Interjections
Interjection are a part of speech used to convey or express sudden feelings and emotions. There are
no particular rules as to where interjections should be placed in a sentence, but most often, they are
seen to appear in the beginning of a sentence. They are used to form exclamatory sentences.
Interjections are words intended to express different levels of emotion or surprise, and are
usually seen as independent grammatically from the main sentence.
Interjections are sounds, words, or sentences that express the speaker's feelings or
emotions.
Interjections usually stand alone and are often punctuated with an exclamation point.
Oh! Wow! My goodness!
Uh, alas, oh, hurray, yippee, bravo, well, oh dear, wow, ah, uh, etc. are some examples of
interjections.
Example sentences for Interjections:-
1. Well, that is new!
2. Ouch! That hurt me more than I thought it would.
3. Yippee! We got the tickets to the movie premier night.
4. Uh, I don’t want to do it this way.
5. Wow! You did a really great job with that piece of furniture.
6. Ah, now I understand what you were trying to say.
7. Oh no! That should have really upset you.
8. Alas! I have not cleared the internal assessment.
9. Bravo! That was a really brave thing to do.
10. My God! The waiting list for the reservation seats is too long; I don’t think we would get
a seat.
11. Yuck, the food he made tasted disgusting.
12. Yey, I finally got the school I wanted.
13. Yes, the broken glass hurt my hand a lot.
14. Oh, the broken glass hurt my hand so bad.
15. Hey!, were you the one who cheated on the exam?
16. Yo, Emily! You must go back home immediately.
17. Lord! What have you done?
18. Wow, that is the prettiest dress I have ever seen in my life!
19. Ouch, don’t touch my arm, I fell the other day.
20. Uh, oh I think I made a mistake.
21. Yikes! That looks horrible.
22. Shhh, the baby is sleeping in her room.
23. Whew! What a hard day.
24. Touche! That is what I have been trying to tell you from the beginning!
25. That’s nuts! No one can actually run that fast.
26. Geez! You scared me standing there in the dark.
27. Bravo! I knew you would win in this competition.
28. Errr, I actually don’t know.
Interjection Purpose Example
Alas To express sadness or pity Alas! That was so
unfortunate.
Ah To express realisation or Ah, the magic show at the end
surprise was a total surprise!
Eh To enquire or ask for Eh! I didn’t quite get it. Can
something to be repeated you please repeat it?
Dear To express pity or surprise Oh dear! I feel really bad for
what happened to you.
Hey To express surprise or call for Hey! Look out for the car.
attention
Hurray To express joy Hurray! We finally cleared the
test.
Oh To express pain or surprise Oh! I have a really bad
headache.
Ouch To express pain Ouch! You stepped on my
toes.
Phew To express relief, exhaustion, Phew! That was an extremely
disgust long presentation.
Uh To express hesitation Uh! I don’t think I want to be a
part of this.
Well To introduce a remark Well, what you just did was
wonderful.
Wow To express your admiration for Wow! Your new bike is
something amazing.
Yippee To express joy Yippee! Tomorrow is a holiday.
