Three little words you often see
Are Articles, a, an and the.
A Noun’s the name of anything,
As school or garden, hoop or swing.
Adjectives tell the kind of noun,
As great, small, pretty, white or brown.
Instead of nouns, the Pronouns stand—
His head, her face, your arm, my hand.
Verbs tell something to be done—
To read, count, laugh, sing, jump or run.
How things are done, the adverbs tell—
As slowly, quickly, ill or well.
Conjunctions join the words together—
As men or women, wind or weather.
The Preposition stands before
The noun, as in or through the door.
The Interjection shows surprise—
As, Oh! how pretty; Ah! how wise.
The whole are called nine parts of speech,
Which reading, writing, speaking teach.