Which word is the abstract noun

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1 — pox

2 — drinks

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He has rashes all the over the body. Maybe he has chicken pox.

Fizzy drinks contain a lot of sugar.

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Definition of Abstract Noun

Abstract noun can be defined as “a noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object.”

OR,

“An abstract noun refers to states, events, concepts, feelings, qualities, etc., that have no physical existence.”

Abstract noun is the noun which exists in our mind only and we cannot recognize them through our senses such as relationships, qualities, ideas, theories, freedom, idea, happiness, music, conditions, states of being, fields of inquiry, like, etc.

Abstract noun is a noun which names things that are not concrete (means do not have physical existence) and cannot be detected through sense organs. We cannot taste, see, smell, hear it, or touch them. Abstract nouns can be countable (such as a joke, an hour, a noise, a meeting, a quantity) and uncountable (such as fear, courage, news, happiness, training, etc).

Abstract nouns can be experienced in our every day life in various situations such as love, anger, fear, joy, excitement (including other emotions), courage, cowardice, bravery (including other states), desire, uncertainty, creativity (including other innate feelings), etc.

How to Use It in the Sentence

Here are some sentences having abstract noun which help you to understand the use of abstract noun in the sentence:

• It is not true that a judge always give right justice.
• India got freedom from British rule in 1947.
• Every year on 15^th of August, a bravery award is given to Indian people by the prime minister.
• Love is an uncontrollable desire.
• My determination is to get higher education.
• Freedom fighters have sacrificed their lives during Independence of India.
• Weekends are the source of great joy for children.
• Greenery in the environment is natural beauty.

Categorized Examples

We have provided below various examples of common abstract nouns under different categories such as:

Common abstract nouns showing emotions or feelings: adoration, amazement, apprehension, clarity, anger, anxiety, delight, disbelief, excitement, fascination, despair, disappointment, friendship, grief, hate, happiness, helpfulness, misery, love, joy, pleasure, helplessness, infatuation, pain, power, relaxation, pride, satisfaction, romance, sorrow, silliness, relief, sadness, tiredness, weariness, worry, strength, surprise, peace, sympathy, wariness, uncertainty, etc.

Common abstract nouns showing human qualities and characteristics: beauty, evil, ego, envy, elegance, enthusiasm, bravery, calm, coldness, courage, charity, curiosity, dedication, brilliance, brutality, compassion, determination, contentment, confidence, fear, honesty, generosity, honor, goodness, graciousness, hatred, humor, humility, hope, insanity, jealousy, loyalty, kindness, maturity, integrity, intelligence, patience, perseverance, tolerance, sophistication, sensitivity, sympathy, stupidity, sanity, self-control, success, deceit, skill, beauty, pain, brilliance, misery, talent, weakness, warmth, wisdom, trust, wit, etc.

Common abstract nouns showing movements or events: progress, trouble, education, friendship, leisure, hospitality, relaxation, etc.

Other examples of common abstract nouns: communication, ability, awe, chaos, adventure, artistry, belief, comfort, consideration, death, defeat, crime, culture, customer service, deceit, democracy, dexterity, dreams, disquiet, disturbance, dictatorship, energy, failure, faithfulness, faithlessness, enhancement, faith, frailty, fragility, forgiveness, favoritism, hearsay, grace, freedom, gossip, hurt, homelessness, idea, impression, imagination, idiosyncrasy, improvement, knowledge, information, inflation, justice, laughter, luxury, law, liberty, luck, loss, motivation, life, movement, memory, mercy, need, parenthood, patriotism, opportunism, opinion, omen, opportunity, peace, principle, poverty, peculiarity, reality, redemption, refreshment, slavery, shock, riches, service, rumor, skill, sleep, sparkle, speculation, speed, thought, submission, strictness, success, unemployment, thrill, truth, unreality, wealth, victory, etc.

How to Derive Abstract Noun

Here you can learn about how to get abstract nouns from nouns, verbs or adjectives by adding some suffix at the end of words. Words given in the bracket are abstract nouns.

Derive abstract noun from noun: brother (brotherhood), mother (motherhood), child (childhood), member (membership), man (manhood), friend (friendship), king (kingship), scholar (scholarship), neighbor (neighborhood), leader (leadership), etc.

