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Concrete and Abstract Nouns

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A noun is a word that names of person, place, thing, or idea

• The words in blue in the following sentence are nouns.

  A hurricane begins over the ocean in a hot region of the world.

• See if you can identify all the nouns in the sentences on the next slide.

Concrete and Abstract Nouns

Multiple Choice

Select the abstract noun.

• Sign
• Hats 
• Talent
• Football

Multiple Choice

Select the abstract noun.

• Tread
• Lamp
• Happiness
• The Mall

Multiple Choice

Select the abstract noun.

• Salute 
• A police officer
• Anger
• Library

Multiple Choice

Select the abstract noun.

• Honesty 
• Mr. Springer
• The American Flag
• Spaceship

Multiple Choice

The entire house was decorated with excellent taste.

Is the italicized word a concrete noun or abstract noun?

• abstract

• concrete

Multiple Choice

Select the abstract noun.

• The playground
• Mrs. LeRonde
• Race car 
• Truth

Multiple Choice

Select the abstract noun.

• Because of Winn-Dixie
• Heat
• Friendship
• Friends

Multiple Choice

Why did Sharon begin playing the tuba?

Is the italicized word a concrete noun or abstract noun?

• abstract

• concrete

Multiple Choice

Select the abstract noun.

• Kindness
• Bike
• Sun
• Mr. Stephens

Multiple Choice

Select the abstract noun.

• Villa Rica Elementary School
• President Obama
• A soft dog 
• Fear

Multiple Choice

Identify the underlined word. I’ll have to look that word up in the dictionary.

• concrete

• abstract

Multiple Choice

Which is the abstract noun?
Tony felt delight when he saw his new sister for the first time.

• Tony
• felt
• delight
• sister

Multiple Choice

Which word is being described in the following quotation?

'_____ is no more than feeling alone among smiling enemies.'

• Love

• Hope

• Jealousy

• Happiness

Multiple Choice

Select the abstract noun.

• Villa Rica Elementary School
• President Obama
• A soft dog 
• Fear

Multiple Choice

Identify the underlined word. Did you have any trouble finding my house?

• concrete

• abstract

Multiple Choice

Which is the abstract noun? Colin's goal was to read 20 books over the summer.

• Colin
• goal
• read
• books

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Which is the abstract noun? Cole's talent is the best the school has seen in years.

• Cole
• talent
• school
• seen

Multiple Choice

Which words are the abstract nouns? His art teacher applauded his creativity.

• art, applauded, creativity

• art, creativity

• creativity

• art, teacher, creativity

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Which is the abstract noun? Mike needed courage to attend the first day of school in a new town.

• courage
• attend
• school
• town

Nouns that name things that can be seen or touched are called concrete nouns.

• People

  girl, men, scientist, Dr. Taylor,

  singer, friend, Ms. Brown

• Places

  library, Mars, Dallas, Atlantic Ocean,

  Baltimore

• Things

  rain, wind, trees, cotton,

  clouds, shoes, devices

Multiple Choice

Which words are the concrete nouns? She thought that happiness was the most important thing in life.

• she, happiness, life

• she, life, thing

• life, happiness

• thing

Multiple Choice

Which is the abstract noun? Alyssa knew she needed luck in order to win the race.

• Alyssa
• knew
• luck
• race

Multiple Choice

Which is the abstract noun? Shelby and Miranda's friendship was very strong.

• Shelby
• Miranda
• friendship
• was

Multiple Choice

Which word is being described in the following quotation?

'_____ is the power of being cheerful in circumstances which we know to be desperate.'

• Love

• Hope

• Jealousy

• Happiness

Multiple Choice

Which is the abstract noun? Alex felt great joy when he won the art contest.

• Alex
• felt
• joy
• he

Multiple Select

Identify the nouns in the following sentence.

2. The sky becomes dark with clouds, and rain begins to fall.

• sky

• becomes

• dark

• clouds

• rain

Multiple Choice

Which noun is an abstract noun?

• fence
• anger
• dog
• llama

Multiple Choice

Which word is being described in the following quotation?

'_____ is a universal migraine.'

• Love

• Hope

• Jealousy

• Happiness

Multiple Choice

Which noun is an abstract noun?

• car
• mirror
• compassion
• street

Multiple Select

Identify the nouns in the following sentence.

3. A hurricane can blow down trees on the land.

• hurricane

• blow

• down

• trees

• land

Multiple Choice

Which noun is an abstract noun?

• store
• curtain
• fan
• bravery

Multiple Choice

Which word is being described in the following quotation?

'The British love _____ more than they love beauty.'

• Love

• Hope

• permanence

• Happiness

Multiple Choice

Which noun is an abstract noun?

• misery
• bag
• box
• volcano

Multiple Select

Identify the nouns in the following sentence.

4. Scientists called meteorologists predict the paths of these storms.

• scientists

• meteorologists

• predict

• paths

• storms

Multiple Choice

Which noun is an abstract noun?

• bottle
• heart
• peace
• brush

Multiple Choice

Which word is being described in the following quotation?

' _____ is an indivisible word. If we want to enjoy it, and to fight for it, we must be prepared to extend it to everyone.'

• Freedom

• Friendship

• Life

• Curiosity

Multiple Choice

Which noun is an abstract noun?

• book
• pride
• pencil
• rock

Multiple Select

Identify the nouns in the following sentence.

5. An enormous amount of energy is used by a hurricane.

• enormous

• amount

• energy

• used

• hurricane

Multiple Choice

Which noun is an abstract noun?

• light
• integrity
• sun
• planet

Multiple Choice

Which word is being described in the following quotation?

' _____ is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art .... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that gives value to survival.'

• Freedom

• Friendship

• Life

• Curiosity

Multiple Choice

Label each of the sets of nouns as people, places, things, ideas, or qualities.

5. pen, whistles, blanket

• people

• places

• things

• ideas

• qualities

Let's Review...

• A noun is a word that names of person, place, thing, or idea

• Nouns that name things that can be seen or touched are called concrete nouns.

• Nouns that name ideas, qualities, or characteristics are called abstract nouns.