Interjections: The Expressive Part of Speech
About the Interjections: The Expressive Part of Speech Lesson
Summary
A review lesson about interjections and how to use them.
Objectives
• to review the concept of interjections and their place in a sentence;
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to review the kind of punctuation needed when using interjections;
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to test students? knowledge and understanding through appropriate exercises.
Suggested Grades
5th Grade
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
Excerpt
Interjections usually begin a sentence with strong feelings or emotions. They can express emotions such as happiness, sadness, excitement, disappointment, anger, disgust, horror, and shock. For example:
? Wow! Look at that rainbow.
? Help! The canoe sprang a leak.
? Oops! Grandma dropped the ice cream cake.
Sometimes an interjection is a word with an expressive sound:
? Yuck! Whoever heard of pickles with cheese?
? Ouch! I caught my finger in the drawer.
You can even invent your own interjections.
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