's school morning routine and fill in the blanks with correct active voice verb forms. This contextual task helps students apply the grammar rule naturally within a story.

Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing
Students write a short paragraph using only active voice sentences. This open-ended activity encourages independent and creative grammar application.

Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Subject Performing the Action
1. The girl
2. Rahul
3. The baker
4. Anita
5. The mechanic
6. My sister
7. The children
8. The artist
9. The nurse
10. The coach

Exercise 2 – Multiple Choice Questions
1. b) Rahul kicks the ball.
2. c) Anjali writes a letter.
3. a) Aryan paints a picture.
4. b) Pooja cooks tasty food.
5. b) Kartik drives the car.
6. a) Nisha reads a book.
7. a) Rohan sings a song.
8. c) Neha draws a city map.
9. c) Aarav plays the game.
10. b) Diya waters the plants.

Exercise 3 – Rewrite Passive to Active
1. Rishika eats the food.
2. Anjali makes a vase.
3. Aryan washes the cloth.
4. Pooja tours the village.
5. Shikha sews the dress.
6. Nisha prepares a picnic.
7. Rohan does the work.
8. Neha attends a conference.
9. Aarav plays the piano.
10. Diya removes the weeds.

Exercise 4 – Fill in the Blanks (Paragraph – Sample Answers)
1. catch
2. makes
3. completes
4. tells
5. drives
6. directs
7. opens
8. When
9. say
10. greets
11. begins
12. share

Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing (Sample Paragraph)
Answers may vary. A sample paragraph is given below for reference.

Every morning, Riya wakes up early and brushes her teeth. She eats a healthy breakfast that her mother prepares. Then she packs her school bag carefully and wears her uniform. Her father drops her to school on his scooter. At school, Riya greets her teacher and sits in her seat. She listens attentively during every lesson. During the lunch break, she shares her tiffin with her best friend Priya. After school, Riya returns home and completes her homework. She waters the plants in the balcony before watching television. Her family has dinner together every night because they value their time together.

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