Date
@
The Interjection . Practice l
Inteq'ections are words that express sudden excitement or strong feeling.
SOME INTER.IECTIONS
ah
aha
alas
boy
darn
>*t"tta
oops ugh
ouch well
psst whew
great nonsense sh
wonderful
terrific wow
hey oh
fine huh
golly hurray
gosh my
Recognizing lnterjections. Underline the interjection in each sentence below.
EXAMPLE: Brother! It surely is hot in here.
1. Nonsense! Who would ever believe a story like that?
2. Gosh, I wish I had thought of that.
3. Terrific! What a great hit that wasl
4. Ugh! What is that awful smell?
5. Sh" ttre baby is sleeping.
6. Oh,-no! What a mess I made!
7. Whew, that was a close call.
8. Alas, I should have studied harder.
9. My, what an unkind thing that was to say!
tO.
Psst, listen to this.
\--mWriting|nterjectionsinSentences.Fillineachblankbelowwithanappropriate
EXAMPLE: Hush
, don't say anl,thing nbw.
1.
I How spectacular the fireworks were!
2.
, that was a silly thing to say.
3.
! I just banged my thumb.
4.
, that
5.
6.
! Danny wouldn't say such a thing!
I
That was a wonderful movie.
7.
!
This is the book I have been looking for.
.
wait for me!
8.
9.
lO.
O
Prenlice-Holl, lnc.
jar slipped out of my hand.
lWe won!
? I newer heard that version before.
The lnteriection
.
4l
Name
@
Date
The Interjection
supplying lnterjections. write an inte4.ection in each of the blanks below.
[',,,Vffi
EXAMPLE:
o practi ce 2
Wou
! I'm so happy you were selected.
It's 10:30 A.M. and he is not here yet.
! I just shut the door on my finger.
!
1.
2.
J.
! Elizabeth and I can hardly believe the news.
4.
, I can't hear the music.
5.
! My briefcase is missing.
6.
!
7.
! She could not have been
8.
! It's a dramatic discovery.
9.
! We
10.
This new recipe I tried tastes ar.dul.
in Baltimore.
just made it in time for ttre next train.
, don't forget the CD player.
|,,,@
More work with supplying tnteriections.
1.
, I didn't realize
2.
!We won the city championships.
J.
! I almost missed my appointment.
4.
, you have an impressive coin collection.
5.
!
This idea is really great.
6.
,
what an original painting.
7.
,
what a long movie.
8.
! I scraped my knee on the sidewalk.
9.
! You dropped
10.
itwas
Follow the directions for Exercise
l
so late.
the stack ofbooks.
! Have you heard about Melissa's new plan?
Using lnterjections in Sentences. Using an interjection in each
sentence, write ten sentences about exciting events you have experienced. place a comma or
an
exclamation point after each interjection.
l.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
42 o Grommor Exerdse Workbook
O
Prenlice-Holl, lnc.