Exploring Concrete and Abstract Nouns in English

The video tutorial explains the difference between concrete and abstract nouns. Concrete nouns are those that can be perceived through the five senses, such as mountain, incense sticks, trumpet, noodles, and rain. Abstract nouns, on the other hand, represent ideas, feelings, and qualities that cannot be seen or touched, like idea, happiness, kindness, laughter, and beauty. The tutorial also covers how abstract nouns are formed by adding suffixes like -ness, -hood, -ity, -tion, and -ation, with examples such as dryness, motherhood, beauty, responsibility, collection, destruction, and admiration.

Which of the following is an example of a concrete noun?

• Happiness

• Mountain

• Kindness

• Idea

What type of noun is 'rain'?

• None

• Abstract

• Concrete

• Plural

Which noun type can be physically sensed?

• Both

• Concrete

• Abstract

• Neither

What is 'happiness' classified as?

• Verb

• Abstract noun

• Adjective

• Concrete noun

Which of the following is NOT an abstract noun?

• Mountain

• Idea

• Joy

• Beauty

What does an abstract noun represent?

• Intangible concepts

• Sensory experiences

• Actions only

• Physical objects

Which suffix is commonly used to form abstract nouns?

• -able

• -ful

• -ness

• -ment

What does 'motherhood' signify in terms of noun type?

• Compound

• Concrete

• Collective

• Abstract

Which ending is NOT typically used for abstract nouns?

• -ion

• -ty

• -ship

• -ation

Which of the following is an example of an abstract noun ending in '-tion'?

• Destruction

• Explanation

• Mountain

• River