Interjections: Showing the Author's Emotion

Here are some examples of interjections and their definitions:

Ahem - The sound of someone clearing their throat and means “attention” or “listen”

Aah - This is used as a call for help or when someone is scared

Boo - Used to scare someone or to voice disapproval

Eh - This is used when you didn’t hear or understand what someone said

Eww - Ahows dislike or disgust

Hmm - This can mean you are thinking or hesitating

Jeez - Could mean you can’t believe something, or you are exasperated

Ooh-la-la - A slightly comical way to refer to something as fancy or special

Oops - An exclamation people use when they accidentally do something

Phew - This expresses relief or that you are glad something is over

Whoa - This can show surprise or amazement

Yahoo - Expresses joy or happiness

Yeah - This shows a very strong affirmation or approval

Yoo-hoo - This is used to get someone’s attention and is usually used by women

Zing - This is similar to a rim shot used in comic acts and emphasizes a clever statement or comeback

Interjections in a Sentence

Here are some interjections with an accompanying sentence:

Ahh, that feels wonderful.

Alas! I’m lost in the wilderness.

Bah! That was a total waste of time.

Bless you, I couldn’t have done it without you.

It’s time for me to go. Cheerio!

Congrats! You finally got your Master’s degree.

Crikey! Do you ever think before you speak?

Gesundheit! Are you starting to get a cold?

Good grief! Why are you wearing shorts in the winter?

Grrr! I’m going to get back at him for that.

Humph, he probably cheated to make such good grades.

Oh dear! I don’t know what to do about this mess.

Pip pip! Let’s get moving.

Shoot! I forgot my brother’s birthday.

Well, duh! That was a stupid thing to do!

Yowza! That is a beautiful ball gown.

More Interjection Examples

Here is a list of other interjections:

Absolutely

Achoo

Ack

Adios

Aha

Ahoy

Agreed

Alack

Alright

Alrighty

Alrighty-roo

Alack

Alleluia

All hail

Aloha

Amen

Anytime

Argh

Anyhoo

Anyhow

As if

Attaboy

Attagirl

Awww

Awful

Ay

Bam

Bah hambug

Begorra

Behold

Bingo

Blah

Bravo

Brrr

Bye

Cheers

Ciao

Cripes

Crud

Darn

Dear

Doh

Drat

Eek

Encore

Eureka

Fiddlesticks

Fie

Gadzooks

Gee

Geepers

Gee Whiz

Golly

Goodbye

Goodness

Goodness Gracious

Gosh

Great

Ha

Ha-ha

Hail

Hallelujah

Heigh-ho

Hello

Hey

Hi

Holy cow

Holy smokes

Hotdog

Huh

Hurray

Hush

Indeed

Jeepers creepers

Lo and behold

Man

My word

No

Now

Nah

Oh

Oh my

Oh well

Ooh

Ouch

Ow

Phooey

Please

Pooh

Pow

Presto

Pshaw

Rats

Right-o

Scat

Shh

Shoo

Shucks

So

So long

Thanks

There

Touché

Ugh

Uh-huh

Uh-oh

Ugh

Viva

Voila

Waa

Wahoo

Well

Whoopee

Whoops

Whoosh

Wow

Yay

Yea

Yes

Yikes

Yippee

Yo

Yuck

Yummy

Zap

Date: 2016-04-22; view: 876