A Handy Tip for Mastering Parts of Speech

Many schools require students to master not only the four basic language skills but also to acquire knowledge of grammar. Parts of speech are building blocks of a language, and teachers need help teaching these and students to keep confusing them. Here is a straightforward tip for students and teachers to do the Parts of Speech the fun way, and I call it Color-coding.

Color-coding

What You'll Need

• English Reader/coursebook/any written document
• Color pencils/highlighters in different colors

 

How to Do It

• Dedicate one color to one Part of Speech, e.g.;

 

Noun
 

Verb
 

Adjective
 

Article
 

Preposition
 

Pronoun
 

Adverb
 

Conjunction
 

Interjection

 

• Now take your English reader and start reading your lesson. Keep your colored pencils/highlighters handy.
• Now highlight all words according to the color codes you or your class decide.
• When you come across a word you cannot classify, try to guess by using your knowledge and understanding.
• Look up in the dictionary whether your guess is correct or not.

 

Caution

• Don't get upset if you're not getting it right. Keep practicing, and you will see a marked difference in your understanding of Parts of Speech within a month!
• If you are a teacher thinking of adopting this method in your school, have a mutual consensus on the color codes so that all classes in your school use the same code list.

 

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