Nouns - abstract/concrete/common/proper

What is a noun?

• a word that describes an action, occurrence, or a state of being

• a word that is used to connect words, phrases, or sentences.

• a word that names a person, place, or thing

• a word that shows the relationship between other words in a sentence

Nouns that are things you can experience through your fives senses: sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch

• concrete nouns

• proper nouns

• abstract nouns

• common nouns

A word that names a particular or specific person, place, or thing, or idea

• concrete noun

• abstract noun

• proper noun

• common noun

a word that names any person, place, thing, or idea

• concrete noun

• abstract noun

• proper noun

• common noun

a word that names an idea, a feeling, a quality, an emotion, or a characteristic

• concrete noun

• abstract noun

• proper noun

• common noun

Which word is an abstract noun?

• chair

• patience

• school

• Bubbie

Which word is a concrete noun?

• love

• joking

• game

• happiness

Which word is a proper noun that should be capitalized?

• illinois

• state

• freedom

• apple

A common noun that names a thing

• church

• boy

• love

• blanket

Which word is a common noun that names a place?

• family

• flower

• store

• fun