Level: A2
Interjections by Feeling — Practice
Match each interjection to the feeling it expresses — surprise, pain, disgust, joy, sympathy, agreement, hesitation, warning. 59 click-to-hear ESL examples.
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- Surprise & amazement
- Wow! That sunset is amazing! – Surprise
- Whoa, slow down a bit! – Surprise
- Goodness, what a big house! – Surprise
- Oh, I did not expect to see you here! – Surprise
- Holy cow, look at the size of that! – Surprise
- Realization & understanding
- Aha! I found the answer! – Realization
- Ah, now I understand. – Realization
- Oh, so that is how it works! – Realization
- I see! That makes sense now. – Realization
- Pain & discomfort
- Ouch! That was sharp. – Pain
- Ow! My knee hurts. – Pain
- Argh, I hit my finger again. – Pain
- Oof, that pin really hurt! – Pain
- Happiness & excitement
- Yay! We won the game! – Happiness
- Hooray! It is finally Friday! – Happiness
- Woo-hoo! I passed the test! – Happiness
- Awesome! That is great news! – Happiness
- Yes! I got the job! – Happiness
- Disgust
- Ew! There is a spider in my drink. – Disgust
- Yuck, this milk has gone bad. – Disgust
- Gross! Do not show me that. – Disgust
- Bleh, the soup tastes terrible. – Disgust
- Sympathy & pity
- Aww, the puppy looks so sad. – Sympathy
- Oh dear, I am sorry to hear that. – Sympathy
- Oh no, your phone is broken! – Sympathy
- Poor thing, she must be exhausted. – Sympathy
- Disapproval & annoyance
- Ugh! I do not like this at all. – Disapproval
- Hmm, I do not like the sound of that. – Disapproval
- Sheesh, that is a lot of work. – Disapproval
- Tsk-tsk, you should not do that. – Disapproval
- Calling attention & greeting
- Hey! Watch out! – Calling attention
- Yo! What is up? – Calling attention
- Hi! Nice to see you! – Greeting
- Hello, everyone! – Greeting
- Hiya, what are you up to? – Greeting
- Agreement & approval
- Yes! That is exactly what I meant. – Agreement
- Sure, let us do it! – Agreement
- Okay, sounds good to me. – Agreement
- Right, let us get started. – Agreement
- Indeed, that is a great idea. – Agreement
- Disagreement & refusal
- No way! I do not believe it. – Disagreement
- Nope, I have not seen him today. – Disagreement
- Nah, I am not hungry. – Disagreement
- No, that will not work. – Disagreement
- Hesitation & filler words
- Um, I am not really sure. – Hesitation
- Well, that depends on what you mean. – Hesitation
- Uh, what was the question again? – Hesitation
- Er, can you repeat that? – Hesitation
- Hmm, let me think about it. – Hesitation
- Warning & alert
- Watch out! There is a car coming! – Warning
- Heads up! The ball is heading your way. – Warning
- Careful! That pan is hot. – Warning
- Look out! The branch is falling. – Warning
- Calling for silence
- Shh! The baby is sleeping. – Silence
- Hush, it is starting. – Silence
- Quiet, I am trying to think. – Silence
- Relief
- Phew! That was close. – Relief
- Thank goodness, you are safe. – Relief
- Whew, I am glad that is over. – Relief