What is an interjection?

A word that leaps out with feeling before the sentence starts: Wow! Ouch! Phew! It is grammatically independent, which is why it gets its own punctuation.

Are these real vocabulary words?

Completely, and kids are fluent in them already. The practice turns speech knowledge into reading and writing knowledge, plus the punctuation that comes with it.

4th grade interjections

4th grade interjections worksheets

Fourth graders choose the interjection whose emotion matches the sentence: pain, joy, relief, disgust, surprise. The feeling is the clue, and every option is a word kids already say.

Free printable PDF worksheet, aligned to Common Core L.5.1.a.

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The kind of sentences you'll fix

Choose the interjection that matches the feeling, and write it on the line.

(Hooray / Shh / Ugh)! The pool opens Memorial Day weekend.
Fixed: Hooray! The pool opens Memorial Day weekend.
(Hooray / Hush / Yum), the deer are close enough to count spots.
(Oops / Ugh / Wow)! She cleared the bar on her first try.

Every print pulls a new set of sentences at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling gets a different mix.

What's on a 4th grade sheet

4th grade sheets draw from 40 sentences, 8 to a page. 4th to 6th grade print from the same 40 sentences. The teaching notes below are written for this grade.

A few of the sentences, as the answer key corrects them:

Whoa! That goat just climbed onto the shed roof.
Oops! I grabbed my sister’s lunch by mistake.
Yikes! The science fair is a week earlier this year.

Fix it. Choose the interjection that matches the feeling, and write it on the line. 8 sentences to fix per page.

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.

How to teach this

Read the sentence first, name the feeling second, choose the word third. Kids who reverse the order pick their favorite word (usually Hooray) regardless of the burn, the rain, or the spilled milk.

Watch for: The interjection must match the emotion of the sentence behind it: Yum belongs to food, Brr to cold, Phew to relief. Mismatches sound instantly wrong, which is the fun of the practice. Strong interjections take an exclamation point; mild ones settle for a comma: Well, look who's up. The punctuation is part of the meaning.

Common questions about 4th grade interjections

What is an interjection?: A word that leaps out with feeling before the sentence starts: Wow! Ouch! Phew! It is grammatically independent, which is why it gets its own punctuation.
Are these real vocabulary words?: Completely, and kids are fluent in them already. The practice turns speech knowledge into reading and writing knowledge, plus the punctuation that comes with it.

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Aligned to Common Core L.5.1.a. Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 241, updated August 2026.

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