Abstract and Concrete Nouns

A noun is a

• person,thing, place, animal, idea

• action,person,thing,place

• person,thing

• person,animal

I used the____ to draw a picture of my mother.

choose the CONCRETE nouns

• marriage

• wood

• butcher

• strength

Answer explanation

we can see and touch and smell the wood and the butcher so they are concrete nouns

which one of these words is not a noun

• closet

• telephone

• eat

• remote

Answer explanation

eat is not a name of a thing, place, animal, person or idea it is an action we do so it is not a noun.

pick the abstract nouns

• Lussy

• loss

• worry

• tree

Answer explanation

we can not smell,touch,see, hear or taste these two nouns so they are abstract

which word is the noun in this sentence:

The kids are playing

• the

• kids

• playing

Answer explanation

the word "kids" is a person so it is a noun .

Which noun is a person

• mailman

• ostrich

• frame

• farm

Answer explanation

mailman is the PERSON who delivers males to other people.

how many nouns in this question:

the dog is eating meat

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Answer explanation

DOG is an animal and meat is a thing that we eat so they are nouns

Write a 5 sentences using concrete and abstract nouns and write beside each sentence were is the noun and what is its kind