Almost any word can serve as an interjection, because an interjection is more
a function—an exclamation or hesitation noise within a sentence—than
it is any particular word or set of words. However, some words commonly serve
as interjections, having few or no other functions. Some of these words, with
their correct spellings, are listed below.
| ah | Ah, I see it's raining outside. |
| aha | Aha! There's my bookbag. |
| argh | Argh! I messed that model up again! |
| bravo | Bravo! You managed not to fall on your butt this time. |
| cheers | Cheers! Hope your graduation goes great. |
| damn | Damn, that's a fast car. |
| darn | Darn. Another fish got away. |
| doh | Doh! Now I'm in trouble. |
| duh | Duh, what else could have happened? |
| eh | Eh, that's a nice looking car. |
| ew | Ew, what a gross movie. |
| gee | Gee, I wonder who that could be? |
| grrr | Grrr, I hate it when they dump water on me. |
| ha | Ha! Caught you! |
| hello | Hello, does he think he can just keep me at his beck and call? |
| hey | Hey, call me back. |
| hi | Hi, this is Jack. |
| hmm | Hmm, I can't decide what do to. |
| hooray | Hooray! I got accepted! |
| hurrah | Hurrah! Score one for the good guys. |
| mm-hmm | Mm-hmm, that's exactly what happened, officer. |
| oh | Oh, so that's how you do that. |
| oho | Oho, you thought you could sneak out of class. |
| ooh | Ooh, look at the pretty pink one! |
| oops | Oops! That was your pet spider, wasn't it? |
| ouch | Ouch! Something bit me! |
| ow | Ow, that really hurt! |
| sh | Sh! Mr. Evans is coming! |
| ugh | Ugh. Three more chapters to read tonight. |
| uh-huh | Uh-huh, I was just going to clean that up. |
| uh-uh | Uh-uh, Jodie never came by here last night. |
| um | Um, what do you think I should do? |
| whew | Whew! That was close! We almost got caught. |
| whoops | Whoops! I can't believe I did that again! |
| wow | Wow! That airplane ride was awesome! |
| yes | Yes! I score! |
| yuck | Yuck. Now I have to clean up that chemical spill. |
