Interjections

Created by:

Meilicha Anggraini Pratiwi

Nabila Raniah

D4 of Midwifery
Health Polytechnic Palembang
2019
  An interjection is a word that
expresses emotion and is often
followed by an exclamation
What is an point.
interjection?
 It has no grammatical relation to
rest of the sentence.
  An interjection is a word that
expresses strong feeling or
emotion.
 Usually an interjection comes at
the beginning or end of a
sentence.
Interjections!  It is followed by an exclamation
Awesome! point (!) when the emotion is
strong.
 It is followed by a comma (,)
when the emotion is mild.
 Try not overuse interjections!
  Ha!
 Oh!
Common  Ah!
Interjections  Hello!
 Look!
 When we express sense of joy, we
can express with:
Hurray! = Hore
Huzza! = Bagus
Ha ha = ha ha! suara tertawa

 Hurray! We are going on holiday.

Example in  Huzza! We can speak english
Sentence fluently now.
 Ha ha! Finally i get it.
 When we express of sadness, we
can express with:
Oh! = oh!
Heigh-ho! = aduhhh!
Alack! = sayang!

oh! My cat is died!.

Example in
Heigh-ho! It is already too late to
sentence go to the class.
Alack! I lost my mobile phone.
 When we express of mocking
feeling, we can express with:
Bosh! ( Omong kosong)
Pooh! (Mustahil)
Tut! (Ah masa!)

Bosh! This movie is disappointing.

Express in Pooh! You can do it.
sentence Tut! You are beautiful?
Choose one
of the
multiple 1. Which sentence that expresses
unbelieving to self- fault?
choices (a, a. “Wow, what a wonderful dress it is!”
b, c, or d) b. “Oh no! My last slice of pizza falls down.”
as the c. “Hufft, don’t you realize that I have been
waiting for you here for two hours?!”
correct d. “Whoa, slow down, Madam. It is not my
answer! mistake.”
2. Which sentence that expresses surprised feeling?
a. “Well, is your sister sure to have her hair cut in that
style?”
b. “Uh-huh. In my opinion, he will be an awesome singer.”
c. “Oh la la! Your children are so adorable.”
d. “Umm, I do not have any idea for this trouble

3. “ … , I thought I have added the sugar, but I added the salt

instead. Now it tastes salty!” What is the right interjection
to fill the blank to express angry feeling or frustration?
a. Arrghh
b. Umm
c. Oh wow
d. What
4. “ … ! Good job, son! You always make us proud.” What is
the right interjection to fill the blank to express a surprised
feeling of something good?
a. Umm
b. Oh no
c. Hufft
d. Wow

5. “Alas, he failed to pass his English exam.” What is the

feeling that is expressed by interjection in this sentence?
a. Sadness or sorry feeling
b. Angry feeling to something
c. Unbelieving feeling or surprised
d. Feeling wonderful
6. “Whoa, did you see his new car? It is adorable!” What
feeling is expressed by the interjection in this sentence?
a. Agree to something
b. Feeling wonderful
c. Feeling surprised
d. Feeling awful to something

7. Which sentence below that does not express wonderful

feeling?
a. “Ouch, you hurt my finger!”
b. “Whoa, did you mean we will go to London tomorrow?
Superb!”
c. “Hmm, I think it is a good idea.”
d. “Oh My God, what a best view that I see this morning.”
8. Which sentence below that espresses welcoming to
someone?
a. “Wait, did you know him?”
b. “Hi. Welcome to my house. Please come in.”
c. “Arrgh.. Don’t ever come back to my home!”
d. “Oops, I did not mean to do that.”

9. Which one of the sentences below that does not express

uncertain feeling / uncertainty?
a. “Umm.. I am still not sure about the decision.”
b. “Hold on, I will call you later about the schedule. It is not
fixed yet.”
c. “Hmm.. The meeting room is .. er .. beside the manager’s
room.”
d. “Heyaa! Look at these cute penguins!”
10. “ … , it is the movie that I have ever watched.” Which is
the best interjection to complete the sentence?
a. Hufft
b. Pfft
c. Oh
d. Mmm
 Quiz Questions

1. Which one of these sentences that expresses hurt

feeling?
a. “Ouch! You pinch me so hard!”
b. “Hffft, the movie is so boring.”
c. “Nope! I do not want to go there alone.”
d. “What? It is not my fault!”

2. “ … , I have a brilliant idea!” Which one is the best

interjection of realisation to complete the sentence?
a. Hmm
b. Alas
c. Uh-huh
d. Ah
3. Which one of these sentences that expresses sympathy
feeling?
a. “Hey, are you okay?”
b. “I am feeling not very well today”
c. “What? Did you go there alone?”
d. “Hufft, I hate this class.”

4. Which one of these sentences that expresses curios

feeling / curiosity?
a. “Ah, I know her very well.”
b. “Gee, you always come here late.”
c. “Eh, do you know that Anna loves Julian?”
d. “Hmm, I will think about it first.”
5. Which of these sentences that
expresses happy feeling?

a. “Whoa, did you meet him

yesterday?”
b. “Wow, I get a new car on my
birthday!”
c. “Gee, didn’t you happy to hear
that she won the competition?”
d. “Hmm, I don’t agree with you
about it.”
 Exercise Question

1. B 6. C
Answer key 2. C 7. A
3. A 8. B
4. D 9. D
5. A 10. C
 Quiz question

1. A
Answer Key 2. D
3. A
4. C
5. B