Grammar: Interjections

An interjection is ...

• a type or preposition

• a word that expresses feelings or emotions

• a person, place, thing or idea

• a type of punctuation

Which of the following is NOT an example of an interjection?

• Eat!

• Yay!

• Wow!

• Hey!

A strong interjection is punctuated with a(n)

• period

• exclamation mark

• comma

• question mark

Does this sentence include an interjection?

I am really excited for English class today.

• yes

• no

A mild interjection is punctuated with a

• Period

• Exclamation point

• Comma

• Question mark

An interjection can be mostly found...

• in the middle of a sentence

• at the beginning of a sentence

• in the end of a sentence

• it doesn't matter where it is

Find the interjection in the following sentence.

Hooray! Jack will carry it for me. Hooray!

• Jack

• will carry

• for me

• hooray

An interjection is ...

• a type or preposition

• a word that expresses feelings or emotions

• a person, place, thing or idea

• a type of punctuation

Choose all of the words that would probably be considered an interjection in a sentence.

• circle

• ouch

• yuck

• table

• wow

Which interjection can be added to this sentence?

______! You are finally finished with the test.

• Ouch

• Hmm

• Hooray

• Well