Interjections
An interjection is a word that expresses sudden feelings: Joy, grief, surprise, praise, anger etc.
Examples:
1. Hello! How are you?
2. Hurrah! We have won the match.
3. Alas! My granny is dead!
4. Hush! The baby is asleep.
5. Hurrah! We have won the tennis match.
6. Oh! I forgot to tell you something.
7. Ah! What a pleasant surprise.
8. Oh God! I got such fright.
9. Bravo! Well done.
Interjections and their Expressions:
Interjection Expression
Hurrah! Joy Oh dear! borrow Alas! Ah! Sorrow Ugh! disgust Oh! Wonder
Good heavens! horror Interjection Expression Bravo! Praise for goodness sake! anger
Fie! Hatred
Hello! address
My goodness! Surprise
Wow! Happiness Match the following columns: Column-A Column-B Hurrah! Sorrow Oh! Happiness Hello! Wonder Wow! Joy Alas!
Address
Fill in the blanks:
1. _____! How can you behave like this? 2. ______! I have secured first position in the class. 3. ______! I have won a prize. 4. ______! Did you hear me? 5. _______! I have lost my job. 6. _______! How could you do this?
Answers:
1. hello
2. wow
3. Hurrah
4. Hello
5. Alas
6. Oh
Combine the Interjections with suitable sentences. 1. Oh! (a) What brings you here?
2. Ah! (b) the patient is sleeping.
3. Hurrah! (c) She is dead.
4. Hello! (d) What is that noise?
5. Hush! (e) A wonderful hit.
6. Alas! (f) What a stupid fellow!
7. Bravo! (g) What a pity!
8. Hark! (h) We have won the game.
Answers:
1.(f)
2.(g)
3.(h)
4.(a)
5.(b)
6.(c)
7.(e)
8.(d)
Interjection Exercises With Answers
Interjections are the words that are used to express sentiments and emotions of the speaker or the writer or they are used to convey protest or hesitation. They are usually single words or small phrases separated by commas or they are on their own with an exclamation mark (!).
Usage of Some Important Interjections in Sentences
Wow! That’s an amazing news.
Hush! Please be quite.
Yeah! I’d love to have some apple juice.
Aah! Now I understand what you meant.
Hark! I hear a drum.
Question 1:
Identify the interjection and underline it.
Hmm, I’m not sure this colour is perfect for my dress. Uh oh! The police has caught him. I guess that’s the end of the series, darn. Hello! How do you do? Of course! I’ll make all the arrangements for your birthday. Well I never! Ouch! It’s paining badly. Alas! She’s dead now. Oh, it’s been around a month since I saw him. Bingo! That’s exactly what we have been searching for!
Question 2:
Fill in the blanks by selecting appropriate interjections from the box given below. cbse-class-8-english-grammar-interjection-2
………………………. Thank God!
………………………. I didn’t see you were hiding here.
. ………………………. I’ll help you.
………………………. We have won the match.
………………………. I felt bad hearing that.
………………………. Now that’s what I call a good shot
……………………… That show was so gory.
……………………… Don’t make a noise.
………………………. I can’t believe you lost my favourite book,
…………………… what did he say?
Answer:
Oh! Oops! Of course, Yippee, Oh, Ah! Eww! Hush! Bah. Well
Question 3:
Make appropriate sentences using the following interjections. Alas Yeah, Great Eh! Ugh! Stop! Wow! Yes! What! Answer:
Alash! With him ends an era.
Yeah,I am coming-to the party.
Great! We are going to Switzerland, the heaven on the Earth.
Eh! We want it once more.
Ugh! That is so untidy.
Eureka! We have made it happen. Let’s Party now.
That hurts, stop!
What ! I can’t believe this.
INTERJECTION EXERCISES
Complete these sentences with suitable interjections
1. Hurrah! We have won the match.
2.Hallo! Where are you going now?
3. Oh! What a beautiful color?
4.Hush! I hear some one coming.
5.Oh! What a wicked lie.
