Lyrics

Chorus
So you wanna know about nouns, you wanna know about verbs
And you probably know that there are several other types of words
So if you yearn to learn, hey, we’re psyched to teach
Now listen up and let me tell you about the parts of speech.

Verse I
A noun is a person or a place or at thing
Like you or your school or all your bling-bling
But the tricky kinds of nouns are ideas and thoughts
Like your strength or intelligence
Man there are lots of these nouns
To list them all, that would be impressive!
But to describe them, all we need are adjectives
Like hot, cool, false, true, spicy, or bland
And now I think you understand

Chorus

Verse II
Verbs. That’s what we call the action words
Anything you can do, even if it’s absurd
Whenever you eat, drink, move, think, go, or stop
Even if you just are, that’s a verb that you’ve got
“But, Mr. Jackson, how do I describe these words?”
You use another part of speech we call adverbs
Like loudly, proudly, and well, don’t ask me why, but
Most of them end in -ly.

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Verse III
A preposition gives location, just so you know
Whether an object is between, in, by, or below
But it can also talk about time, as a matter of fact;
If something happened before this, or is gonna happen after that
They always have a prepositional phrase
it’s the traditional way that every preposition operates
So just make sure that the object is there
Or else you’ll never know what goes where

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Verse IV
A conjunction joins phrases or words together
Like and, but, or, as, if, and whether
Some appear in pairs, like neither and nor,
You know i’d love to list them all but there are so many more
So let’s go on to pronouns, they replace nouns
So you can say “it” instead of saying the same noun again
It can be just a breeze, you see
Instead of names, saying “he” or “she”

Verse V
Hold up! Almost forgot about the next one
I’m speaking, of course, of the interjection:
Whoa!, yo!, yikes!, holy cow!
You know the parts of speech, well I think you do now

Resources

Further Reading

Website: 330 Grammar
Parts of Speech
This website provides definitions for various parts of speech.

Lesson Plans & Activities

ABCTeach
Actions of Animals (PDF)
This worksheet provides a word bank from which students must choose verbs to describe the action of animals. This exercise teaches both about how to use verbs, and how to think creatively about verbs to use.

Website: ABCTeach
Adverbs (PDF)
Students must find the adverbs in this word search.

Website: ABCTeach
Case Closed… or Confusing? (PDF)
This exercise teaches students how to use the correct pronoun for the given scenario.

Website: ABCTeach
Introduction to Adverbs
This classroom activity asks students to categorize words by their parts of speech, and to then focus on how they defined adverbs.

Website: ABCTeach
She or Her: Grammar and Classics (PDF)
This reading comprehension activity teaches students the difference of pronouns and possessives.

Website: ABCTeach
Subject Pronouns (PDF)
This worksheet provides information about subject pronouns, and allows students to practice using them.

Website: ABCTeach
Unscramble the Words: Helping Verbs (PDF)
This worksheet has students unscramble helping verbs.

Website: ABCTeach
Vocabulary Word Strips (PDF)
These word strips illustrate the prepositions for easier understanding and remembrance.

Website: ABCTeach
What is a Verb? (PDF)
This worksheet explains the usage of verb and then has a section for students to practice using them.

Website: ABCTeach
Word Search: Pronouns (PDF)
Students must find the pronouns in this word search.

Website: AtoZTeacherStuff.com
Discovering Adjectives
This classroom activity allows students to think creatively about how to describe various food products.

Website: The Educator’s Reference Desk
Appetizing Adjectives
This activity suggests having students edit restaurant menus, focusing on inserting exciting adjectives.

Website: Education World: The Educator’s Best Friend
Packing Nouns
This game reinforces students’ knowledge of nouns, and encourages listening skills, as students cannot repeat a noun that another student has already used.

Website: Education World: The Educator’s Best Friend
Preposition House
This activity uses pictures to teach students the importance of prepositions.

Website: Mr. Donn’s Language Arts
8 Parts of Speech Lesson Plans & Activities
This website features lesson plans, activities, quizzes and links to other resources about the parts of speech.