Exclamatory sentences in Tamil grammar are a unique way of expressing strong emotion. Typically marked by explicit exclamatory words or by the tone of the sentence, they serve to express extreme happiness, sorrow, shock, excitement or surprise. They can often be identified by punctuation such as an exclamation point at the end of the sentence. The following exercises will focus on understanding and utilizing Tamil exclamatory sentences. Be sure to pay attention to the tone and emotion that these sentences are intended to convey.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blank
1. *ą®ą®©ąÆą®©* ą®
ą®³ą®µąÆ ą®ą®©ą®æą®®ąÆ! (What)
2. ą® ą®µą®©ąÆ *ą®ą®©ąÆą®©*A ą®®ąÆą®ą®æą®µąÆ! (What)
3. *ą®ą®©ąÆą®©* ą®ą®°ąÆ ą®µą®°ą®µąÆą®±ąÆą®ŖąÆ! (What)
4. *ą®ą®©ąÆą®©* ą® ą®°ąÆą®®ąÆą®Æą®¾ą®© ą®ą®¤ąÆ! (What)
5. *ą®ą®¹ą®¾*! ą®ą®©ąÆ ą®ą®¤ąÆ ą®ŖąÆą®±ąÆą®±ąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆą®£ąÆą®ąÆą®©ąÆ. (Aha)
6. *ą® ą®ąÆą®ÆąÆ*! ą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ ą® ą®¤ąÆ ą®ąÆą®£ąÆą®ąÆ ą®ŖąÆą®©ą®¤ąÆ ą®ą®©ąÆą®©! (Hey)
7. *ą® ą®²ąÆą®²ąÆ*! ą®ą®©ą®¾ą®²ąÆ ą® ą®¤ąÆ ą®µą®ØąÆą®¤ąÆ ą®µą®æą®ąÆą®µąÆą®©ą®¾? (Hello)
8. *ą® ą®ąÆą®ÆąÆ*! ą® ą®¤ąÆ ą®®ą®æą® ą®µą®²ąÆą®µą®ąÆą®ÆąÆą®®ąÆ. (Hey)
9. *ą® ą®ąÆą®ÆąÆ*! ą® ą®¤ąÆ ą®ą®©ąÆą®©ąÆ ą®ąÆą®©ąÆą®© ą® ą®³ą®µąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆ ą®µą®²ą®æą®µą®¾ą®ą®æą®µą®æą®ąÆą®ą®¤ąÆ. (Hey)
10. *ą® ą®ÆąÆą®ÆąÆ*! ą®ą®£ąÆ ą®µą®æą®“ąÆą®ØąÆą®¤ą®¤ąÆ. (Oh)
11. *ą®ØąÆą®Æą®°ąÆą®ą®³ą®¾*! ą®ą®³ąÆą®³ą®¤ąÆą®¤ą®æą®²ąÆ ą® ą®³ą®µąÆ ą®ŖąÆą®°ą®æą®Æ ą®µą®¾ą®“ąÆą®¤ąÆą®¤ąÆą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ. (Friends)
12. *ą®®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ*! ą®ą®©ą®ąÆą®ąÆ ą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ ą®ą®¤ą®µą®æ ą®®ą®æą®ą®µąÆą®®ąÆ ą®¤ąÆą®µąÆ. (People)
