Schoolhouse Rock: Interjections!
In the Schoolhouse Rock animation short film called “Interjections!” different characters in different scenarios show anger, fear, surprise, joy, or excitement with the use of interjections. The clip below also has subtitles, so you sing along without scrolling down the page.
This is the easiest and most fun Easy English lesson thus far, in my opinion. Along with “Conjunction Junction,” this is one of my two favorite Grammar Rock animation short films. I hope you enjoy learning this song as much as I did. It’s a classic that has survived the test of time.
Watch and sing along with the lyrics provided below:
(Cough! Cough! Cough!)
When Reginald was home with flu, uh-huh-huh,
The doctor knew just what to do-hoo.
He cured the infection
With one small injection,
While Reginald uttered some interjections.
Hey! That smarts!
Ouch! That hurts!
Yow! That’s not fair—givin’ a guy a shot down there!
Interjections (Hey!) show excitement (Yow!) or emotion (Ouch!).
They’re generally set apart from a sentence by an exclamation point,
Or by a comma when the feeling’s not as strong.
Though Geraldine played hard to get, uh-huh-huh
Geraldo knew he’d woo her ye-het.
He showed his affection
Despite her objections.
And Geraldine hollered some interjections.
Well! You’ve got some nerve!
Oh! I’ve never been so insulted in all my life!
Hey! You’re kinda cute!
Interjections (Well!) show excitement (Oh!) or emotion (Hey!).
They’re generally set apart from a sentence by an exclamation point,
Or by a comma when the feeling’s not as strong.
So when you’re happy (Hurray!) or sad (Aw!)
Or frightened (Eeeeeek!) or mad (Rats!)
Or excited (Wow!) or glad (Hey!)
An interjection starts a sentence right.
The game was tied at seven all, uh-huh-huh,
When Franklin found he had the ba-hall.
He made a connection
In the other direction.
And the crowd starting shouting out interjections.
Aw! You threw the wrong way!
Darn! You just lost the game!
Hurray! I’m for the other team!
Interjections (Aw!) show excitement (Darn!) or emotion (Hurray!).
They’re generally set apart from a sentence by an exclamation point,
Or by a comma when the feeling’s not as strong.
So when you’re happy (Hurray!) or sad (Aw!)
Or frightened (Eeeeeek!) or mad (Rats!)
Or excited (Wow!) or glad (Hey!)
An interjection starts a sentence right.
Interjections (Hey!) show excitement (Hey!) or emotion (Hey!).
They’re generally set apart from a sentence by an exclamation point,
Or by a comma when the feeling’s not as strong.
Interjections show excitement or emotion,
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah! YEA!
Darn! That’s the end!
CONCLUSION
Almost any word showing strong emotion can be an interjection. All swearing words are interjections. However, less strong words that act as one-word sentences such as “oh,” “aha,” “ahem,” “what,” “yes,” and “no” can also be used as interjections. Finally, even filler words such as “uh,” “er,” and “um” are interjections.
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March 9th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
I love Schoolhouse Rock!
You really have a great site here, thanks for sharing it.
March 9th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
Hi, Sue - You’re welcome! I’m glad you like it. Thanks for your comment.