Interjection words: hey, hello, hi, hmm, humph

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ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Alphabet

Vowels & Consonants

Word Building

Sentences

Articles

Cardinal-Ordinal Numbers

Noun

Pronoun

Verb

Adverb

Adjective

Preposition

Conjunction

Interjection

	Tenses

Opposites

Active & Passive Voice

Direct & Indirect Speech

Vocabulary

INTERJECTION

	Meaning of Interjections				Uses of Interjection Words

USES OF INTERJECTIONS (Hey!, Hello!, Hi!, Hmm!, Humph!)

Express emotions / feelings / surprise

Common words used as Interjection are:

Aah!	Ah!	Aha!	Ahh!	Alas!
Aww!	Bah!	Bingo!	Bosh!	Bravo!
Dear!	Eh!	Er!	Eww!	Geez!
Hey!	Hello!	Hi!	Hmm!	Humph!
Hurrah!	Oh!	Ooh!	Oomph!	Oops!
Ouch!	Pooh!	Shh!	Tut-tut!	Uh!
Uh-huh!	Uh-oh!	Um!	Umm!	Whew!
Wow!	Yay-yaay!	Yeah!	Yikes!	Yippee!

	INTERJECTION WORDS AND THEIR USES

Hey!

'Hey!' used for calling attention or expressing surprise, joy etc.
Examples
	Hey! Watch where you're walking!
	Hey! Look at that!
	Hey! Put that down!
	Hey! What a good idea!
	Hey! Common joined with as.

Hello!

'Hello!' used for expressing greeting and expressing surprise.
Examples
	Hello! How are you today?
	Hello! My bike is gone!
	Hello! My name is Jimmy.
	Hello! What are you doing in this room?

Hi!

'Hi!' used for expressing greeting.
Examples
	Hi! How do you do sir?
	Hi! What's new?

Hmm!

'Hmm!' used for thinking or Hesitating about something.
Examples
	Hmm! I’m not sure this color is the best for this room.
	Hmm! You really need to be on a diet.

Humph!

'Humph!' used to indicate displeasure.
Examples
	Humph! I could do that for half the amount he charged.
	Humph! We'll just see about that.

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