The passive voice	

1	Find the past participles (don’t include ‘been’). These are the main verbs.
2	Match a main verb  with each of the gaps in the story.
3	Use the auxiliary verbs ‘has’, ‘was’, ‘be’, ‘being’ ‘will’ and ‘been’ to 	complete the missing words.
4	Insert the two adverbs (ending in ‘ly’) into the right places in the story.

This is a special news announcement.

President Merkin Muffley of the United States (1)_______________________________
President Muffley (2)______________________  by a masked gunman as he (3)______________________ to work this morning.

The President (4)________________________to the Santa Barbara Memorial Hospital in Fort Custerville. His condition (5)_______________________as serious but not life-threatening. He (6)________________________ by the country’s best doctors.

It (7)___________________that the President will make a full recovery soon.
Full details of the President’s condition (8)___________________ in a statement later this evening.

was 	described	taken	driven	
is	immediately		shot		be	
has	has 		will 	was 	
being		been 	watched	closely	
was	attacked	hoped	being	
is 	been	given		

Answers	

This is a special news announcement.

President Merkin Muffley of the United States has been shot.
President Muffley was attacked  by a masked gunman as he was being driven to work this morning.

The President was immediately taken to the Santa Barbara Memorial Hospital in Fort Custerville. His condition has been described as serious but not life-threatening. He is being closely watched by the country’s best doctors.

It is hoped that the President will make a full recovery soon.
Full details of the President’s condition will be given in a statement later this evening.