Concrete Nouns and Abstract Nouns

Concrete nouns
Abstract nouns

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A sculpture of an animal or a well-known person, usually the same size as in real life or larger

• mosaic

• sculpture

• statue

• curved

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Do you think you can touch, taste, hear, smell, or see them?

CONCRETE NOUNS

Nouns that refer to things that you CAN touch, hear, smell, taste, or see are called CONCRETE NOUNS. They can be:
People: man, woman, children,...
Animals: dogs, cats, eagles,...
Things: statues, sculptures, chairs, tables,...
Places: mountains, rivers, Mount Fuji,...

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​ I lost​

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and couldn’t understand what the teacher was explaining to us.

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​ Tina and Tony have no​ ​

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skills, so I don’t think they can be part of our team.

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Jack’s ​​

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doesn't allow him to live with his parents-in-law.

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Lack of ​​​

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can lead to many problems such as poverty, unemployment, and crime.

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My daughter has a vivid​​​

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. She is great at making up fantasy stories.

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helps teachers make their teaching more interesting and effective, especially when it comes to teaching children.

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Do you think you can touch, taste, hear, smell, or see them?

ABSTRACT NOUNS

Nouns that refer to things that you CANNOT touch, hear, smell, taste, or see are called ABSTRACT NOUNS. They can be:
EVENTS: party, wedding, picnic,...
EMOTIONS: happiness, anger, pride,...
IDEAS: teamwork, friendship, education,...

Multiple Choice

Alfie always brings joy to his parents.

Find the concrete noun(s).

• Alfie

• Alfie, joy, parents

• Alfie, parents

• Alfie, brings, joy, parents.

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Alfie always brings joy to his parents.

Find the abstract noun(s).

• Alfie, joy, parent

• joy

• Alfie, parents

• Alfie, brings, joy, parents.

Multiple Choice

Jane watched a comedy in June.

Find the concrete noun(s).

• watched, June

• Jane,

• Jane, comedy, June

• Jane, comedy

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Jane watched a comedy in June.

Find the abstract noun(s).

• watched, June

• June

• Jane, comedy, June

• Jane, comedy

Multiple Choice

Pride doesn't allow him to live with his in-laws.

Find the concrete noun(s).

• in-laws

• There aren't any concrete nouns.

• pride, live, in-laws

• pride, in-laws

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Pride doesn't allow him to live with his in-laws.

Find the abstract noun(s).

• in-laws

• There aren't any abstract nouns.

• pride

• pride, in-laws