Engage children in a game that requires them to name the different types of speech. Invite two children to stand up and state a word from a part of speech. The first person to correctly identify the part of speech remains standing, while the opponent sits down and another person takes her place. For example, if you state the word "cat," the first person to say "noun" remains standing. Play the game until all children have had a chance to play. The last person standing wins the game. This game is suitable for large groups of children.
Play a game of around the world to provide children with practice using the different parts of speech. Print the names of the different parts of speech on index cards, including nouns, pronouns, verbs and adjectives. Instruct children to sit in a circle and invite one child to stand up behind another child. Show the two children an index card. The first person to name a word that fits into the part of speech moves and stands behind the next person in the circle. For instance, if the card says "adjective" and the person sitting is the first to say an adjective, he stands up and moves behind the next person in the circle, while the person who was standing sits down. Continue playing until one person makes it completely around the circle. This can be played with a large or small group.
With this activity, children must try to think of as many words as they can for a specific part of speech. Divide students into pairs and write a part of speech on the board. On your mark, the pairs must write down as many words as they can think of from the given part of speech. After an allotted period of time, ask children to share their lists. The pair with the most words on their list wins the game. This game is intended for a large group.
Have your students identify words from different parts of speech. State a sentence and ask students to identify the word that pertains to a part of speech. For example, if you say the sentence, "The boy likes to jump," and ask the students to identify a verb, the first student to say "jump" or "likes" earns a point. Continue stating sentences and ask children to identify different parts of speech from each sentence. The person who earns the most points wins. This game is ideal for small groups of children.