Derive abstract noun from adjective: able (ability), kind (kindness), wide (width), angry (anger), unique (uniqueness), long (length), great (greatness), beautiful (beauty), brave (bravery), different (difference), strong (strength), thirsty (thirst), new (newness), honest (honesty), envious (envy), weak (weakness), happy (happiness), hungry (hunger), wise (wisdom), difficult (difficulty), etc.

Derive abstract noun from verb: act (action), speak (speech), know (knowledge), die (death), appear (appearance), behave (behavior), lose (loss), please (pleasure), think (thought), believe (belief), invite (invitation), marry (marriage), do (deed), permit (permission), employ (employment), refuse (refusal), free (freedom), sell (sale), grow (growth), judge (judgement), treat (treatment), laugh (laughter), etc.

Exercises

1 )Abstract Nouns Exercises for You

We have provided below some abstract noun exercises in order to help you to enhance your skill and knowledge about abstract noun. You need to get detail information about abstract noun provided above and check your skill through following exercises. Select correct abstract nouns from following sentences and match with the given answer to be sure:

1. Adoration cheers up common people and helps to go ahead.
2. Apprehension is not good for health.
3. There should be clarity to avoid any misunderstanding.
4. Anger makes people stressed and fatigue.
5. My mom’s weakness is the reason of anxiety for me.
6. It keeps my parents delight when I got first rank in the class test.
7. Excitement and interest are very necessary things to complete any work.
8. Irregular daily routine brings disappointment to me.
9. True friendship is an effective tool to go ahead in positive way.
10. I hate bad and lazy people as they never want to work.
11. Happiness comes to our heart and soul when we help someone needy.
12. I love my parents and grandparents as they care me a lot.
13. Helping others is the real joy of life.
14. Today, I am feeling very helplessness as no one is there for me.
15. Lots of pain make us a real human being.
16. Power and money brings lots of responsibilities as well.
17. Sleeping at right time gives us complete mind and body relaxation.
18. The condition of poor people makes me really sorrow.
19. Eating medicines gives me relief from infection.
20. I have much weakness which makes me tired and fatigue.
21. Do not worry, everything will be fine soon.
22. I worship to God daily which gives me strength.
23. I will surprise my mom as today is her birthday.
24. We should give patients sympathy so that they can get well soon.
25. There is some uncertainty in the final exam date.

Answers: 1 – Adoration, 2 – Apprehension, 3 – clarity, 4 – Anger, 5 – anxiety, 6 – delight, 7 – Excitement, 8 – disappointment, 9 – friendship, 10 – hate, 11 – Happiness, 12 – love, 13 – joy, 14 – helplessness, 15 – pain, 16 – Power, 17 – relaxation, 18 – sorrow, 19 – relief, 20 – weakness, 21 – worry, 22 – strength, 23 – surprise, 24 – sympathy, 25 – uncertainty

2) Abstract Nouns Exercises for You

We have provided below some words, you need to make abstract noun using following words:

1. Bitter: …..
2. Strong: …..
3. Wide: …..
4. Decent: …..
5. Humble: …..
6. Long: …..
7. Vacant: …..
8. Cruel: …..
9. Young: …..
10. Sweet: …..
11. Prudent: …..
12. Dark: …..
13. Wise: …..
14. Good: …..
15. Brave: …..
16. Vain: …..
17. Human: …..
18. able: …..
19. great: …..
20. child: …..
21. please: …..
22. treat: …..
23. brother: …..
24. scholar: …..
25. leader: …..
26. speak: …..
27. think: …..
28. marry: …..
29. laugh: …..
30. honest: …..
31. Ignorant: …..
32. Proud: …..
33. Free: …..
34. Novel: …..
35. Sane: …..
36. Just: …..
37. Poor: …..

Answer: bitterness, strength, width, decency, humility, length, vacancy, cruelty, youth, sweetness, prudence, darkness, wisdom, goodness, bravery, vanity, humanity, ability, greatness, childhood, pleasure, treatment, brotherhood, scholarship, leadership, speech, thought, marriage, laughter, honesty, ignorance, pride, freedom, novelty, sanity, justice, poverty.

Related Topics:

Noun
Proper Noun
Common Noun
Compound Noun
Countable Noun
Uncountable Noun
Collective Noun
Possessive Noun
Concrete Noun
Singular Noun
Plural Noun

What are abstract nouns? You probably can recall that nouns are words that name people, animals, places, things, and ideas. Here, we’ll define abstract nouns, provide abstract noun examples, and give you the information you need for using an abstract noun to write interesting sentences.

