Interjection Exercise

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Exercise (1)
Underline the INTERJECTIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Hey! You left me behind. Ouch! That soup is hot. Oops! The plate broke. Well, I guess Ill go. Hurray! We won the game. Wow! John hit the ball far. Hurry! I saw something scary in the cave. Alas! I cannot go with you. Shh! I heard something. Ah, I see what you mean.

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Exercise (2)
Fill in the blanks with correct INTERJECTIONS Eek!, Oh!, Oops!, Wow!, Hey!, Aha!, Ouch!, Ah!, Well, Ugh! 1. ________ He stole my watch. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. ________ That hurts. ________ I think Ill go. ________ I hate rats. ________ What a cute kitten. ________ I lost my pencil. ________ The bus left. ________ How exciting. ________, I guess you can have my soup. ________ I slipped.

Answer :
1.

Hey! Ugh! Aha! Oh! Well

2. 4. 6. 8. 10.

Ouch! Eek! Ah! Wow! Oops!

3. 5. 7. 9.

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Exercise 3 :
1. An interjection is ___. a. an exclamation which expresses strong thoughts or feelings b. a meaningless string of sounds c. the same as an adjective

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

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

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

5. You are most likely to hear or use the interjection when ___. a. someone fall down really hard b. your elevator stops midway between floors c. on both of the above mentioned occasions

6. ___, Mary! Come here! I want to talk to you. a. Oops b. Mmm c. Hey

7. Put an explanation after an interjection when you want to express strong feeling. When you want to express wonder or surprise without strong feeling, use the ___ after the expression. a. quotation marks b. semicolo c. comma

8. The interjections 'ouch' and Ow imply ___. a. joy b. surprise or wonder c. pain

9. 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. No! No! c. Ow!

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

11. ___! The spinach soup is out of this world! a. Mmm b. Yuk c. Uh

12. A: _________I scored 660 points on my Gateway test! a. Wow b. Aha c. Woe

13. Which is the odd man out? (Which word doesnt fit in this group?) a. Yeah! b. yippee! c. oops

14. Paraphrase the underlined interjection used in the following dialogue. What does it mean? o A: I've forgotten to tell John about the party. o B: Eh? a. What did you say? b. Really? c. How come?

15. The interjection Woe! is a synonym of ____. a. Alas! b. Bother! c. Really!

Answer : 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. A C A B B C B B A C A A C A A