13. *ą®®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ*! ą®Øą®¾ą®©ąÆ ą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆą®¤ąÆ ą®¤ąÆą®ą®æą®Æ ą®Ŗą®¾ą®ą®²ą®¾ą®ąÆą®ą®ŖąÆ ą®ŖąÆą®±ąÆą®±ąÆą®ą®æą®±ąÆą®©ąÆ. (People)
14. *ą® ą®£ąÆą®ÆąÆą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ*! ą®®ą®ą®æą®“ąÆą®ąÆą®ą®æą®Æą®¾ą®© ą®ą®¾ą®£ąÆą®²ą®æą®Æą®¾ą®. (All)
15. *ą®ąÆą®“ąÆą®µą®æą®©ą®°ąÆ*! ą® ą®¤ą®æą®ą®Æą®®ą®¾ą® ą® ą®°ą®ą®æą®Æą®²ąÆ ą® ą®£ąÆą®ąÆą®®ąÆ. (Team)
2. ą® ą®µą®©ąÆ *ą®ą®©ąÆą®©*A ą®®ąÆą®ą®æą®µąÆ! (What)
3. *ą®ą®©ąÆą®©* ą®ą®°ąÆ ą®µą®°ą®µąÆą®±ąÆą®ŖąÆ! (What)
4. *ą®ą®©ąÆą®©* ą® ą®°ąÆą®®ąÆą®Æą®¾ą®© ą®ą®¤ąÆ! (What)
5. *ą®ą®¹ą®¾*! ą®ą®©ąÆ ą®ą®¤ąÆ ą®ŖąÆą®±ąÆą®±ąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆą®£ąÆą®ąÆą®©ąÆ. (Aha)
6. *ą® ą®ąÆą®ÆąÆ*! ą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ ą® ą®¤ąÆ ą®ąÆą®£ąÆą®ąÆ ą®ŖąÆą®©ą®¤ąÆ ą®ą®©ąÆą®©! (Hey)
7. *ą® ą®²ąÆą®²ąÆ*! ą®ą®©ą®¾ą®²ąÆ ą® ą®¤ąÆ ą®µą®ØąÆą®¤ąÆ ą®µą®æą®ąÆą®µąÆą®©ą®¾? (Hello)
8. *ą® ą®ąÆą®ÆąÆ*! ą® ą®¤ąÆ ą®®ą®æą® ą®µą®²ąÆą®µą®ąÆą®ÆąÆą®®ąÆ. (Hey)
9. *ą® ą®ąÆą®ÆąÆ*! ą® ą®¤ąÆ ą®ą®©ąÆą®©ąÆ ą®ąÆą®©ąÆą®© ą® ą®³ą®µąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆ ą®µą®²ą®æą®µą®¾ą®ą®æą®µą®æą®ąÆą®ą®¤ąÆ. (Hey)
10. *ą® ą®ÆąÆą®ÆąÆ*! ą®ą®£ąÆ ą®µą®æą®“ąÆą®ØąÆą®¤ą®¤ąÆ. (Oh)
11. *ą®ØąÆą®Æą®°ąÆą®ą®³ą®¾*! ą®ą®³ąÆą®³ą®¤ąÆą®¤ą®æą®²ąÆ ą® ą®³ą®µąÆ ą®ŖąÆą®°ą®æą®Æ ą®µą®¾ą®“ąÆą®¤ąÆą®¤ąÆą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ. (Friends)
12. *ą®®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ*! ą®ą®©ą®ąÆą®ąÆ ą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ ą®ą®¤ą®µą®æ ą®®ą®æą®ą®µąÆą®®ąÆ ą®¤ąÆą®µąÆ. (People)
13. *ą®®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ*! ą®Øą®¾ą®©ąÆ ą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆą®¤ąÆ ą®¤ąÆą®ą®æą®Æ ą®Ŗą®¾ą®ą®²ą®¾ą®ąÆą®ą®ŖąÆ ą®ŖąÆą®±ąÆą®±ąÆą®ą®æą®±ąÆą®©ąÆ. (People)
