Three little words we often see,
And Article, _a_, _an_, _the_.
Noun's the name of anything,
As _school_ or _garden_, _hoop_ or _string_.
Adjective tells the kind of noun,
As _great_, _small_, _pretty_, _white_ or _brown_.
Instead of nouns, the Pronoun stand
John's head, _his_ face, _my_ arm, _your_ hand.
Verbs tell us of something being done,
To _read_, _write_, _count_, _sing_, _jump_, or _run_.
How things are done, the Adverbs tell,
As _slowly_, _quickly_, _ill_, or _well_.
A Preposition stands before
A noun, as _in_ or _through_ a door.
Conjunctions join the nouns together
as men _and_ children, wind _and_ weather.
The Interjection shows surprise,
As _Oh_, how pretty! _Ah_, how wise!
The whole are called nine parts of speech,
Which reading, writing, speaking teach.