What Is It?
This is a word or phrase that shows strong emotion.
interjection
“Wow! That was an incredible goal.”
wow
Which punctuation shows strong emotion?
exclamation mark
“I cant believe we won the game”
“Hooray! I can’t believe we won the game!”
Add an interjection: “________, I forgot to study as always since I have senioritis!
Oh no!, Oops!, etc.
Interjections usually show this.
emotion or reaction
“Oops, I made a mistake.”
oops
Which punctuation shows mild emotion?
comma
“I got caught cheating on my homework...again”
“Oops, I got caught cheating on my homework...again.”
Add an interjection: “________, that roller coaster was scary!”
Yikes!, Whoa!, etc.
True or False: Interjections are grammatically connected to the sentence.
false
“Hey! You dropped your wallet.”
hey
Fix this: “Yowza, we made 67 dollars in 30 minutes!”
“Yowza! We made 67 dollars in 30 minutes!”
“Mr. C's test was really hard”
“Yikes! Mr. C's test was really hard!”
Add an interjection: “________, we finally finished!”
Hooray!, Yay!, etc.
Where are interjections most commonly placed in a sentence?
the beginning
“I forgot my homework, oh no!”
oh no
Fix this: “Oops I forgot my homework again.”
“Oops, I forgot my homework again.”
“We are going to the amusement park”
“Woohoo! We are going to the amusement park!”
Add an interjection: “________, can you help me?”
Hey!, Oh!, etc.
Name TWO examples of interjections.
wow, oops, hey, ugh, hooray, etc.
“Ugh, this is taking forever.”
ugh
Fix this: “Ugh! this class is so boring.”
“Ugh! This class is so boring.”
“You scared me!”
“Ahhhh! You scared me!” or “Yikes! You scared me!”
Create a sentence using an interjection in the END.
I got a failing grade in Mr. C's class again, oh no!