What are Abstract Nouns

Abstract nouns are words that name things that are not concrete. Your five physical senses cannot detect an abstract noun – you can’t see it, smell it, taste it, hear it, or touch it. In essence, an abstract noun is a quality, a concept, an idea, or maybe even an event.

Abstract nouns and concrete nouns are usually defined in terms of one another. Something that is abstract exists only in the mind, while something that is concrete can be interacted with in a physical way. Qualities, relationships, theories, conditions, and states of being are some examples of the types of things abstract nouns define.

Types of Abstract Nouns

It’s not always easy to determine if a noun is abstract or concrete. Many grammar experts argue over whether certain terms, making things even worse. The line separating abstract nouns from concrete nouns is often quite blurry. For example, many abstract noun lists include the word laughter, but others leave it out, as it’s something that can be heard, seen, and physically felt.

Abstract Noun Examples

The following lists contain different types of abstract nouns. Certain abstract nouns, especially the ones describing feelings and emotions, easily fit into multiple categories, as they can be used in different ways. Get to know them, and it’ll be easier for you to spot an abstract noun when you see one.

Feelings	States	Emotions	Qualities	Concepts	Ideas	Events
Anxiety	Being	Anger	Beauty	Charity	Beliefs	Adventure
Confusion	Chaos	Despair	Beauty	Comfort	Communication	Birthday
Fear	Freedom	Happiness	Brilliance	Culture	Curiosity	Career
Pain	Liberty	Hate	Courage	Deceit	Democracy	Childhood
Pleasure	Luxury	Indifference	Dedication	Energy	Friendship	Death
Satisfaction	Misery	Joy	Determination	Failure	Interest	Future
Sensitivity	Nervousness	Grief	Generosity	Faith	Knowledge	Holiday
Stress	Openness	Love	Honesty	Motivation	Thought	Life
Sympathy	Peace	Sadness	Patience	Opportunity	Sacrifice	Marriage
Warmth	Pessimism	Sorrow	Trust	Perseverance	Wisdom	Past

More Examples

Although you may not realize it, you experience abstract nouns every day and in many different types of situations. Once you’ve read these abstract noun examples, you’ll probably find it very easy to come up with some abstract nouns of your own.

• Love, fear, anger, joy, excitement, and other emotions are abstract nouns.

• Courage, bravery, cowardice, and other such states are abstract nouns.

• Desire, creativity, uncertainty, and other innate feelings are abstract nouns.

These are just a few examples of non-concrete words that are sensed. The following sentences contain abstract noun examples which have been italicized for easy identification. Notice that although the ideas expressed are real, they are things you can’t see, touch, taste, smell, or hear.

• I want to see justice served.

• I’d like the freedom to travel all over the world.

• Joe felt a nagging sense of doom.

• Love is a kind of irresistible desire; it’s hard to define.

• When Sarah jumped into the lake to rescue a drowning cat, her bravery astonished onlookers.

Abstract Nouns Exercises

Many abstract nouns are formed from adjectives, though some are formed from verbs or nouns. You’ll find one of these words in parenthesis at the end of each sentence. Use it to form an abstract noun to fill in the blank.

1. _______________ is something almost everyone appreciates. (kind)
2. The wrestlers exhibited immense ___________________. (strong)
3. As the sun dipped below the horizon, _______________ came over the city. (dark)
4. It is my _______________ to welcome the mayor. (please)
5. Our ________________ will last forever. (friend)

Answer Key: 1 – Kindness 2 – Strength  3 – Darkness 4 – Pleasure 5 – Friendship

Abstract noun is quality or more on something we can only think of, not what we can see or touch. 

OR

Name of anything which can neither be seen nor be touched but can be felt is called abstract noun.

For example,  beauty,  courage,  friendship, intelligence, truth etc. 

Sometimes we can also make abstract noun from adjective like child to childhood,  happy to happiness; and from verbs like: know to knowledge.

