ABSTRACT, CONCRETE, AND COLLECTIVE NOUNS

EXAMPLE OR DEFINITION

100

WHAT IS A CONCRETE NOUN?

A CONCRETE NOUN IS A PERSON, PLACE OR THING THAT CAN BE SEEN, HEARD, SMELLED, TASTED, OR FELT.

200

WHAT IS AN ABSTRACT NOUN?

AN ABSTRACT NOUN IS A PERSON, PLACE OR THING THAT CAN NOT BE SEEN, TASTED, OR FELT.

300

WHAT IS A COLLECTIVE NOUN?

A NOUN THAT REPRESENTS A GROUP OF PEOPLE, THINGS, OR ANIMALS.

400

WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF A CONCRETE NOUN THAT STARTS WITH THE LETTER B?

BEAR, BUG, BLANKET, BREAD, ETC.

500

WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN ABSTRACT NOUN?

LOVE, WISH, ANGER, LOYALTY, KINDNESS, ETC.

CHOOSE

100

IS "SWARM" ABSTRACT, COLLECTIVE, OR CONCRETE?

COLLECTIVE

200

IS "IMAGINATION" ABSTRACT OR CONCRETE?

ABSTRACT

300

IS "RULER" ABSTRACT OR CONCRETE?

CONCRETE

400

IS "FRIENDSHIP" ABSTRACT OR CONCRETE?

ABSTRACT

500

IS "FLOCK" ABSTRACT, COLLECTIVE, OR CONCRETE?

COLLECTIVE

MULTIPLE CHOICE

100

SELECT THE ABSTRACT NOUN A) PEN, B) CAN, C) AWE, D) DOG.

C) AWE

200

SELECT THE CONCRETE NOUN: A) GRACE, B) DIRT, C) FEAR, D) SKILL.

B) DIRT

300

SELECT THE COLLECTIVE NOUN: A) ENGINE, B) ACTOR, C) TWIG, D) PACK.

D) PACK

400

SELECT THE CONCRETE NOUN: A) CRIME, B) POVERTY, C) LUXURY, D) THREAD.

D) THREAD

500

SELECT THE COLLECTIVE NOUN: A) TEAM, B) DREAM, C) WARMTH, D) BASKET.

A) TEAM

TRUE or FALSE

100

"BEAR" IS A CONCRETE NOUN.

TRUE

200

"COLONY" IS A COLLECTIVE NOUN.

TRUE

300

"OPINION" IS AN ABSTRACT NOUN.

TRUE

400

"COLLECTION" IS AN ABSTRACT NOUN.

FALSE

500

"MUSIC" COULD BE USED AS BOTH A CONCRETE OR AN ABSTRACT NOUN.

TRUE CONCRETE - I LOST MY MUSIC OUT OF MY FOLDER. ABSTRACT - I LOVE MUSIC.

POTLUCK

100

WHAT IS THE CONCRETE NOUN IN THIS SENTENCE? LOOK AT THAT TREE.

TREE

200

WHAT IS THE COLLECTIVE NOUN IN THIS SENTENCE? THE MARCHING BAND PERFORMED FOR TWO HOURS.

BAND

300

WHICH WORD OR WORDS ARE CONCRETE NOUNS IN THIS SENTENCE? I WANTED A NEW PHONE FOR MY BIRTHDAY LAST YEAR.

PHONE

400

WHICH WORD OR WORDS ARE ABSTRACT NOUNS IN THIS SENTENCE? HER FEAR OF SPIDERS CAUSED HER TO SCREAM.

FEAR

500

TRUE OR FALSE: A NOUN THAT REPRESENTS ONE CAN BE A COLLECTIVE NOUN.

FALSE