Active and Passive Voice

Categories: English, Key Stage 2
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About Course

Who did what to whom? In this Year 6 grammar course you will learn to spot the subject and object of a sentence, change sentences between the active and passive voice, and choose the passive to make writing more formal or to focus on what happened.

Tutwoo Kids is an independent learning service. This course is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department for Education, Ofqual or any exam board, and Tutwoo Kids certificates are not qualifications. Content was checked against the national curriculum for England in October 2026.

What Will You Learn?

  • Identify the subject and object in a clause Recognise the active and passive voice Change active sentences into the passive and back Choose the passive voice for effect, such as in reports

Course Content

Course Lessons

  • Subject, object and the active voice
  • The passive voice
  • Why use the passive?

For grown-ups
Sources and further reading for parents, carers and teachers.

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