NAME________________________________

DATE________________________________

PUTTING YOUR KNOWLEDGE TO WORK!

Directions:  Answer the following questions with the best and correct answer.

1.  What is an interjection?

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2.  What punctuation is used with interjections?

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3.  Where can interjections be found in a sentence?

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4.  List five interjections that we have talked about in class.

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5.  Which word is NOT used to cheer on your baseball team?
                    a.  Rah    b.  Yay   c.  Yikes           

6.  Which interjection is NOT used in today's speech or writing?
                     a.  Bother      b.  Really      c.  Alas

7.  Which is NOT an expression of wonder or surprise?
                     a.  Gee     b.  Gosh    c.  Boo

8.  Where does the word interjection come from? __________________

9.  Is an interjection part of a sentence?
                     a.  YES     b.  NO

10.  Can a sentence stand alone without an interjection?
                     a.  YES    b.  NO

Directions:  Circle the correct word or punctuation in the blank.

11.  _________! I am meeting Mark McGuire.
                    a.  WOW     b. Darn    c.  Alas

12.  _________, was I supposed to call you?
                    a.  Oh   b.  Whoops   c.  Alright

13.  ________!  We won!
                    a.  Awesome   b.  Bother  c.  Darn

14.  ________, that hurt.
                    a. Oh   b.  Wow   c.  Ouch

15.  ________, you want me to eat that!
                    a.  Excellent   b.  Ewww   c.  Alas

16.  Yikes ___ There's a spider.
                    a.  !   b.  ,

17.  Oh ___ I wonder if he'll show.
                    a.  !   b.  ,

18.  Wow ___ Did you see that play?
                    a.  !   b.  ,

19.  Rats ___ We lost.
                    a.  !   b.  ,

20.  Whoa ____ Someone stop that dog!
                    a.  !   b.  ,

EXTRA CREDIT:

What does inter mean? _____________________________________

What does jactus mean? ____________________________________

What does interjection really mean? ________________________________________________________