Level: B1
Multi-Word Interjections — Practice
Many interjections are short phrases, not single words — Oh my God, Oh dear, Good grief, Thank goodness. Match each phrase to the feeling it shows. 33 click-to-hear ESL examples.
Builds on Interjections by Feeling Next in unit Primary vs Secondary →
- Strong surprise / shock
- Oh my God, you are here! – Strong surprise
- Oh my gosh, I cannot believe it! – Strong surprise
- Oh my goodness, you scared me! – Strong surprise
- Mild surprise
- Oh my, what a lovely garden. – Mild surprise
- Goodness me, that was unexpected. – Mild surprise
- My word, how you have grown! – Mild surprise
- Concern / sympathy
- Oh dear, are you all right? – Concern
- Oh dear, what happened? – Concern
- Poor you, that must be terrible. – Concern
- Worry / dismay
- Oh no, I lost my keys. – Worry
- Oh no, we are going to be late. – Worry
- What a disaster, the cake burned! – Worry
- "Here we go" / resignation
- Oh boy, this is going to be tough. – Here we go
- Just my luck, what now? – Here we go
- Here we go again, another long meeting. – Here we go
- Frustration
- Good grief, what a mess! – Frustration
- Good grief, not again. – Frustration
- For heaven’s sake, hurry up! – Strong frustration
- For Pete’s sake, listen to me! – Strong frustration
- Surprise (mild slang)
- Holy cow, look at that! – Surprise (slang)
- Holy moly, that is a lot of food! – Surprise (slang)
- Holy smokes, did you see that? – Surprise (slang)
- Relief
- Thank goodness, you are safe. – Relief
- Thank goodness, the rain stopped. – Relief
- Thank heavens, we made it in time. – Relief
- Opening a thought
- You know what? I will do it. – Opening a thought
- You know what? Let us eat out tonight. – Opening a thought
- Guess what? I got the job! – Opening a thought
- Mixed practice
- Oh dear, the milk is sour. – Concern
- Holy cow, this room is huge! – Surprise (slang)
- Thank goodness, the kids are asleep. – Relief
- Oh no, I forgot my umbrella. – Worry
- Good grief, this traffic! – Frustration