Abstract nouns

Abstract
nouns

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Nouns

is a name given to persons, places, animals, things, events, qualities, states, actions, feeling, etc.

Multiple Choice

Choose if the underlined nouns are common, proper, collective, abstract or material.

My family lives in that house.

• common noun

• proper noun

• collective noun

• abstract noun

• material noun

Multiple Choice

Select the abstract noun.

• Sign
• Hats 
• Talent
• Football

Multiple Choice

Choose if the underlined nouns are common, proper, collective, abstract or material.

Iron is very useful metal. 

• common noun

• proper noun

• collective noun

• abstract noun

• material noun

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

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

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.