14. *ą® ą®£ąÆą®ÆąÆą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ*! ą®®ą®ą®æą®“ąÆą®ąÆą®ą®æą®Æą®¾ą®© ą®ą®¾ą®£ąÆą®²ą®æą®Æą®¾ą®. (All)
15. *ą®ąÆą®“ąÆą®µą®æą®©ą®°ąÆ*! ą® ą®¤ą®æą®ą®Æą®®ą®¾ą® ą® ą®°ą®ą®æą®Æą®²ąÆ ą® ą®£ąÆą®ąÆą®®ąÆ. (Team)
Exercise 2: Fill in the blank
1. *ą®®ą®¤ą®æą®ŖąÆą®ŖąÆą®³ąÆą®³ą®©ą®°ąÆ*! ą®Øą®¾ą®®ąÆ ą®ą®©ą®æ ą®®ąÆą®¤ą®²ą®æą®²ąÆ ą®®ąÆą®Æą®±ąÆą®ą®æ ą®ąÆą®ÆąÆą®Æ ą®µąÆą®£ąÆą®ąÆą®®ąÆ. (Precious)
2. *ą® ą®®ąÆą®®ą®¾*! ą®µąÆą®ąÆą®ą®æą®²ąÆ ą®ą®©ąÆą®© ą®µą®“ą®ąÆą®ąÆ! (Mother)
3. *ą®®ąÆą®¹ą®©ąÆ*! ą®ą®£ąÆą®®ąÆą®Æą®æą®²ąÆ ą®Øą®¾ą®©ąÆ ą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆ ą®®ą®æą®ą®µąÆą®®ąÆ ą®®ą®æą®ąÆą®ØąÆą®¤ ą®ŖąÆą®ą®“ąÆ ą®ą®ąÆą®ąÆą®ą®æą®±ąÆą®©ąÆ. (Mohan)
4. *ą®ąÆą®ą®®ą®¾ą®©*! ą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆ ą® ą®ØąÆą®¤ ą®®ąÆą®¹ąÆą®°ąÆą®¤ąÆą®¤ą®®ąÆ ą® ą®¤ą®æą®ą®Æą®®ą®¾ą® ą®ą®°ąÆą®ØąÆą®¤ą®¤ąÆ. (Happy)
5. *ą®ŖąÆą®©ą®¾*! ą® ą®ØąÆą®¤ ą®®ąÆą®ą®®ąÆ ą® ą®“ą®ąÆą®³ąÆą®³ą®¤ąÆ. (Pen)
6. *ą®ąÆą®°ąÆą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ*! ą®ą®©ą®¾ą®²ąÆ ą®®ąÆą®¤ą®²ą®æą®²ąÆ ą®ą®ØąÆą®¤ ą®ŖąÆą®¤ą®æą®Æ ą®ąÆą®µą®¾ą®°ą®øąÆą®Æą®®ą®¾ą®© ą®ą®©ą®µąÆ ą®Ŗą®¾ą®°ąÆą®ąÆą®ą®²ą®¾ą®®ąÆ. (Join)
7. *ą® ą®©ąÆą®ŖąÆ*! ą®ØąÆą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ ą®ą®²ą®ą®¤ąÆą®¤ą®æą®©ąÆ ą® ą®¤ą®æą®ą®Æą®®ą®¾ą®© ą®®ą®©ąÆą®·ą®©ąÆ. (Love)
8. *ą®µąÆą®¤ąÆą®¤ą®æą®°ąÆą®ØąÆą®¤ą®¾ą®²ąÆ*! ą®ØąÆą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ ą®Øą®æą®ąÆą®ą®Æą®®ą®¾ą® ą®ą®æą®±ą®ØąÆą®¤ą®µą®°ą®¾ą® ą®µąÆą®²ąÆą®²ąÆą®µąÆą®°ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ. (Hold)
9. *ą®µą®æą®ąÆą®ąÆą®µą®æą®ąÆą®ą®¾ą®²ąÆ*! ą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ ą® ą®³ą®µą®æą®²ąÆ ą® ą®³ą®µąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆ ą®®ąÆą®²ąÆ ą®µąÆą®²ąÆ ą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ ą®®ąÆą®©ą®ąÆą®ąÆą®±ąÆą®Ŗą®¤ąÆ. (Release)
