Describing Apperance
GRAMMAR POINT
INTERJECTION
Defination :Interjections are some special words that show strong feelings or emotions
such as happiness,sadness,disbelief,anger,anguish,horror,pain,excitement etc
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Les interjections sont des mots spéciaux qui permettent d’exprimer de forts
sentiments ou des émotions comme le bonheur, la tristesse, incrédulité,
colère, angoisse, horreur, excitation douleur.
E.G. Bravo ! You have done well !
Grab a Grammar Fact
•We generally use interjections at the beginning of sentences.
•Interjections are generally used when quoting spoken words,avoid using
interjections in formal writing.
• Often an Interjection with an exclamation mark is followed by a sentence
with an exclamation mark ( ! )
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Describing Apperance
Interjection
Meaning
French
Translation
Example
Bravo !
Expressing
applause
exprime des
félicitations
Bravo ! Well done.
Hush ! , Tut !
Hey ! ,Oops !
Expressing
secrecy or
attention
exprime le
secret
ou l'attention
Hey ! look at this.
Ouch ! Alas !
Expressing pain exprime la
douleur
Ouch ! That hurts.
Hurrah !
Expressing joy
Hurrah ! We won the match
!
exprime la joie
Ha ! ,What,Oh ! Expressing grief exprime le
Expressing
chagrin
surprise
exprime la
surprise
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Ha ! What a beautiful sight !
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Describing Apperance
MATCH THE INTERJECTIONS WITH THE
APPROPRIATE STATEMENTS
1. Hello !
a) I missed by one mark.
2. Hey !
b) How are you ?
3. 3. Alas !
c) I got a promotion.
4. Hurray !
d) Look at the joker.
5. Bravo !
• You have come so
early.
6. Oh !
• Very well tried.
7. Wow !
• My finger is hurting.
8. Ouch !
• The painting is so nice.
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Describing Apperance
FILL IN THE BLANKS USING APPROPRIATE
INTERJECTIONS.
( HURRAY!, WOW !, ALAS !,OOPS !,HEY ! )
1. ________ We won the game !
2. ________ This movie is amazing !
• _________ He lost everything in fire!
• _________ The water fall on my dress !
• ________ Don’t play with this !
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