Here is a sample table of changes / formation of Abstract Nouns from Common nouns to Abstract Nouns, Verbs to Abstract Nouns, and Adjective to Abstract Nouns:

Abstract Nouns from Common Nouns

Common Noun	Abstract Noun
brother	brotherhood
child	childhood
friend	friendship
king	kingship
leader	leadership
man	manhood
member	membership
mother	motherhood
neighbor	neighborhood
scholar	scholarship

Abstract Nouns from Verbs

Verb	Abstract Noun
behave	behavior
die	death
free	freedom
grow up	growth
know	knowledge
laugh	laughter
lose	loss
marry	marriage
please	pleasure
sell	sale
speak	speech
think	thought

Abstract Nouns from Adjectives

Adjective	Abstract Noun
angry	anger
beautiful	beauty
brave	bravery
great	greatness
happy	happiness
hungry	hunger
king	kindness
long	length
new	newness
strong	strength
thirsty	thirst
unique	uniqueness
weak	weakness
wide	width
wise	wisdom

Examples

Love, hatred, liberty, slavery, talent, wit, wisdom, friendship, ego, bravery, success etc.

• He is wandering in fear here and there.
• He fought with bravery for the sake of his country.
• I wished that I could love someone too much.
• The kid showed his singing talent during the show.
• He was feeling weakness after recovery from illness.
• Powerful writing is my strength.
• The natural beauty of Switzerland attracts my heart.
• Success loves the preparation.

Abstract nouns do not have plural form usually.

These are usually uncountable like courage, happiness, fear or love. However, certain abstract nouns may have plural form as they are countable like joke, failure etc.

What makes some nouns fall under the category of concrete, while other nouns are categorized as abstract?

Read on to learn how to tell the difference between concrete and abstract nouns and when to use each type.

When you’re ready, test yourself with a quiz and practice with our high-quality, standards-aligned questions here.

The Basics of Concrete and Abstract Nouns

What is a concrete noun?

A concrete noun identifies something material and non-abstract, such as a chair, a house, or an automobile. Think about everything you can experience with your five senses: smell, touch, sight, hearing, or taste. A strawberry milkshake that tastes sweet and feels cold is an example of a concrete noun.

What is an abstract noun?

An abstract noun identifies something immaterial and abstract, such as rest, dread, or transportation. Think about something you can describe but do not experience with your five senses.

Scoring an ‘A’ on a test or sinking the winning basket in a basketball game is what we would all describe as a win, a victory, or a success. But can you really describe any of these nouns using your senses?

Sure, you might be able to feel the rubber basketball as it leaves your hand and hear it “whoosh” through the net. You may be able to see your score on your test and feel the weight of the paper in your hands, but none of these senses can fully capture the meaning of these abstract nouns.

What is the relationship between concrete and abstract nouns?

Concrete and abstract nouns work together to allow us to communicate effectively.

This list, obviously, does not include all common and proper nouns and is meant to be used as a guide while identifying other nouns.

For example, you may have a friend who shares with you that they feel anxious.

You may not be familiar with this feeling, and you are having trouble understanding what your friend is going through because they used an abstract noun. You can ask your friend to describe what anxiety feels like, and often your friend will then use concrete nouns to help you understand more clearly.

Your friend explains that his anxiety feels like a giant rock is pushing on his chest, keeping him from moving. His anxiety also feels like he is trying to cross a busy highway, but there are too many cars quickly passing by, making it impossible for him to cross.

Because your friend used concrete nouns such as rock, chest, highway, and cars, you now have a better understanding of what the abstract noun, anxiety, must feel like. Now you know how to help your friend because using these different nouns together helped you both communicate effectively.

How do you use concrete and abstract nouns?

Concrete and abstract nouns can be used together or separately. Authors use concrete nouns to paint vivid physical descriptions of characters and settings.

For example, in The Hobbit, the author, J. R. R. Tolkien, describes the wizard Gandalf as “an old man with a staff {with} a tall pointed blue hat, a long grey cloak, a silver scarf over a white beard hung down below his waist, and immense black boots” (Tolkien 17).

There are several concrete nouns in this sentence that give the reader a picture of what Gandalf might look like. However, to fully understand who Gandalf is apart from just his physical appearance, the author must use abstract nouns as well.

As the story goes on, the reader finds out that some of Gandalf’s strengths are his wisdom and resourcefulness. Both wisdom and resourcefulness are abstract nouns that describe Gandalf further by going beyond Gandalf’s outward appearance.

However, to fully understand these abstract nouns, concrete nouns are needed once again to show the concrete details of how these strengths reveal themselves within the story.

For example, Gandalf’s resourcefulness is shown when he tricks two dangerous trolls into fighting with one another until the sun comes up, which then turns the trolls into stone.

