Interjections and Their Usage

What is an interjection?

• is a word that connects words, sentences or phrases.
• a word or phrase that expresses emotion or feelings, gives a command or fills a silence.
• is a word that shows a relationship among other words in the sentence
• a person, place or thing

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CCSS.L.5.1A

When is an interjection set apart from a sentence and followed by an exclamation point?

• When it is only one word

• When it expresses a very strong emotion

• When it expresses a very weak emotion

• When it is several words long

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CCSS.L.5.1A

A mild interjection is punctuated with a(n)...

• period

• comma

• exclamation point

• question mark

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CCSS.L.5.1A

Fill in the blank.

______! That is the most beautiful sunset I've ever seen!

• Oh no

• Oops

• Yuck

• Oh my

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CCSS.L.5.1A

Which interjection best completes the sentence?

___! The cake looks delicious!

• Hooray

• Hi

• Ouch

• Yum

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

What is the interjection in the sentence?

Hmm, I'm not sure this is correct.

• I'm

• sure

• Hmm

• correct

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CCSS.L.5.1A

What is the interjection in the sentence?

Aha! I found the answer!

• Aha

• answer

• I

• found

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CCSS.L.5.1A

Find the interjection in the following sentence.

I had no idea so many common expressions were originally written by Shakespeare. Wow!

• originally

• common

• wow

• no idea

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CCSS.L.5.1A

What's the interjection in the sentence below?

I think I, uh, forgot your name.

• name

• forgot

• think

• uh

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CCSS.L.5.1A

Find the interjection in the following sentence.

Jack will carry it for me. Hooray!

• Jack

• will carry

• for me

• hooray

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CCSS.L.5.1A