10. *ą®ŖąÆą®øąÆą®ąÆą®ą®Ŗą®æą®°ąÆą®£ąÆą®ąÆą®øąÆ*! ą®Øą®¾ą®©ąÆ ą® ą®±ą®æą®µąÆą®ą®æą®±ąÆą®©ąÆ ą®ą®©ąÆą®±ąÆ ą®Øą®¾ą®©ąÆ ą®ą®£ąÆą®£ąÆą®ą®æą®±ąÆą®©ąÆ. (Best friends)
11. *ą®µą®æą®µą®ą®¾ą®Æą®æą®ą®³ąÆ*! ą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ ą® ą®³ą®µąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆ ą®ą®£ąÆą®®ąÆą®Æą®¾ą® ą®®ą®æą®ąÆą®ØąÆą®¤ ą®µą®æą®“ąÆą®µą®“ą®æ ą®ą®¤ąÆą®µąÆą®®ąÆ ą®ą®²ąÆą®²ąÆ. (Farmers)
12. *ą®®ąÆą®©ą®æą®µą®°ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ*! ą®Æą®¾ą®©ąÆ ą®µąÆą®±ąÆą®®ąÆ ą®ą®°ąÆ ą®ąÆą®µąÆ ą®ąÆą®£ąÆą®ąÆ ą®µą®ØąÆą®¤ąÆą®µą®æą®ąÆą®ą®¤ąÆ. (Monks)
13. *ą®®ą®°ą®¤ąÆą®¤ą®¾ą®²ąÆ*! ą® ą®¤ąÆ ą®®ąÆą®²ąÆ ą®ą®©ą®ąÆą®ąÆ ą®®ą®æą®ą®µąÆą®®ąÆ ą®Ŗą®æą®ą®æą®ąÆą®ąÆą®®ąÆ. (Tree)
14. *ą®Øą®æą®“ą®²ą®æą®²ąÆ*! ą® ą®¤ąÆ ą®®ą®æą®ą®µąÆą®®ąÆ ą®Øą®æą®±ąÆą®Æ ą®ąÆą®²ą®æą®ą®³ąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆ ą®®ąÆą®©ąÆ ą®ą®Æą®ąÆą®ąÆą®ą®æą®±ą®¤ąÆ. (Shadow)
15. *ą®®ąÆą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ*! ą® ą®µąÆ ą®®ą®æą®ą®µąÆą®®ąÆ ą® ą®¤ą®æą®ą®Æą®ŖąÆą®Ŗą®ąÆą®¤ąÆą®¤ąÆą®ą®æą®©ąÆą®±ą®©. (Clouds)
2. *ą® ą®®ąÆą®®ą®¾*! ą®µąÆą®ąÆą®ą®æą®²ąÆ ą®ą®©ąÆą®© ą®µą®“ą®ąÆą®ąÆ! (Mother)
3. *ą®®ąÆą®¹ą®©ąÆ*! ą®ą®£ąÆą®®ąÆą®Æą®æą®²ąÆ ą®Øą®¾ą®©ąÆ ą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆ ą®®ą®æą®ą®µąÆą®®ąÆ ą®®ą®æą®ąÆą®ØąÆą®¤ ą®ŖąÆą®ą®“ąÆ ą®ą®ąÆą®ąÆą®ą®æą®±ąÆą®©ąÆ. (Mohan)
4. *ą®ąÆą®ą®®ą®¾ą®©*! ą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆ ą® ą®ØąÆą®¤ ą®®ąÆą®¹ąÆą®°ąÆą®¤ąÆą®¤ą®®ąÆ ą® ą®¤ą®æą®ą®Æą®®ą®¾ą® ą®ą®°ąÆą®ØąÆą®¤ą®¤ąÆ. (Happy)
5. *ą®ŖąÆą®©ą®¾*! ą® ą®ØąÆą®¤ ą®®ąÆą®ą®®ąÆ ą® ą®“ą®ąÆą®³ąÆą®³ą®¤ąÆ. (Pen)
6. *ą®ąÆą®°ąÆą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ*! ą®ą®©ą®¾ą®²ąÆ ą®®ąÆą®¤ą®²ą®æą®²ąÆ ą®ą®ØąÆą®¤ ą®ŖąÆą®¤ą®æą®Æ ą®ąÆą®µą®¾ą®°ą®øąÆą®Æą®®ą®¾ą®© ą®ą®©ą®µąÆ ą®Ŗą®¾ą®°ąÆą®ąÆą®ą®²ą®¾ą®®ąÆ. (Join)