As the trolls argue, Gandalf exclaims, “Dawn take you all, and be stone to you!” (Tolkien 51). When the trolls experience these concrete nouns and see the rising sun turn their bodies into stone, they realize Gandalf’s resourcefulness a little too late.

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3 Tips for Understanding Concrete vs. Abstract Nouns

Here are some important tips to help you determine the difference between concrete and abstract nouns:

Tip #1. If you can experience the noun with one of your five senses, it is a concrete noun

• Remember, concrete nouns identify something material and non-abstract, which means we can see, taste, hear, touch, or smell it.
• For example, your brother’s stinky shoes are a concrete noun. You can see them, and you can absolutely smell them.

Tip #2. If you cannot experience the noun with one or more of your five senses, it is an abstract noun

• Remember, abstract nouns identify something immaterial and abstract, which means we cannot see, taste, hear, touch, or smell it.
• For example, the word love is an abstract noun. No one ever saw love taking a stroll around the neighborhood with their pet Corgi, but most everyone understands what love is, even if we have various definitions of it.

Tip #3. Concrete nouns can help us better understand the meaning of abstract nouns

• Because we cannot experience abstract nouns with our five senses, it can be difficult to fully understand the meaning of certain abstract nouns.
• Concrete nouns help us understand the meaning of abstract nouns by comparing something immaterial to something material.
• For example, the abstract noun bravery can be better understood by comparing this word to the concrete words and actions of Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. embodies the abstract noun bravery because people saw his march to protect the rights of all people, people heard his voice speak against the injustice happening to people around him, and people knew his ears were always open to the stories of people who looked up to him.
• While the abstract noun bravery cannot be experienced using our five senses, we can understand its meaning better by using concrete nouns such as march, voice, and ears.

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Applying the Basics: Common and Proper Noun Review & Practice

Now that you understand the difference between concrete and abstract nouns, let’s practice identifying both types of nouns. 

The Ultimate List of Concrete and Abstract Nouns 

Refer to the graphic below for an extensive list of example concrete and abstract nouns:

This list, obviously, does not include all concrete and abstract nouns, and it is meant to be used as a guide while identifying the difference between these two types of nouns.

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Concrete Noun Exercises and Review 

Now that you know the difference between concrete and abstract nouns, test your ability to accurately identify concrete nouns.

Select the concrete noun(s) in the sentences below. Remember, these nouns identify something material that can be experienced using one or more of the five senses.

1. The chestnut brown horse galloped across the field, the shimmer of it’s golden mane imitated by the waving grass.

• In this sentence, horse, field, shimmer, mane, and grass are all concrete nouns because they can be experienced by one or more of the five senses, specifically, sight.

2. The heat of the sun beat down mercilessly on the soccer players, forcing several players to take a break to drink long gulps of cold water.

• In this sentence, heat, sun, players, gulps, and water are concrete nouns because they can all be seen, tasted, or felt. The noun break is not underlined because it refers to a stop in time and cannot be experienced by one or more of the five senses. Therefore, it is an abstract noun.

3. As she leaned her head outside the window, she could smell the fresh-cut grass and newly-mulched flower beds.

• In this sentence, head, window, grass, and flower beds are all concrete nouns because they can all be seen or smelled.

4. He adjusted the sound on his airpods so that he could hear the violin more clearly.

• In this sentence, sound, airpods, and violin are all concrete nouns because they can be perceived with the senses of sight and hearing.

5. The flames crackled and hissed atop the dry brush, spreading frantically across the forest in smoky gusts.

• In this sentence, flames, brush, forest, and gusts are all concrete nouns. The flames can be seen and heard spreading across the dry branches, and the smoky gusts can be seen, smelled, and even felt as it burns our eyes.

Pro tip: When evaluating whether a noun is concrete, ask yourself, “Can I experience it using one or more of the five senses?”

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Abstract Noun Exercises and Review

Now that you know the difference between concrete and abstract nouns, test your ability to accurately identify abstract nouns.

Select the abstract noun(s) in the sentences below. Remember, these nouns identify something immaterial and abstract that cannot be experienced using any of the five senses.

1. His fear consumed him like a hungry beast consumes its prey.

• In this sentence, fear is the only abstract noun because it is the only noun that cannot be experienced using any of the five senses. Other nouns such as beast and prey can immediately be visualized in our minds, making these nouns concrete.

