2.L.1.f ELA.2.C.3.1

Interjections 2nd Grade

Arizona's K-12 Academic Standards: 2.L.1.f
Use interjections (e.g., Yes! That is mine; Yes, that is mine!)
Florida - Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking: ELA.2.C.3.1
Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to grade level.

Interjections

Some words show how we feel. Let us learn about them.

Interjection: An interjection is a word that shows a feeling. It can show joy, surprise, or pain.

Wow Oops Ouch Yay

Words That Show Feelings
Happy: Yay! Hooray!
Surprised: Wow! Whoa!
Hurt: Ouch!
Yucky: Ew!
A mistake: Oops! Uh-oh!
Cold: Brr!

Where Does It Go?
An interjection often comes first in a sentence.
Oops! I dropped my cup.

It can come at the end, too.
We won, hooray!

Example:

1. Look for a word that shows a feeling.

2. Ouch shows that something hurts.

3. So Ouch is the interjection.

Marks After an Interjection

An interjection needs a mark after it. The mark shows how strong the feeling is.

Strong or Calm?
Strong feeling: Put an exclamation point after the interjection. Then start a new sentence with a capital letter.

Wow! That fish is huge.

Calm feeling: Put a comma after the interjection. The sentence keeps going.

Oh, the bus is here.

Example:

1. In the first one, the strong feeling comes right away. An exclamation point goes after Yes.

2. In the second one, a comma goes after Yes. The sentence keeps going. The strong feeling comes at the end.

3. Both sentences are right. Pick the mark that fits the feeling.

Example:

1. Mia feels calm, not strong.

2. A calm feeling gets a comma.

3. Oh, it is raining.

Interjections

Arizona's K-12 Academic Standards: 2.L.1.f

Use interjections (e.g., Yes! That is mine; Yes, that is mine!)

Florida - Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking: ELA.2.C.3.1

Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to grade level.

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