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Interjections Worksheet
With Zombies...

Reading Level 3

Directions: Choose the interjection that best completes the sentence. Circle your response.

1. 	________, I stepped into a burgundy puddle of something crunchy and sticky.	

a)	Mmm	b)	Ew	
c)	Huh	d)	Whee	

2. 	________, I hear the foreboding sound of lumbering footsteps.	

a)	Oops	b)	Ouch	
c)	Shhh	d)	Aw	

3. 	________, those swarming zombies are about to break through our barricade.	

a)	Hooray	b)	Phew	
c)	Duh	d)	Uh-oh	

4. 	________, did you see that zombie trip over that motorcycle and fall into that mud puddle?	

a)	Mm-hm	b)	Yum	
c)	Ha-ha	d)	Blah	

5. 	As Earl peered through the binoculars, he suddenly exclaimed, "________! There's an army of those ugly zombies headed toward our base camp!"	

a)	Yikes	b)	Phew	
c)	Whee	d)	Oops	

6. 	________, I forgot to close the gate and a ravenous herd of zombies are coming this way.	

a)	Hooray	b)	Ah	
c)	Whew	d)	Oops	

7. 	________! Driving this steamroller through this shopping mall sure is exhilarating.	

a)	Um	b)	Whee	
c)	No	d)	Boo	

8. 	Chuck questioned his party, "________, did you guys remember to bring the rations?"	

a)	Phew	b)	Shhh	
c)	Um	d)	Hooray	

9. 	Kim slammed the door, barricaded it with a few pieces of furniture, and said, "________, they almost got us."	

a)	Mmm	b)	Aw	
c)	Huh	d)	Phew	

10. 	Chuck couldn't quite make out what Earl was saying so he inquired, "________? Did you say that Ken is a Ghandi now?"	

a)	Huh	b)	Shhh	
c)	Whew	d)	Oops	

11. 	Brock responded to the scent of Lara's beef stew broiling over the open campfire by letting out a long, "________..."	

a)	Huh	b)	Aha	
c)	Mmm	d)	Psst	

12. 	Earl discovered the hole in the fence and exclaimed, "________! This must be how they've been sneaking in."	

a)	Ew	b)	Aha	
c)	Aw	d)	Er	

13. 	Chuck reprimanded Kim for how she disposed of the lingering corpses by saying, "You have to burn them. ________!"	

a)	Oh	b)	Um	
c)	Uh-oh	d)	Duh	

14. 	Gina shouted in excruciating pain, "________, my leg is caught on this barbed wire fence!"	

a)	Yes	b)	Aha	
c)	Ouch	d)	Hooray	

15. 	When Brock saw Gina flip off the wall while shooting, Brock's jaw dropped in astonishment and he said, "________!"	

a)	Aha	b)	Ew	
c)	Argh	d)	Wow	

16. 	After Gina explained how to operate the flamethrower, Dino said, "________, now I get it."	

a)	Aw	b)	Ugh	
c)	Huh	d)	Oh	

17. 	When Brock offered Gina a small handgun, she rolled her eyes and replied by saying, "________, isn't that cute?"	

a)	Aw	b)	Argh	
c)	Phew	d)	Whew	

18. 	As Dino paced along the wall, he said to himself, "________, I hate guard duty."	

a)	Ooh	b)	Mmm	
c)	Ugh	d)	Shhh	

19. 	Lara slowly opened the bathroom door and then released a terrified shout, "Eek, there's a zombie in here!"	

a)	Aw	b)	Eek	
c)	Huh	d)	Ouch	

20. 	"________, brains..." grunted the zombie as he stumbled toward Gina, dragging a loosely attached foot behind him.	

a)	Oops	b)	Ahem	
c)	Phew	d)	Argh	

21. 	Earl whispered to Dino as they crouched behind the kitchen cabinets, "________! When I give the signal, you run open the garage door."	

a)	Ick	b)	Pfft	
c)	Psst	d)	Oh	

22. 	Gina scowled in derision and said, "________! That's a horrible plan, Earl, and you're going to get us all killed if you keep thinking up foolish stuff like that."	

a)	Pfft	b)	Mmm	
c)	Ooh	d)	Whee	

23. 	Gina interrupted Dino by saying, "________! Kim has requested your help in the kitchen, Dino."	

a)	Eh	b)	Huh	
c)	Ahem	d)	Yay	

24. 	Kim shouted at Lara over the sounds of explosions and gunfire, "________! There's one behind you, Lara!"	

a)	Shhh	b)	Psst	
c)	Uh-huh	d)	Hey	

25. 	As they prepared to descend into the abandoned mineshaft, Dino looked at Earl and said, "________, I don't know about this."	

a)	Aha	b)	Uh	
c)	Yay	d)	Oops	

26. 	As the arrow whizzed by Brock's head and hit the zombie behind him, Brock froze in his tracks and said, "________..."	

a)	Shhh	b)	Whoa	
c)	Ick	d)	Mmm	

27. 	Chuck opened the long-expired jar, took a big whiff of the putrescent pickles, and said, "________."	

a)	Ahem	b)	Duh	
c)	Yuck	d)	Ooh	

28. 	As Brock tried to distract the passing zombie from Lara, who was hiding in the kitchen, he shouted, "________! Over here!"	

a)	Yoo-hoo	b)	Mmm	
c)	Huh	d)	Yikes	

29. 	When Gina reprimanded Brock and asked if he could hear her, Brock nodded his head and said, "________."	

a)	Ooh	b)	Oh	
c)	Wow	d)	Uh-huh	

30. 	When Earl gazed over the field and saw the last zombie fall, he threw his cowboy hat in the air and shouted, "________!"	

a)	Mmm	b)	Hooray	
c)	Shhh	d)	Oops