2. Her unwillingness to reach an agreement stalled the proceedings.

• In this sentence, unwillingness, agreement, and proceedings are all abstract nouns that express something immaterial and cannot be experienced using any of the five senses.

3. His worry over the Friday night game consumed him and caused his failure on his biology exam.

• In this sentence, worry and failure are both abstract nouns that identify something immaterial and cannot be experienced using any of the five senses.

4. One of Abraham Lincoln’s goals as president was to end slavery and declare freedom from forced servitude.

• In this sentence, slavery, freedom, and servitude are all abstract nouns because they all represent something immaterial that cannot be experienced using the five senses.

5. In his sonnets, Shakespeare often wrote about love, comparing his subject to the beauty of the natural world.

• In this sentence, love and beauty are both abstract nouns that express something immaterial that cannot be experienced using the five senses.

Pro tip: When evaluating whether a noun is abstract, ask yourself, “Can I experience it using one or more of the five senses? If the answer is no, then the noun is abstract.”

For additional practice, check out Concrete and Abstract Nouns content on Albert.

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Try for Yourself: Concrete and Abstract Nouns Quiz

Feeling confident in your understanding of concrete and abstract nouns?

Take this short six-question quiz to see what you’ve learned:

1. Does a concrete noun identify something material or immaterial?

• Answer: Material
• Correct Explanation: That’s right! A concrete noun identifies something material like a car, a ball, or a dog.
• Incorrect Explanation: Sorry, that’s not right! Remember, a concrete noun identifies something material that can be experienced by one or more of the five senses.

2. Does an abstract noun identify something material or immaterial?

• Answer: Immaterial
• Correct Explanation: That’s right! An abstract noun identifies something abstract or immaterial like justice, freedom, or peace.
• Incorrect Explanation: Sorry, that’s not right! Remember, an abstract noun identifies something immaterial that cannot be experienced by any of the five senses.

3. In this sentence, are the underlined words concrete or abstract nouns?

“We will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream” (King Jr.). 

• Answer: Concrete
• Correct Explanation: That’s right! The nouns waters and stream are concrete because they refer to something material that can be both seen and touched.
• Incorrect Explanation: Sorry, that’s not right! Remember, a concrete noun identifies something material that can be experienced by one or more of the five senses.

4. In this sentence, are the underlined words concrete or abstract nouns?

“We will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream” (King Jr.). 

• Answer: Abstract
• Correct Explanation: That’s right! The nouns justice and righteousness are both abstract because they refer to something immaterial that cannot be experienced by any of the five senses.
• Incorrect Explanation: Sorry, that’s not right! Remember, an abstract noun identifies something immaterial that cannot be experienced by any of the five senses.

5. In this sentence, are the underlined words concrete or abstract nouns?

The love I have for her knows no limit. 

• Answer: Abstract
• Correct Explanation: That’s right! The nouns love and limit are both abstract because they refer to something immaterial that cannot be experienced by any of the five senses.
• Incorrect Explanation: Sorry, that’s not right! Remember, an abstract noun identifies something immaterial that cannot be experienced by any of the five senses.

6. In this sentence, are the underlined words concrete or abstract nouns?

The excited puppy let out a delighted bark as he played contentedly with his red rubber ball. 

• Answer: Concrete
• Correct Explanation: That’s right! The nouns puppy, bark, and ball are concrete because they refer to something material that can be both seen and touched.
• Incorrect Explanation: Sorry, that’s not right!  Remember, a concrete noun identifies something material that can be experienced by one or more of the five senses. 

For additional practice with concrete and abstract nouns, check out our practice on Albert: Concrete and Abstract Nouns.

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Teacher’s Corner for Concrete and Abstract Nouns

Concrete and abstract nouns are a foundational, third grade grammar skill according to the Common Core State Standards, the Common Core English Language Progressive Skills Chart shows that even elementary-level skills “require continued attention in higher grades as they are applied to increasingly sophisticated writing and speaking.”

Albert’s concrete and abstract nouns practice can be used for more than just homework! Our assessments can be used as pre-and post-tests to measure student progress. Our pre-made quizzes can be used as bell-ringers, exit tickets, and more!

In addition to our pre-made assessments, you can also use our assignments feature to create your own quizzes and assessments.

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Summary on Concrete and Abstract Nouns

Concrete nouns identify something material and non-abstract that can be experienced by one or more of the five senses.

Abstract nouns identify something immaterial and abstract that cannot be experienced by any of the five senses.

