Exclamatory sentences are sentences that express strong feelings or emotions. They often end with an exclamation mark (!). They can show excitement, surprise, anger, joy, or other forms of strong emotions.
When we read exclamatory sentences, we speak a bit louder than usual and often emphasise certain words.
Examples:
There are several ways to change a regular sentence into an exclamatory sentence. The easiest way is to add an exclamation mark at the end when the sentence expresses emotion.
Examples:
If the sentence includes a noun, use
If the sentence describes something with an adjective or adverb, start with the sentence with
Another way to turn a regular sentence into an exclamatory sentence is by changing the word order to emphasize strong feelings like surprise, happiness, or anger.
| 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.
