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Abstract Nouns Worksheet
Underline the noun in each sentence and check the box if it names an idea or feeling.
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Abstract Nouns
15 questions, one page, US Letter. Print it and do it on paper.
On the sheet: An abstract noun names an idea or a feeling you cannot touch, like courage or friendship. Underline the noun in each sentence. Check the box if the noun is abstract.
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About this worksheet
Most nouns name things you can see or touch: a window, a bike, a kitten. An abstract noun names an idea or feeling you can't touch: courage, happiness, worry, patience.
Third graders learn that these are still nouns: they can be the subject of a sentence (Her courage was amazing) just like a person or a thing. Some sentences on this sheet have an abstract noun and some don't, so the child has to decide each time.
A worked example
Her kindness was clear.
- Find the noun: kindness.
- Can you see or touch kindness? No, it is a way of acting.
- So it is abstract: check the box.
Answer: kindness (abstract)
The common mistake
What it looks like: Missing the abstract noun because it doesn't feel like a thing: underlining "was" or "amazing" in "Her courage was amazing."
Why it happens: Children learn nouns as people, places and things, and an idea doesn't fit that picture.
How to fix it: Put "the" in front of the word. "The courage" makes sense, so courage is a noun.
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