NOUNS - Concrete, Abstract, Common and Proper

Introduction

Nouns

Nouns are words that names a person, place, thing, animals, events or ideas.

 

Concrete Nouns vs. Abstract Nouns

  • Concrete nouns name people, place or things that are tangible which means you can touch, see, hear, smell or taste.
Person Place Thing
man river book
Mrs. Jones Paris car
doctor mountain printer
Maddie home phone
  • Abstract nouns name ideas, concepts or emotions. These nouns are intangible which means you cannot touch, see, hear, smell or taste the, using your five senses.
Idea Emotion
love happiness
intelligence anger
justice fear

Common Nouns vs. Proper Nouns

  • Common nouns name common person, place, thing or idea of the same class or kind. They are not capitalized unless they come at the beginning of a sentence.
  • Proper nouns are the particular names of specific person, places, things or ideas. Proper nouns should always be capitalized.

Example:

Common Nouns → Proper Nouns
boy → James
mountain → Mt. Everest
doctor → Doctor Camille
phone → Samsung

Task

Now that we are done with our discussion, you are now ready to answer our activity.

ACTIVITY:  LIST-IT-NOUN 2

Instruction: With your pair, you are tasked to fill in the table by listing the words you wrote during the List-It-Noun Activity earlier before the discussion. Classify whether those words fall under a concrete noun or an abstract noun and a common noun or a proper noun. Do it on the worksheet provided by your teacher.

Concrete Nouns Abstract Nouns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Nouns Proper Nouns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Evaluation

QUIZ

Instruction: Identify the following.

__________ 1. These are words use to name a person, place, thing, event or idea.

__________ 2. In this type of noun, capitalized first letter is not required unless it is the first word in the sentence.

__________ 3. These nouns are tangible.

__________ 4. These are nouns for specific person, place or thing.

__________ 5. These are intangible nouns.

Conclusion

SUMMARY OF THE LESSON

Nouns are naming words. Concrete nouns are nouns that are tangible. Abstract nouns are intangible nouns. Common nouns are use for naming general person, place, and thing. Proper nouns are used in naming a specific person, place and thing.

Credits

REFERENCES

  • myenglishgrammar.com/lesson-1-nouns.html
  • englishgrammar101.com/module-1/nouns/lesson-2/common-and-proper-nouns
  • englishgrammar101.com/module-1/nouns/lesson-1/what-is-a-noun

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