7. *ą® ą®©ąÆą®ŖąÆ*! ą®ØąÆą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ ą®ą®²ą®ą®¤ąÆą®¤ą®æą®©ąÆ ą® ą®¤ą®æą®ą®Æą®®ą®¾ą®© ą®®ą®©ąÆą®·ą®©ąÆ. (Love)
8. *ą®µąÆą®¤ąÆą®¤ą®æą®°ąÆą®ØąÆą®¤ą®¾ą®²ąÆ*! ą®ØąÆą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ ą®Øą®æą®ąÆą®ą®Æą®®ą®¾ą® ą®ą®æą®±ą®ØąÆą®¤ą®µą®°ą®¾ą® ą®µąÆą®²ąÆą®²ąÆą®µąÆą®°ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ. (Hold)
9. *ą®µą®æą®ąÆą®ąÆą®µą®æą®ąÆą®ą®¾ą®²ąÆ*! ą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ ą® ą®³ą®µą®æą®²ąÆ ą® ą®³ą®µąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆ ą®®ąÆą®²ąÆ ą®µąÆą®²ąÆ ą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ ą®®ąÆą®©ą®ąÆą®ąÆą®±ąÆą®Ŗą®¤ąÆ. (Release)
10. *ą®ŖąÆą®øąÆą®ąÆą®ą®Ŗą®æą®°ąÆą®£ąÆą®ąÆą®øąÆ*! ą®Øą®¾ą®©ąÆ ą® ą®±ą®æą®µąÆą®ą®æą®±ąÆą®©ąÆ ą®ą®©ąÆą®±ąÆ ą®Øą®¾ą®©ąÆ ą®ą®£ąÆą®£ąÆą®ą®æą®±ąÆą®©ąÆ. (Best friends)
11. *ą®µą®æą®µą®ą®¾ą®Æą®æą®ą®³ąÆ*! ą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ ą® ą®³ą®µąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆ ą®ą®£ąÆą®®ąÆą®Æą®¾ą® ą®®ą®æą®ąÆą®ØąÆą®¤ ą®µą®æą®“ąÆą®µą®“ą®æ ą®ą®¤ąÆą®µąÆą®®ąÆ ą®ą®²ąÆą®²ąÆ. (Farmers)
12. *ą®®ąÆą®©ą®æą®µą®°ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ*! ą®Æą®¾ą®©ąÆ ą®µąÆą®±ąÆą®®ąÆ ą®ą®°ąÆ ą®ąÆą®µąÆ ą®ąÆą®£ąÆą®ąÆ ą®µą®ØąÆą®¤ąÆą®µą®æą®ąÆą®ą®¤ąÆ. (Monks)
13. *ą®®ą®°ą®¤ąÆą®¤ą®¾ą®²ąÆ*! ą® ą®¤ąÆ ą®®ąÆą®²ąÆ ą®ą®©ą®ąÆą®ąÆ ą®®ą®æą®ą®µąÆą®®ąÆ ą®Ŗą®æą®ą®æą®ąÆą®ąÆą®®ąÆ. (Tree)
14. *ą®Øą®æą®“ą®²ą®æą®²ąÆ*! ą® ą®¤ąÆ ą®®ą®æą®ą®µąÆą®®ąÆ ą®Øą®æą®±ąÆą®Æ ą®ąÆą®²ą®æą®ą®³ąÆą®ąÆą®ąÆ ą®®ąÆą®©ąÆ ą®ą®Æą®ąÆą®ąÆą®ą®æą®±ą®¤ąÆ. (Shadow)
15. *ą®®ąÆą®ą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ*! ą® ą®µąÆ ą®®ą®æą®ą®µąÆą®®ąÆ ą® ą®¤ą®æą®ą®Æą®ŖąÆą®Ŗą®ąÆą®¤ąÆą®¤ąÆą®ą®æą®©ąÆą®±ą®©. (Clouds)