ABSTRACT AND CONCRETE NOUNS

Choose the abstract and/or concrete nouns in this sentence: After dinner Molly felt very full.

• dinner - concrete; Molly - concrete

• dinner - concrete; full - abstract

• Molly - concrete; felt - abstract

• After - concrete; very - concrete

Choose the abstract and/or concrete nouns in this sentence:

Sarah felt love for her new puppy.

• felt-abstract; new-concrete

• Sarah-concrete; love-abstract; puppy-concrete

• Sarah-abstract; felt-concrete; puppy-abstract

• love-abstract; puppy-abstract

Choose the abstract and/or concrete nouns in this sentence:

My Mom will pick me up from school.

• My-abstract; pick-concrete

• Mom-abstract; up-concrete

• Mom-concrete; school-concrete

• pick-concrete; school-abstract

Choose the abstract and/or concrete nouns in this sentence:

Next month, Henry will go on vacation.

• month-abstract; Henry-concrete; vacation-abstract

• month-concrete; go-concrete; vacation-abstract

• Henry-abstract; vacation-concrete

• month-abstract; vacation-concrete

Choose the abstract and/or concrete nouns in this sentence:

When Ethan broke his leg, he felt intense pain.

• Ethan-concrete; leg-concrete; pain-abstract

• Ethan-abstract; felt-concrete; pain-concrete

• broke-abstract; he-abstract; intense-concrete

• broke-concrete; leg-abstract; intense-abstract

What is the difference between an abstract noun and a concrete noun?

• Abstract nouns cannot be experienced with the senses. It is an idea or emotion. Concrete nouns are experienced with senses. We touch, hear, see, taste or smell it.

• Abstract nouns are experienced with senses. We touch, hear, see, taste or smell it. Concrete nouns cannot be experienced with the senses. It is an idea or emotion.

• Abstract nouns are anything that is a person, place or thing. Concrete nouns are action words.