Fun way to teach the Parts of Speech

PARTS OF SPEECH POEMS

Most children often struggle to remember the different parts of speech no matter how many times they are taught. What kids do find quite easy though is to learn a rhyme or a song. I just love these two parts of speech poems that I found. I use it with much success as I just ask the kids to memorise it and, when in doubt about any parts of speech, to simply just recite the poem. To me, the parts of speech poem is like the timetables in maths. It’s a good idea to enlarge the poems, laminate and use as a placemat or even as a poster so that the kids see it all the time. I would recommend that the child choose ONE poem to learn as learning two may cause confusion.

1. The Parts of Speech

Every name is called a NOUN,
As field and fountain, street and town;

In place of noun the PRONOUN stands
As he and she can clap their hands;

The ADJECTIVE describes a thing,
As magic wand and bridal ring;

The VERB means action, something done-
To read, to write, to jump, to run;

How things are done, the ADVERBS tell,
As quickly, slowly, badly, well;

The PREPOSITION shows relation,
As in the street, or at the station;

CONJUNCTIONS join, in many ways,
Sentences, words, or phrase and phrase;

The INTERJECTION cries out, “Hark!
I need an exclamation mark!”

Through poetry, we learn how each
of these make up THE PARTS OF SPEECH.

 

2. The Nine Parts of Speech

Three little words you often see,
Are articles- a, an, and the.

A noun‘s the name of anything
As school, garden, hoop, or swing.

An adjective tells the kind of noun-
Great, small, pretty, white, or brown.

Instead of nouns the pronouns stand-
Her head, his face, your arm, my hand.

Verbs tell of something to be done,
To read, sing, jump, or run.

How things are done the adverbs tell,
As slowly, quickly, ill, or well.

Conjunctions join words together,
As men and women, wind or weather.

The prepositions stands before
A noun, as at or through the door.

The interjection shows surprise,
As ah! How pretty- Oh! how wise.

The whole are called nine parts of speech,
Which reading, writing, speaking teach.

Vijay Naidoo – Principal: Kip McGrath Education Centres

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