A noun is the name of anything,

As school, garden, boy or thing.

Adjectives tell the kind of noun,

As great, small, pretty, white or brown.

Instead of nouns, the pronouns stand,

As he, she, us, your arm, my hand;

Verbs tell us something being done:

to read, write, laugh, carry, run.

How things are done the adverbs tell,

As slowly, quickly, badly, well.

Conjunctions join the words together,

As men and women, wind and weather.

The prepositions stands before

A noun, as by or through a door.

The interjection shows surprise,

As Oh! How pretty! Ah! How wise!

Three little words you often see

Are articles a, an and the.

The whole are called the parts of speech.

Which reading, writing, speaking teach.