Exclamatory sentences express strong emotions. They end with an exclamation mark (!). They show excitement, surprise, anger, joy, or other forms of strong feelings.
When we read them, we speak a bit louder than usual and emphasise certain words.
Examples:
There are several ways to change regular into exclamatory sentences. The easiest way is to end them with an exclamation mark.
Examples:
If the sentence includes a noun, use
She has a beautiful dress. --> What a beautiful dress she has!
If the sentence describes something with an adjective or adverb, you can begin it with
The movie was exciting. --> How exciting the movie was!
Another way to turn regular into exclamatory sentences is to change the word order to emphasise the feelings.
| Regular sentence | Exclamatory sentence |
|---|---|
| It is a lovely day. | What a lovely day it is! |
| The food was really tasty. | How tasty the food was! |
| He made a big mistake. | What a big mistake he made! |
Using sentence inversion is also a common way to intensify the emotion.
| Words | Examples of exclamatory sentences |
|---|---|
| What | What a beautiful day! What an amazing idea! |
| How | How wonderful! How quickly time flies! |
| Wow | Wow, that’s incredible! Wow, you look stunning! |
| Oh | Oh, I didn’t expect that! Oh, what a surprise! |
| Ah | Ah, this is so relaxing! Ah, I see what you mean! |
| Oh no | Oh no, I forgot my keys! Oh no, it’s raining! |
| Yay | Yay, we won the game! Yay, it’s the weekend! |
| Ouch | Ouch, that hurt! Ouch, I burned my hand! |
| Awesome | Awesome job! That’s awesome! |
| Fantastic | Fantastic news! You look fantastic! |
| Amazing | Amazing performance! This is amazing! |
| Incredible | Incredible work! That’s incredible! |
| Unbelievable | Unbelievable! This is unbelievable! |
| Bravo | Bravo! Well done! Bravo, that was perfect! |
| Hooray | Hooray, we did it! Hooray for the team! |
Fill in the blanks with the correct word to complete the exclamatory sentences. Choose from the dropdown menus.
Write 5 exclamatory sentences about things that make you happy or excited.
