Abstract Nouns
What are abstract nouns?
Nouns that are intangible. They cannot be perceived using the five senses.
What are common nouns?
Common nouns name general people, animals, places, or things
What are Proper nouns?
Proper nouns name specific people, animal, places or things.
What is a concrete noun?
A noun that you can use your five senses for.
What is the word that tells you the name of something?
Noun
Which word is abstract? Kindness or justified
Kindness
Which of the following is a common noun?
Kickback Jacks
Burger King
restaurant
restaurant
Which of the following is a proper noun?
car
truck
bicycle
Honda
Honda
What is the difference between a concrete noun and an abstract noun?
You can use your five senses for a concrete noun, but not for abstract nouns.
Nouns can be:
a. common
b. proper
c. verbs
d. options a and b
d. options a and b
Which word is an abstract noun? Honesty or Perfume
Honesty
Are common nouns written with capital or lowercase letter?
Lowercase letter
Are proper nouns written with a capital or common letter?
Capital
Which of the following words is a concrete noun?
Cowardice
Friendship
Composer
Motherhood
Composer
Identify all common nouns
restaurant
park
Mandeville
girl
Chang
restaurant
park
girl
Which word is an abstract noun? Brutality or Friend
Brutality
Examples of common nouns are:
Stacy, Shantel, boy, girl, Angella, Paul, car, cat, Jamaica, Nike, belt, shoes, Africa, computer, country
computer, country, boy, girl, car, cat, belt, shoes
Examples of proper nouns are:
Stacy, Shantel, boy, girl, Angella, Paul, car, cat, Jamaica, Nike, belt, shoes, Africa
Stacy, Shantel, Angella, Paul, Jamaica, Nike, Africa
What is the concrete noun in the following sentence?
The table is broken and needs to be fixed.
Table
Are nouns descriptive words, action words, or naming words
Naming words
Gratitude, Misfortune, Envy, Pleaded
Pleaded
When can a common noun be in capital letters?
When they are apart of a title or start a sentence
Do proper nouns require a capital letter even if it does not start a sentence?
Yes
Identify the concrete nouns in the sentence.
Her phone is brand new. She bought it from Verizon.
phone, Verizon
How many proper nouns are in these sentences?
One day, I was heading to Westmoreland, when I saw my friend Ava in Lucea. She was with her mother and little brother Jhonny.
4