WorksheetsBrainpop! Interjections
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
When are you most likely to utter an interjection?
When you're ordering food in a restaurant
When your favorite baseball player hits an important home run
When your teacher asks you a question in class
When you're telling a friend an important secret
In which of the following examples is a noun used as an interjection?
Dave! It's good to see you!
Get out of here, you goon!
Hey! That's my car!
No way! I'd never do that!
Which emotion is most likely to be expressed by an interjection?
Contentment
Dreaminess
Amusement
Horror
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
What emotion is most likely expressed by the interjection in, "You painted that? Awesome!"
Envy
Admiration
Anger
Joy
Which of the following examples shows an interjection as part of a sentence?
I dropped it. Oops!
No way! I can't believe you did that.
Come on, tell me what she said!
Phil's trying out for the football team? You're kidding!
Which of the following expresses amazement?
Ouch! You're stepping on my foot!
Sweet! This is the moment I've been waiting for!
Shoo! Get out of here, kitty!
Wow! I can't believe I scored tickets to a Broadway show!
Using interjections can make your writing:
Livelier
Easier to read
Less emotional
More professional
In which context might an interjection be considered inappropriate?
A short story
An essay about a rock concert
A business letter
An e-mail to a friend
Which of the following is a true statement about interjections?
They're not complete sentences.
They always express very strong emotions
They can't follow sentences
They add no meaning to sentences
