Active and Passive Voice Year 5 Unit

Help Year 5 students understand how active and passive voice shape meaning, focus and clarity. This complete English unit begins with subject–verb–object structure and builds towards accurate sentence transformations and deliberate authorial choices.

The editable 25-slide presentation explains active and passive patterns, passive verb phrases, tense preservation, optional agents and purposeful use in science, news and narrative contexts. Students then consolidate their understanding through two collaborative games, five scaffolded worksheet sequences and an editable 10-question quiz.

The original Community Newsroom Challenge provides a purposeful two-page assessment context. Matching answer pages and a five-level rubric support efficient marking, feedback and moderation.

What's included

• Active and Passive Voice editable presentation — 25 slides
• Active and Passive Voice Quiz — 22 slides, including 10 question-and-answer pairs
• Unit plan PDF — 26 pages
• Active and Passive Voice classroom display
• Student Quick-Reference Cards — two A5 cards on one A4 sheet
• Voice Race Board
• Voice Detective Sort Mat and Sentence Cards
• Voice Race and Voice Detective Answer Guide
• Sentence Structure Spotlight worksheet and answer page
• Voice Detective worksheet and answer page
• Active to Passive Workshop — Core and Extension, with answer pages
• Passive to Active Workshop — Core and Extension, with answer pages
• Writer's Choice worksheet and answer page
• Community Newsroom Challenge — two assessment pages and two answer pages
• Active and Passive Voice Rubric — five achievement levels
• Combined Preview PDF — 73 pages

Learning focus

Students identify subjects, verbs and objects; distinguish active and passive voice; recognise common passive constructions; transform sentences while preserving tense and meaning; decide whether to state an agent; and select a voice that suits the purpose and intended focus.

Classroom use

Use the editable presentation for explicit teaching, the games for collaborative rehearsal, the worksheets for guided or independent practice, the quiz for retrieval and revision, and the Community Newsroom Challenge with rubric for assessment. Suggested teaching time is 5–7 lessons, with flexible extension and assessment use.

Formats and answers

File formats: PDF and editable PowerPoint

Unit plan: 26 pages

Presentation: 25 slides

Quiz: 22 slides

Combined preview: 73 pages

Answer pages: Included, with answers shown in red

Teacher benefits

• A coherent progression from sentence structure to purposeful voice choice
• Native editable presentation and quiz text
• Low-ink printable student practice and assessment pages
• Ready-to-use collaborative games and reference materials
• Meaningful answers and a five-level marking rubric

Digital product and licence

This is a digital product; no physical item will be shipped. Use is subject to Sukindi's standard licence for the purchasing educator and their classes. Files may not be shared, resold or redistributed.