A cushion for the sofa,
A pillow for the bed,
A cushion for your back,
And a pillow for your head.
Parts of Speech – A Poem
Every name is called a NOUN,
As field and fountain, street and town;
In place of noun the PRONOUN stands,
As he and she can clap their hands;
The ADJECTIVE describes a thing,
As magic wand and bridal ring;
The VERB means action, something done -
To read, to write, to jump, to run;
How things are done, the ADVERBS tell,
As quickly, slowly, badly, well;
The PREPOSITION shows relation,
As in the street, or at the station;
CONJUNCTIONS join in many ways,
Sentences, words or phrase and phrase;
The INJECTION cries out, ‘Hark!
I need an exclamation mark!’
Through poetry, we learn how each
Of these make up THE PARTS OF SPEECH.
Advice and Advise – Commonly Confused Noun/Verb Pairs
In the British spelling of these commonly confused pairs the noun has a c and the verb an s.
Noun Verb
advice advise
practice practise
device devise
prophecy prophesy
licence license
Also note that the pronunciation is a little different too.
Useful mnemonic
I would advise you not to give advice.
