Words
Interjection words
Character
A aha, ahem, ahh, ahoy, alas, arg, aw
B bam, bingo, blah, boo, bravo, brrr
C cheers, congratulations
D dang, dart, darn, duh
E eek, eh, encore, eureka
F fiddlesticks
G gadzooks, gee, gee whiz, golly, goodbye, goodness, good grief, gosh
ha-ha, hallelujah, hello, hey, hmm, holy buckets, holy cow, holy smokes, hot
H
dog, huh, humph, hurray
O oh, oh dear, oh my, oh well, oops, ouch, ow
P phew, phooey, pooh, pow
R rats
S shh, shoo
T thanks, there, tut-tut
Words
Interjection words
Character
U uh-huh, uh-oh, ugh
W wahoo, well, whoa, whoops, wow
List of Most Commonly Used Interjections:
There are some most commonly used Interjections with examples are:
Interjection
Examples
s
Ugh Ugh! I can not believe how moldy the fridge is.
Wow Wow, nice work! I am impressed.
Nice A lazy morning on a Sunday, nice!
Woohoo Woohoo! I won the match.
Cool Cool! I did not know you could open a beer with your teeth.
Win Those shoes were only 500 rupees? Win!
Huh Huh! I did not know your mummy was a pilot, that is interesting.
Noo Noo, I thought the food would be here by now.
So So…what did you want to speak to me about?
Interjection
Examples
s
Ouch Ouch! I am not sure you should have been so honest.
Yup Yup, we can have that fixed for you in about an hour.
Oh my Oh my! Did you see how much that man looked like his dog?
Sweet Sweet! I shall meet you at the park tomorrow at two.
Awesome Awesome! We can sit next to each other on the plane!
Hmm Hmm, I am not sure! I think I will be able to finish that by Friday.
Yeah Yeah! We should try that!
Uh oh Uh oh, The shower is broken again.
Oh man oh Oh man, I spilt ice cream on my favourite coat
Ew Ew! You are going to eat that after it is been on the floor?
Ahh Ahh, I get it now. I thought you meant something else.
Sure Sure, You can book the tickets tonight if I want.
Hey Hey! How are you doing? We have not spoken in a while.
Um Um — I think we need to come up with a new plan.
Interjection
Examples
s
Ha Ha, no it was not like that.
Oh dear oh Oh dear, I think I should go to bed a bit earlier tonight.
Yikes Yikes! That is a bit intense for a first date, isn’t it?
Oops Oops, I think I called that guy by the wrong name.
Like I am not sure. Like, maybe five or seven times?
Jeez He has already rung me three times today! Jeez!
Ahem Ahem! I am still waiting!
Interjections vs. conjunctions
Interjections are used to express strong or sudden emotion and are usually grammatically separate
from other sentences. Interjections are most effective when used sparingly. On the other
hand, conjunction is three types: coordinating, correlative, and subordinating. They are the keys to
logically constructed sentences.
Interjection Conjunction
Interjections are expressions that show Conjunctions are words that connect two words
sudden emotion. or two phrases.
The grammatical function of joining two
Do not have a grammatical function at all.
phrases or words together.
Can be placed at the beginning, middle, or should be placed considering the meaning of
end of the sentences. the sentences.
Interjection Conjunction
Used mainly in informal writing. Used in both formal and informal writing.
Interjections Quiz/Practice Questions on Interjections
Fill in the blanks with a suitable interjection in the following sentences.
(Ouch, yippee, bravo, alas, my God, well, uh, ah, wow, oh no)
1. ______, that is new!
2. ______ That hurt me more than I thought it would.
3. ______ He got the tickets to the movie premier night.
4. ______ I do not want to do it this way.
5. ______ You did a really big job with that piece of furniture.
6. ______ now I understand what he was trying to say.
7. ______ That should have upset you.
8. ______ He has not cleared the internal assessment.
9. ______ That was a really brave thing to do.
10. _______ The waiting list for the reserved seats is too long; I do not think he would get a seat
Check out if you have filled in the blanks with the right interjections from the answers given below.
1. Well, that is new!
2. Ouch! That hurt me more than I thought it would.
