Interjections-- word or phrase that expresses emotion or exclamation-- has no grammatical connection to other words

ExamplesOh, my! What is that?Ouch! Its hot!Yikes, Ill be late!Ah, thats better.

Practice: Identify each interjection.Oh, my goodness! cried Mrs. Wallace, the head librarian. Weve got mites in the atlas again!No kidding! chuckled Len, her assistant. Tell them to enjoy their trip.Sandy rounded the corner at the bottom of the hill. Uh-oh! she gasped. I forgot to have the brakes fixed on this bike!

4. Hee, hee! chortled the villainous banker. I finally own the mortgage on the widows little cabin!5. Ha! laughed the widow. Keep it. I own the mortgage on your penthouse!6. Say, Charlie, called his teacher. I noticed that you didnt hand in your homework this morning.7. Well, Mr. Anderson, Charlie answered, I was going to tell you that our canary ate it, but we only have a dog.

8. Six-year-old Ian woke up late with a start. Oh, rats! he grumbled. If todays not Saturday, Im going to be tardy!9. Janine looked down into the cereal bowl and gagged. Eeeew, what is that stuff? It looks just awful! 10. Yuck! exclaimed Cindy. Youre right, but I dont know what it is. Thats your bowl.

AnswersOh, my goodness!No kidding!Uh-oh!Hee, hee!Ha!SayWellOh, rats!Eeew,Yuck!