Interjections for Kids
What Are Interjections? (for Kids)
Interjections show emotions like joy, surprise, disgust, pain, and anger. For example:- Joy. Hooray! We won!
- Surprise. What? That cannot be true!
- Disgust. Ew! There is an awful smell outside.
- Pain. Ow! That bee stung me.
- Anger. No! I have told your twice already.
- Greeting. Welcome. Please help yourself to the cakes.
- Farewell. Bye. I will see you next Tuesday.
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Select the interjection in the following sentences.More Examples of Interjections
Interjections of Joy
- Yippee! The shop is open!
- I scored 10 out of 10 in the test. Yay!
- Yes. The cakes look perfect.
Interjections of Surprise
- Oh! I did not expect that answer.
- Jeepers! The drinks are really expensive.
- Eek! That mouse ran across the floor!
Interjections of Disgust
- Yuk! I cannot eat olives.
- Wipe your nose please. Not on your sleeve! Ew!
- Ugh. Go upstairs and wash your feet.
Interjections of Sorrow or Pain
- Argh! All the books keep falling over!
- Oh no! This rain will destroy the chalk paintings.
- Sorry, he's not house-trained yet. I'll take your cushion to the dry-cleaners.
Interjections of Anger
- Hey! Get off the grass!
- Hmph! That is not the attitude I expect.
- Oy! Do not look at me like that!
Interjections of Greeting and Farewell
- Hey! How are you? (Notice that some interjections can be used for several emotions. It depends how they are said.)
- Goodbye, see you tomorrow.
- Cheerio. I'll see you next Saturday.
- Ahem. What do you think you're doing with those crayons?
- Shhh. I'm trying to think.
- Psst. Come here. I want to tell you something.
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Select the emotion conveyed by the interjection.Can You Identify Interjections?
More about Interjections
An interjection is often following by an exclamation mark. An exclamation mark makes the interjection stronger. For a milder effect, you can use a comma or a period (full stop ). The choice between a period and a full stop depends your desired flow. A period provides a jolt, but a comma provides a smoother transition.If the interjection is a question, then it should be followed by a question mark.
- Yay! We won.
- We won. Yay!
- The results are in, and, yay, we won. (When an interjection appears in the middle of a sentence, use commas around the interjection.)
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