Interjections Lesson Ideas

Teaching students the difference between an interjection, statement and question can be quite fun.

Read each sentence, question or interjection to the class and ask students to display the appropriate punctuation mark. Download the list here: Interjections Teacher Reference

Students need a sheet of paper, divided into thirds, with each punctuation mark on it – download an example here: Punctuation Marks If you are an iPad/tablet school, ask students to draw the appropriate punctuation mark in one of the drawing Apps.

Now apply this knowledge by asking students to punctuate a comic strip. Download an example here: Comic Strip – Editor Required

Note: You may be able to pick up comic books from secondhand shops.

Preposition Dominoes

It’s just like playing dominoes, but the numbers have been replaced with words (prepositions of time, location and direction).

Pair students up and give each student a set of dominoes. You can download the set here: Preposition Dominoes Template

Students will need to match the preposition dominoes of time, location and direction as shown below:

For a challenge, ask students to use the preposition in a sentence.

The student with the least number of preposition dominoes left over is the champ!

That Four Letter Word Which Can Get You Into Trouble.....

Only is one of those words that, unless put in its correct place in a sentence, will convey a different meaning intended by the writer.

Placement is key!

Only he sang this evening at eight.  (He, and no one else sang at eight.)
He only sang this evening at eight.  (He sang, but did not do anything else.)
He sang only this evening at eight. (He sang this evening, but not on any other occasion.)
He sang this evening only at eight. (He sang at eight o’clock, but at no other time.)

Download this worksheet to use in class: Worksheet: Only