WORKSHEET: INTERJECTIONS

Name: ____________  Class: ____________  Date: ____________

1. What is an Interjection?

An interjection is a word that expresses a sudden feeling or emotion such as joy, surprise, pain, greeting, or approval.

Interjections are usually followed by an exclamation mark (!) and are not grammatically connected to the rest of the sentence.

2. Common Types of Interjections (With Examples)

A. Joy / Pleasure

Words: Hooray, Yippee, Wow
Example:

  • Hooray! We won the championship.

B. Surprise / Shock

Words: Wow, Oh, Aha, What
Example:

  • Oh! I didn’t see you standing there.

C. Pain / Disgust

Words: Ouch, Ugh, Yuck
Example:

  • Ouch! That really hurt my finger.

D. Greeting / Farewell

Words: Hello, Hi, Hey, Bye
Example:

  • Hello, how are you today?

E. Attention-Getting

Words: Psst, Hey, Shh
Example:

  • Hey! Look over here.

F. Approval

Words: Bravo, Well done
Example:

  • Bravo! That was an excellent performance.

3. Key Features of Interjections

1️⃣ Lack of Grammatical Connection

Interjections do not relate to the subject or verb.
They can be removed, and the sentence will still be correct.

Example:

  • Alas! The vacation is over.

  • After removal: The vacation is over.

2️⃣ Punctuation

Strong Emotion:
Uses an exclamation mark (!)

  • Yikes! That was a close call.

Mild Emotion:
Uses a comma (,)

  • Well, I guess we can try again tomorrow.

3️⃣ Placement in a Sentence

  • Beginning: Wow! This place is beautiful.

  • Middle: The food, alas, was completely cold.

  • End: I can’t believe that happened, wow!

4. Exercise A: Choose the Correct Interjection

  1. ___! That balloon just burst.
    A) Hello
    B) Ouch
    C) Wow
    D) Bye

  2. ___! We have won the match.
    A) Ugh
    B) Hooray
    C) Shh
    D) Alas

  3. ___! Please keep quiet in the library.
    A) Bravo
    B) Hey
    C) Shh
    D) Oh

5. Exercise B: Fill in the Blanks

  1. ______! That was a wonderful speech.

  2. ______! I have lost my keys.

  3. ______! My tooth hurts badly.

  4. ______! How nice to see you again.

6. Exercise C: Identify the Interjection

Underline the interjection in each sentence.

  1. Wow! This painting is amazing.

  2. Oh, I forgot to call him.

  3. Bravo! You did a great job.

  4. The movie, alas, was boring.

7. Exercise D: Rewrite the Sentence

(Remove the interjection and rewrite the sentence.)

  1. Alas! The show is cancelled.

  2. Oh! I missed the bus.

8. Answer Key (For Teachers)

Exercise A:

  1. C 2. B 3. C

Exercise B (Sample Answers):

  1. Bravo / Wow

  2. Alas / Oh

  3. Ouch

  4. Hello / Hey

Exercise C:

  1. Wow

  2. Oh

  3. Bravo

  4. alas

Exercise D:

  1. The show is cancelled.

  2. I missed the bus.

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