PRESIDIUM
GRADE V
ENGLISH
INTERJECTIONS
DATE:- 16 TH APRIL 2025
Interjections are words or phrases that express emotions of
surprise, joy, anger, happiness, sadness, greeting or sorrow.
Interjections are usually followed by a comma or exclamation
mark or a question mark.
As interjections are a grammatically independent part of speech,
they can often be excluded from a sentence without impacting its
meaning.
1.Ouch! I was bit by a mosquito.
2.Hey! Give that to me.
3.Why can't you wake up on time, huh?
4.Hi! I'm happy you could make it on time.
5.Wow! You look awesome in that dress.
6.Careful, the scissors are sharp!
7.Yes, I will have a coffee please.
8.Whew, that was close.
9.Wow! That was quick!
10. Stop! There is a pothole on the road.
11. Hurray! We won the game!
12. Alas! The vacations are over.
13. Yay! It's my birthday today!
14. Eww! That is gross.
15. Oh! I forgot my keys at home.
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Examples of Interjections
Interjection Purpose Example
Alas To express sadness Alas! That was so
or pity unfortunate.
Ah To express Ah, the magic show
realisation or at the end was a
surprise total surprise!
Eh To enquire or ask Eh! I didn’t quite get
for something to be it. Can you please
repeated repeat it?
Dear To express pity or Oh dear! I feel really
surprise bad for what
happened to you.
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Hey To express surprise Hey! Look out for
or call for attention the car.
Hurray To express joy Hurray! We finally
cleared the test.
Oh To express pain or Oh! I have a really
surprise bad headache.
Ouch To express pain Ouch! You stepped
on my toes.
Phew To express relief, Phew! That was an
exhaustion, disgust extremely long
presentation.
Uh To express Uh! I don’t think I
hesitation want to be a part of
this.
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Well
To introduce a Well, what you just
remark did was wonderful.
Wow To express your Wow! Your new bike
admiration for is amazing.
something
