What does interject mean?
Word: Interject
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Interject means to break in with a quick remark while someone else is speaking.
How do you spell interject?
Syllables: in - ter - ject
Tricky part: The sound in the final syllable is a j, but students thinking of words like gem write intergect. Stick with j.
Watch out for: intergect, interjekt, interjeck
Memory tip: Object, reject, project and inject all use the same j, and this word belongs to that family.
Interject in a sentence
Example 1: Just as I started my answer, Rohit interjected with a question.
Example 2: 'But that was yesterday,' Aaliya interjected.
Example 3: The chairperson asked members not to interject during the speeches.
Fun Fact
In its Latin roots, to interject is to throw something between, a neat picture of a remark tossed into the middle of someone else's sentence.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
interrject
a) j
b) r
c) t
d) c
Show answer
b) r. One r closes the inter part of the word.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
My little brother will always etecjitnr a silly joke just as the film reaches its best scene.
a) intersect
b) interject
c) intercept
d) interpret
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b) interject. Only the jumble's j settles it: none of the other three has one.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word interject as used in the sentence:
'That is not quite right,' Dev interjected, before the speaker could turn the page.
a) intercepted
b) interrupted
c) interviewed
d) interpreted
Show answer
b) interrupted. Dev broke into the speaker's flow, so interrupted is the match.
Word Makeup
Just one of these can add ion and become a noun. Which is it?
ion
a) reply
b) interject
c) talk
d) speak
Show answer
b) interject. Interjection is the noun, a term from grammar lessons; speak, talk and reply have no form ending in ion.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A polite person who needs to interject in a meeting would probably ____.
a) wait until the next day to write
b) say 'Excuse me' and keep it brief
c) leave the room without speaking
d) stay silent until everyone has left
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b) say 'Excuse me' and keep it brief
2. Which line from a story shows someone interjecting?
a) 'It was Tuesday,' Meena replied once he had finished speaking.
b) 'It was Tuesday,' wrote Meena in her diary late that night.
c) 'No, it was Tuesday,' called Meena, halfway through his sentence.
d) 'Was it Tuesday?' Meena asked herself quietly on the way home.
Show answer
c) 'No, it was Tuesday,' called Meena, halfway through his sentence.
