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 point.
What is an
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!
 aha hey ouch
whew argh ow
wow hooray
yikes
aw oh ugh
Common goodness oops well
Interjections yippee
 Sometimes an interjection is set off by a
comma or a pair of commas.
 The fish weighed, oh, about
three pounds.
 It’s time to go, alas.
  Hey! Stop that.
 Oh, never mind.
Interjection  Something smells bad, ugh.
Practice  The party was, well, interesting.
 Oh dear, Lilly! Be careful with that
milk!
 Is that a wasp? Ouch!
Can you think of
other
interjections?
Choose one of
the multiple
choices (a, b, c,
or d) as the
correct answer!

1. Which sentence that expresses unbelieving to self- fault?

a. “Wow, what a wonderful dress it is!”
b. “Oh no! My last slice of pizza falls down.”
c. “Hufft, don’t you realize that I have been waiting for you
here for two hours?!”
d. “Whoa, slow down, Madam. It is not my 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