INTERJECTIONS

INTERJECTIONS

INTERJECTIONSInterjections are words that show a sudden feeling like surprise, pain or pleasure.

Interjections is a part of speech that shows the emotion or feeling of the writer.

Interjections usually end with an exclamation mark (!).

Interjections are usually one or two words.

Warm Up ExerciseAre these interjections, exclamations or commands?What a pity!______E_____Cool!_______I____Good morning!_______E____Sit down!_______C____Oops!______I_____Come here!______C_____How amazing!______E_____Hush!_____I______Congratulations!______I_____Look out!______C_____Exercise 1

Exercise 2Use six of the interjections below to fill in the blanks in the passage.

Hooray! Help! Bye! Thanks! Oh no! Ouch! Wow! Hi! Hush! Oops!

My brother does not say very much. When I came home fromschool he was watching television. __________ he called,without turning round. He was watching a football match. Histeam scored a goal. ______ he shouted. Then the otherteam scored. ______ he cried.I fetched two glasses of cola from the kitchen and gave him one. ______ he said. I sat down and began to tell him about my day at school. ______ he said angrily, because the football match was not yet over. I decided to go away and leave him in peace. ______ I called as I left the room.

Examples of InterjectionsAhem - The sound of someone clearing their throat and means attention or listenAah - This is used as a call for help or when someone is scaredBoo - Used to scare someone or to voice disapprovalEh - This is used when you didnt hear or understand what someone saidEww - Shows dislike or disgustHmm - This can mean you are thinking or hesitatingJeez - Could mean you cant believe something, or you are exasperatedOoh-la-la - A slightly comical way to refer to something as fancy or specialOops - An exclamation people use when they accidentally do somethingPhew - This expresses relief or that you are glad something is overWhoa - This can show surprise or amazementYahoo - Expresses joy or happinessYeah - This shows a very strong affirmation or approvalYoo-hoo - This is used to get someones attention and is usually used by womenZing - This is similar to a rim shot used in comic acts and emphasizes a clever statement or comeback

Interjections in a Sentence

Here are some interjections with an accompanying sentence:

Ahh, that feels wonderful.Alas! Im lost in the wilderness.Bah! That was a total waste of time.Bless you, I couldnt have done it without you.Its time for me to go. Cheerio!Congrats! You finally got your Masters degree.Crikey! Do you ever think before you speak?Gesundheit! Are you starting to get a cold?Good grief! Why are you wearing shorts in the winter?Grrr! Im going to get back at him for that.Humph, he probably cheated to make such good grades.Oh dear! I dont know what to do about this mess.Pip pip! Lets get moving.Shoot! I forgot my brothers birthday.Well, duh! That was a stupid thing to do!Yowza! That is a beautiful ball gown.

Exercise 3Uh.Which one should I eat?.(pause) ____________________________________________Wow! This tastes good.(surprise)_____________________________________________Oops.I dropped it.(embarrassment)_____________________________________________Hey! What do you have there?_____________________________________________Ooh! May I have that apple?_____________________________________________Excellent! Thank you!______________________________________________

Choose th correct answer for Exercise 3Hereally wantedto have the apple.Hewas pleasedandthankedmeHepausedand asked which one he should eat.He wassurprisedthat it tasted good.Heembarrassedlyadmitted to dropping it.Hecaught my attentionand asked me what I had.