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Interjection words - Wow, Yay-yaay, Yeah, Yikes, Yippee
 
Usage of Interjection words : Wow!, Yay-yaay!, Yeah!, Yikes! and Yippee!

Usage of interjection words Wow, Yay-yaay, Yeah, Yikes, Yippee in English

Most common Interjection words : Wow, Yay-yaay, Yeah, Yikes and Yippee

"Interjections are short sounds, words, or phrases that add color to our conversations."

There are different types of interjection words used depending on the situation and the feeling you want to express. Wow!, Yay-yaay!, Yeah!, Yikes! and Yippee! interjection words are used in everyday speech to convey a wide range of emotions and reactions.

Interjections can convey surprise, excitement, disgust, joy, and other strong emotions. Here are some examples of interjection words like : Wow, Yay-yaay, Yeah, Yikes, and Yippee with their meaning and uses in sentences to better understand how they function in our everyday communication.

Common Interjections words:

Wow! Yay-yaay! Yeah! Yikes! Yippee!
Meaning and examples of Interjection words: Wow!, Yay-yaay!, Yeah!, Yikes! and Yippee!
Use of Interjection word: 'Wow'
Interjection word 'Wow!' used for expressing surprise or admiration.
Examples using 'Wow!':
  • • Wow! That’s great news.
  • • Wow! How did you do that?
  • • Wow! What a beautiful dress!
  • • Wow! That’s really great news!
Use of Interjection word: 'Yay/Yaay'
Interjection word 'Yay/Yaay!' used for expressing congratulatory and celebrating exclamation.
Examples using 'Yay/Yaay!':
  • • Yay! We won!
  • • Yay! I’m so excited to see you.
  • • Yaay! India won the Cricket world cup 2011.
  • • I can’t believe you’re actually coming here! Yaay!
Use of Interjection word: 'Yeah'
Interjection word 'Yeah!' used for Variant of ‘yes’.
Examples using 'Yeah!':
  • • Yeeeaah! Kick his butt!
  • • Yeah! We should try that!
  • • Yeah! I’d love some pineapple juice.
  • • Yeah! I'll go to the store and get what we need.
Use of Interjection word: 'Yikes'
Interjection word 'Yikes!' used for fear or concern (not serious).
Examples using 'Yikes!':
  • • Yikes, my mother’s home!
  • • This bridge is, yikes, really high up!
  • • Yikes, that storm last night sure was scary!
  • • I found out I owed $5000 in back taxes. Yikes!
Use of Interjection word: 'Yippee'
Interjection word 'Yippee!' used for exclamation of celebration and demonstrates excitement or express the happiness.
Examples using 'Yippee!':
  • • Yippee! We will find parking.
  • • Yippee! We're going on holidays!
  • • Yippee! It's the summer vacation!
  • • Yippee! We won, lets head to the bar.
  • • Yippee, I made this picture all by myself.
Common words used as Interjection are:

Common Interjections words:

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!
Gosh! Phew! Cool! Cheers! Congratulations!
Ahem! Woohoo! Shoo! Damn! Listen!

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Related Topics :
Types of Noun in English Language
Types of Pronoun in English Language
Types of Verb in English Language
Types of Adverb in English Language
Types of Adjective in English Language
Kinds of Preposition in English Language
Types of Conjunction in English Language
Uses of Interjection words in English Language

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