Exclaim

BBC | British Council EXCLAMATIONS For each of the six questions choose the one correct answer 1. __________ ! That really hurt! a. Wow b. Psst c. Ouch d. Uh-huh 2. __________, it’s really cold today! a. Brr b. Ah c. Eh d. Huh 3. __________, that was close. We nearly hit that other car. a. Ugh b. Whoa c. Uh-huh d. Whew 4. __________, this tastes awful. Where did you buy it? a. Ha-ha b. Ugh c. Shh d. Whoops 5. __________, can’t you be quiet? a. Shh b. Psst c. Ah d. Hsst 6. __________, that’s amazing! a. Whoops b. Ha c. Ah d. Wow

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BBC | British Council EXCLAMATIONS – answers 1. a. b. c. d.

Wow is used to show surprise Psst is used to get someone’s attention Ouch is the correct answer Uh-huh shows agreement with what someone is saying

2. a. b. c. d.

Brr is the correct answer Ah is used in many different ways, for example to show sympathy Eh? is used like pardon? Huh? is used to show you don’t understand

3. a. b. c. d.

Ugh shows disgust Whoa is used to show surprise Uh-huh shows agreement Whew is the correct answer

4. a. b. c. d.

Ha-ha is used to represent laughing Ugh is the correct answer Shh tells someone to be quiet Whoops is used when you drop something, or have a minor accident

5. a. b. c. d.

Shh is the correct answer Psst is used to get someone’s attention Ah is used in many different ways, for example to show sympathy Hsst does not exist

6. a. b. c. d.

Whoops is used when you drop something, or have a minor accident Ha-ha is used to represent laughing Ah is used in many ways Wow is the correct answer

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