An interjection is a word that expresses sudden feelings: Joy, grief, surprise, praise, anger etc.
Examples:
1. Hello! How are you?
2. Hurrah! We have won the match.
3. Alas! My granny is dead!
4. Hush! The baby is asleep.
5. Hurrah! We have won the tennis match.
6. Oh! I forgot to tell you something.
7. Ah! What a pleasant surprise.
8. Oh God! I got such fright.
9. Bravo! Well done.
Interjections and their Expressions:
Interjection Expression
Hurrah! Joy Oh dear! borrow Alas! Ah! Sorrow Ugh! disgust Oh! Wonder
Good heavens! horror Interjection Expression Bravo! Praise for goodness sake! anger
Fie! Hatred
Hello! address
My goodness! Surprise
Wow! Happiness Match the following columns: Column-A Column-B Hurrah! Sorrow Oh! Happiness Hello! Wonder Wow! Joy Alas!
Address
Fill in the blanks:
1. _____! How can you behave like this? 2. ______! I have secured first position in the class. 3. ______! I have won a prize. 4. ______! Did you hear me? 5. _______! I have lost my job. 6. _______! How could you do this?
Answers:
1. hello
2. wow
3. Hurrah
4. Hello
5. Alas
6. Oh
Combine the Interjections with suitable sentences. 1. Oh! (a) What brings you here?
2. Ah! (b) the patient is sleeping.
3. Hurrah! (c) She is dead.
4. Hello! (d) What is that noise?
5. Hush! (e) A wonderful hit.
6. Alas! (f) What a stupid fellow!
7. Bravo! (g) What a pity!
8. Hark! (h) We have won the game.
Answers:
1.(f)
2.(g)
3.(h)
4.(a)
5.(b)
6.(c)
7.(e)
8.(d)
Interjection Exercises With Answers
Interjections are the words that are used to express sentiments and emotions of the speaker or the writer or they are used to convey protest or hesitation. They are usually single words or small phrases separated by commas or they are on their own with an exclamation mark (!).
Usage of Some Important Interjections in Sentences
Wow! That’s an amazing news.
Hush! Please be quite.
Yeah! I’d love to have some apple juice.
Aah! Now I understand what you meant.
Hark! I hear a drum.
Question 1:
Identify the interjection and underline it.
Hmm, I’m not sure this colour is perfect for my dress. Uh oh! The police has caught him. I guess that’s the end of the series, darn. Hello! How do you do? Of course! I’ll make all the arrangements for your birthday. Well I never! Ouch! It’s paining badly. Alas! She’s dead now. Oh, it’s been around a month since I saw him. Bingo! That’s exactly what we have been searching for!
Question 2:
Fill in the blanks by selecting appropriate interjections from the box given below. cbse-class-8-english-grammar-interjection-2
………………………. Thank God!
………………………. I didn’t see you were hiding here.
. ………………………. I’ll help you.
………………………. We have won the match.
………………………. I felt bad hearing that.
………………………. Now that’s what I call a good shot
……………………… That show was so gory.
……………………… Don’t make a noise.
………………………. I can’t believe you lost my favourite book,
…………………… what did he say?
Answer:
Oh! Oops! Of course, Yippee, Oh, Ah! Eww! Hush! Bah. Well
Question 3:
Make appropriate sentences using the following interjections. Alas Yeah, Great Eh! Ugh! Stop! Wow! Yes! What! Answer:
Alash! With him ends an era.
Yeah,I am coming-to the party.
Great! We are going to Switzerland, the heaven on the Earth.
Eh! We want it once more.
Ugh! That is so untidy.
Eureka! We have made it happen. Let’s Party now.
That hurts, stop!
What ! I can’t believe this.
INTERJECTION EXERCISES
Complete these sentences with suitable interjections
1. Hurrah! We have won the match.
2.Hallo! Where are you going now?
3. Oh! What a beautiful color?
4.Hush! I hear some one coming.
5.Oh! What a wicked lie.
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