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Spell Bee Word: passive


Basic Details

Word: Passive

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Letting things happen without acting or reacting. In grammar, a passive sentence is one in which the subject has the action done to it.

Synonyms: inactive, submissive, unresisting

Antonyms: active, assertive, lively

How to Spell Passive

Syllables: pas - sive

Tricky part: There are two s's, and the word ends ive with an e, not iv.

Watch out for: pasive, passiv, passeve

Memory tip: The two s's sit quietly side by side and do nothing, which is exactly what a passive person does.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Watching TV all day is a passive way to spend a holiday.

Example 2: Our teacher asked us to change each sentence into the passive.

Example 3: Breathing in someone else's smoke is called passive smoking.

Fun Fact

Passive comes from the Latin pati, 'to suffer or endure', the same root that gives the word patient.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word passive as it is used in the sentence:

Instead of being a passive listener, ask questions during the talk.

a) submissive
b) inactive
c) active
d) docile

Show answer

c) active. An active listener joins in, the opposite of a passive one.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

passivve

a) v
b) s
c) e
d) i

Show answer

a) v. Passive has a single v, just like active.

Mingle-Mangle

Unjumble the letters to find the word that fits the sentence:

The sentence 'The cake was eaten by the guests' is in the svepais voice.

a) passage
b) massive
c) pensive
d) passive

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d) passive. Massive has an m and pensive an n; the jumble gives passive.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A passive person usually ____.

a) starts new clubs
b) leads every group
c) argues about every point
d) lets others make the decisions

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d) lets others make the decisions

2. Which sentence is in the passive voice?

a) Asha will post the letter.
b) The letter was posted by Asha.
c) Asha posted the letter.
d) Asha is posting the letter.

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b) The letter was posted by Asha.

Associated Words

maidservanthabitupwardhospitableparamount
pleasantcustomarytopsliarrequired

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