Learning Parts of Speech With Poetry

Parts of Speech...

We will soon begin learning grammar in our homeschool. This can sometimes be a very daunting task for young students. I want to make it as painless and as FUN as I can for my little student.

I started looking around for materials that could possibly make it easier for us and found several resources. I will share some of those here with you.

Have you heard of Madlibs? Create a cute story by just filling in the blanks. Make a game out of it to see who can make up the funniest story or scariest story or..... The options are endless. Here is a website with LOTS of Madlibs to have fun with: Madlibs


Grammar Land is a living book that is REALLY cute and fun to read. You can download it here: Grammar Land

Here are three different poems for the Parts of Speech. One poem has 9 parts of speech while the other 2 recognize only 8 parts of speech.

The Parts of Speech Poem

Nouns are names of anything,

like pride, or joy, or town, or ring.

Pronouns take the place of nouns,

like he for boy and they for clowns.

Three little words with nouns we see

are the articles A, An, and The.

Adjectives describe a noun.

My hat is blue. My shirt is brown.

Verbs tell the action that nouns do.

He rang the bell. I lost my shoe.

Adverbs tell when, where, and how,

as “loudly,” “soon,” “here,” and “now.”

Prepositions start a phrase.

In the room – before the blaze.

Conjunctions join or separate.

I lost the fish, but saved the bait!

Interjections show excitement or emotion!

Hurray! Wow! What a commotion!

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.

The Eight 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 or bridal ring;

The verb means action, something done –

To read and write, to jump and 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.

~authors unknown~

Links that may be useful:

• http://www.eduplace.com/tales/help.html
• http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/language_arts/speech/
• http://www.rhlschool.com/englishv3.htm
• http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html (Games)


Do you have Parts of Speech resources to share? I would love more!



~Sara~


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