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An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses an emotion or a

feeling, gives a command or fills a silence. It usually begins a sentence, but
sometimes it may interrupt a sentence or be at the end of a sentence.

Circle the interjections in the sentences given below.

1. Yikes! It’s hot outside.
2. Wow! That’s a big spider.

3. Aww! Look at the cute kitten.
4. Ouch! I hurt my toe!

5. I missed the bus. Oh well!
6. Hmm, That’s, a good question!

7. Oops! She dropped the birthday cake!
8. Whoa! You need to slow down.

9. Hello! It’s nice to meet you.
10. Oh! Were you here first?

An interjection is a word used to express a particular
emotion of the speaker.
We always put an
Read the following examples:
exclamation mark (!) after
1. Bravo! A great hit. an interjection.

2. Hurrah! I stood first in the class.
The interjections used for expressing various emotions are as follows:
1. Farewell - Farewell!, Goodbye! 2. Address - Ho!, Hello!

3. Approval - Bravo!, Well Done! 4. Pity - Good God!, Good Heavens!
5. Hate - Shame!, Pooh! 6. Grief - Ah! Alas! O! Oh!

7. Welcome - Hail!, Welcome! 8. Joy - Hurrah!, Ha!
9. Attention - Hush!, Look! 10. Surprise - Aha! Indeed!, What!, Ah!

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