📘 Period 4 – Types of Sentences: Exclamatory

🎯 Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

1. Define exclamatory sentences and understand their purpose.

2. Identify exclamatory sentences in reading and listening.

3. Construct exclamatory sentences using appropriate words and punctuation.

4. Express emotions such as surprise, joy, anger, or admiration in writing and speaking.

5. Differentiate exclamatory sentences from other sentence types.

📖 Introduction: What are Exclamatory Sentences? (10 minutes)

An exclamatory sentence expresses strong emotions or feelings, such as:

• Surprise

• Joy

• Anger

• Excitement

• Admiration

Key Feature:

• Always ends with an exclamation mark (!).

• Often starts with What or How, but not always.

Examples:

• What a beautiful day!

• How amazing this view is!

• I can’t believe it!

• Hurray! We won the match!

Importance in Communication:

• Adds emotion and emphasis to language.

• Used in stories, letters, speeches, and daily conversation.

• Helps students convey feelings clearly in writing and speaking.

🔎 Structure and Formation of Exclamatory Sentences (10 minutes)

1. Using “What”

• Examples:

  • What a beautiful painting this is!

  • What an amazing performance he gave!

  • What a lovely surprise!

2. Using “How”

• Examples:

  • How clever you are!

  • How fast the train is moving!

  • How wonderful this festival is!

3. Simple Exclamations

• Use strong interjections or exclamatory words:

  • Wow!

  • Hurray!

  • Oh no!

  • Alas!

✅ Examples of Exclamatory Sentences (30 examples)

Using “What” (1–10)

1. What a beautiful day!

2. What an interesting book!

3. What a delicious meal!

4. What a wonderful teacher!

5. What a noisy classroom!

6. What a fantastic idea!

7. What a smart boy he is!

8. What a lovely garden!

9. What a surprise this is!

10. What an incredible achievement!

Using “How” (11–20)
11. How kind you are!
12. How amazing the view is!
13. How fast the children are running!
14. How beautiful she looks!
15. How well he sings!
16. How strong the wind is!
17. How clever the student is!
18. How wonderful this festival feels!
19. How exciting the match was!
20. How difficult the exam seems!

Simple Exclamations / Interjections (21–30)
21. Wow! That’s amazing!
22. Hurray! We won the game!
23. Oh no! I forgot my homework!
24. Alas! The plan failed!
25. Ouch! That hurts!
26. Bravo! Well done!
27. Hurrah! Victory is ours!
28. Oh! I can’t believe it!
29. Wow! Such a beautiful dress!
30. Hurray! It’s my birthday today!

🗣 Speaking Practice – Mini Activities (10 minutes)

Activity 1 – Emotion Drill:

• Teacher reads a scenario; students respond with exclamatory sentences.

  • Example: Teacher: “You won a prize in the competition!” → Students: “Hurray! I can’t believe it!”

Activity 2 – Pair Practice:

• Students create 5 exclamatory sentences expressing:

  • Happiness

  • Surprise

  • Anger

  • Admiration

  • Excitement

Activity 3 – Reading Aloud:

• Students read story passages and identify exclamatory sentences.

• Practice correct intonation and emphasis.

📝 Class Exercises (10–15 minutes)

Task 1 – Identify Exclamatory Sentences

Which sentences are exclamatory?

1. What a beautiful day!

2. I am reading a book.

3. How clever you are!

4. Close the door.

5. Hurray! We won!
   (Answer: 1, 3, 5)

Task 2 – Transform Statements

Convert these affirmative sentences into exclamatory:

1. The day is beautiful. → What a beautiful day!

2. She is clever. → How clever she is!

3. The food is delicious. → What a delicious meal!

4. They won the match. → Hurray! They won the match!

5. The festival is wonderful. → How wonderful this festival is!

Task 3 – Group Writing

• In groups, write a short paragraph (5–6 sentences) about your happiest day, using at least 5 exclamatory sentences.

📚 Board Work for Teacher

1. Definition of exclamatory sentence.

2. Show structure using What, How, and interjections.

3. Write 10 examples for each type on the board.

4. Demonstrate transformation from statements to exclamations.

5. Highlight intonation and punctuation.

📘 Homework

1. Write 10 exclamatory sentences expressing different emotions.

2. Convert 5 affirmative sentences into exclamatory sentences.

3. Prepare 5 exclamatory sentences to read aloud in the next class.

4. Identify exclamatory sentences in your storybooks or newspapers and underline them.

✅ Recap (5 minutes)

• Exclamatory sentences express strong emotions.

• Often begin with What or How, or use interjections.

• Always end with !.

• Speaking and writing practice improves emotional expression and fluency.