Concrete or Abstract Nouns: Sentence Worksheet
Read ten sentences and decide whether each underlined noun is concrete or abstract. Use the sentence meaning to guide your choice.
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- Grades 2–4
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- Grammar, Vocabulary, Language Development, ELA
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- B3.2 — demonstrate an understanding of the functions of parts of…
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This Common or Abstract Nouns Worksheet is a great way for students to determine the type of noun in a sentence. This worksheet will help students better understand common and abstract nouns, and how to use them correctly.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Distinguish tangible nouns from ideas and qualities
- Use sentence context to classify a noun semantically
Teaching tips
- Ask whether each target can be perceived through the senses; if not, discuss the idea or quality it represents.
Skills covered
- Noun semantics — Separate concrete from abstract referents
- Context analysis — Interpret underlined words within sentences
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Ontario curriculum
Ontario curriculum expectations
Ontario expectations
Ontario expectations
- B3.2 — demonstrate an understanding of the functions of parts of speech in sentences, including abstract and collective nouns, personal pronouns, forms of the verb “to be”, comparative and superlative adjectives, conjunctions, and recognition of the words that adverbs modify, and use this knowledge to support comprehension and communicate meaning clearly
Core concepts
Core concepts
- Concrete nouns
- Abstract nouns
- Semantic classification
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