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Как показывает практика, многие студенты, перейдя на уровень Pre-Intermediate, испытывают трудность c запоминанием абстрактных существительных. Возможно у вас та же проблема.

Это совершенно неудивительно, потому что в отличие от конкретных или вещественных существительных, абстрактные существительные сложно визуализировать и представить себе. Но без них никак не обойтись, если вы хотите общаться на высоком уровне. Поэтому в этой статье мы рассмотрим особенности абстрактных существительных, что поможет вам их классифицировать и запоминать.

Сперва давайте рассмотрим, как образуются абстрактные существительные. Они могут образовываться прибавлением суффикса к глаголу, прилагательному или другому существительному. В зависимости от этого различаются и суффиксы. 

Глагольные суффиксы

— ment Абстрактные существительные с этим суффиксом обозначают процессы. Чаще всего он сочетается с глаголами, но редко сочетается с прилагательными.	arrange – arrangement develop – development engage – engagement enjoy – enjoyment manage – management
— ion: -ation/- ition /- tion / -sion Суффикс — ition имеет много вариаций. Обратите внимание, что при добавлении суффиксов происходят изменения в написании существительных.	admire – admiration admit – admission create – creation decide – decision discuss – discussion donate – donation imagine – imagination inform – information produce – production
— f Абстрактные существительные, образованные от некоторых глаголов, заканчивающихся на V/ VE, образуются при помощи суффикса F.	believe – belief prove – proof

Суффиксы прилагательных

— ness Если прилагательное оканчивается на Y, то при добавлении суффикса Y меняется на I.	happy – happiness lonely – loneliness sad – sadness tidy – tidiness weak – weakness
— ce/ — cy Чаще всего с этим суффиксом сочетаются прилагательные, которые оканчиваются на T/TE.	absent – absence accurate – accuracy obstinate – obstinacy present – presence prominent – prominence
— ity Иногда этот суффикс добавляется к прилагательному без изменений, но в некоторых случаях происходят изменения.	curious – curiosity hilarious – hilarity possible – possibility responsible – responsibility vulgar – vulgarity
— dom Суффикс — dom может сочетаться с прилагательными и с другими существительными.	bored – boredom free – freedom wise – wisdom
— th Абстрактные существительные с этим суффиксом обозначают качества и свойства.	broad – breadth healthy – health long – length strong – strength wealthy – wealth wide – width

Cуществуют также суффиксы, которые образуют абстрактные существительные от прилагательных, глаголов и других существительных:

— ery/ — ry Данные суффиксы сочетаются с существительными, прилагательными и глаголами. Абстрактные существительные с этим суффиксом могут обозначать различные явления и понятия. Среди них: призвание или занятие, личные качества и сборные понятия.	ancestor – ancestry brave – bravery carpenter – carpentry chemist – chemistry machine – machinery mock – mockery pot – pottery slave – slavery trick – trickery
— ise/ — ice Данные суффиксы сочетаются с существительными, прилагательными и глаголами.	coward – cowardice expert – expertise just – justice merchant – merchandise serve – service
— hood При помощи суффикса — hood абстрактные существительные образуются от других существительных.	adult – adulthood brother – brotherhood child – childhood neighbour – neighbourhood
— ics Данный суффикс обозначает систему знаний, фактов в определенной области.	economics ethics linguistics mathematics numismatics politics
— ship Этот суффикс служит для образования абстрактных существительных от других существительных. Суффикс — ship образует существительные, которые обозначают различные виды взаимоотношений.	apprentice – apprenticeship entrepreneur – entrepreneurship friend – friendship member – membership partner – partnership relation – relationship

Как же запомнить абстрактные существительные?

Встречая новое прилагательное или глагол, спрашивайте у преподавателя или узнавайте в словаре, существует ли абстрактное прилагательное, образованное от того же корня. В своей тетради заведите отдельную страницу, куда вы будете записывать в таблицу прилагательные, глаголы и образованные от них абстрактные существительные. Расширение словарного запаса эффективнее, если вы запоминаете не одно слово, а сразу несколько слов – разных частей речи, образованных от того же корня. Если вы научитесь изучать слова таким образом, то при необходимости у вас в памяти будет появляться не одно слово, а сразу несколько. Кроме того, вы будете сами образовывать абстрактные существительные и интуитивно чувствовать,какой суффикс сочетается с каким словом. Успехов вам в изучении английского языка!

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