Interjection Exercise

Directions:

Underline the INTERJECTIONS

1.    Hey! You left me behind.  

2.    Ouch! That soup is hot.  

3.    Oops! The plate broke.  

4.    Well, I guess I’ll go.  

5.    Hurray! We won the game.  

6.    Wow! John hit the ball far.  

7.    Hurry! I saw something scary in the cave.  

8.    Alas! I cannot go with you.  

9.    Shh! I heard something.  

10.    Ah, I see what you mean.

Directions:

Fill in the blanks with correct INTERJECTIONS

Eek!, Oh!, Oops!, Wow!, Hey!, Aha!, Ouch!, Ah!, Well, Ugh!

1.    ________ He stole my watch.

2.    ________ That hurts.

3.    ________ I think I’ll go.

4.    ________ I hate rats.

5.    ________ What a cute kitten.

6.    ________ I lost my pencil.

7.    ________ The bus left.

8.    ________ How exciting.

9.    ________, I guess you can have my soup.

10.    ________ I slipped.

InterjectionsAn interjection is ___.

a. an exclamation which shows thoughts or feelingsb. a meaningless string of sounds

c. the same as an adjective

1. Which of the following interjections is NOT an expression of surprise or wonder?a. Gee!b. Gosh!c. Boo!

2. You are vegetarian and you are offered a dish of raw meat. What do you think?a. Ugh!b. Hurrah!c. Yippee!

3. Somebody has just stepped on your toe. Which interjection would best fit the situation?a. Yoo-hoo!b. Ouch!c. Eh!

4. You are most likely to hear or use the interjection boo ___.a. at a theatrical performanceb. while listening to a political speechc. on both of the above mentioned occasions

5. ___, Mary! Come here! I want to talk to you.a. Oopsb. Mmmc. Hey

6. 'Ta' is synonymous of ___.a. take it easyb. thank youc. tra-la-la

7. The interjections 'blimey' and 'crickey' imply ___.a. joyb. surprise or wonder

Answ er

c. irritation

8. Your children are making a lot of noise and you want to hear the news on the radio. How do you urge silence?a. Shh!b. Tut-tut.c. Ow!

9. Which of the following interjections is NOT used when cheering for a team?a. Rah!b. Yay!c. Yikes!

10. ___! The spinach soup is out of this world!a. Mmmb. Yukc. Uh

11. A: I scored 660 points at the TOEFL test!B: ___! That's amazing!a. Wowb. Ahac. Woe

12. Which is the odd man out? (Which word fits in a different group?)a. heyb. yoo-hooc. oops

13. Paraphrase the interjection used in the following dialogue. o A: I've forgotten to tell John about the party. o B: Eh?

a. What did you say?b. Really?c. How come?

14. The interjection 'Woe!' is a synonym of ___.a. Alas!b. Bother!

c. Really!