Today we are going to learn what abstract nouns are with a helpful guide, lots of examples, worksheets and some online exercises.
A noun is a word that refer to a person, place, object, event, substance, idea, feeling, or quality.
Abstract nouns represent intangible ideas, things you can’t perceive with the five main senses. Words like anger, time, beauty, and hatred are all abstract nouns because you can’t touch them or see them
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Video about Abstract Nouns
This is a video that covers the abstract nouns are
Abstract Nouns Categories
Lots of abstract nouns belong to these categories:
- Emotions: love, happiness, anger, sadness
- Qualities: beauty, honesty, courage, intelligence
- Conditions: freedom, democracy, justice
- Ideas: democracy, freedom, equality
- Actions: love, laughter, thought
Abstract Nouns List
This is a list of the most common abstract nouns in English
Beauty | Honor |
Bravery | Hope |
Brilliance | Humility |
Brutality | Humor |
Calmness | Insanity |
Charity | Integrity |
Coldness | Intelligence |
Compassion | Jealousy |
Confidence | Kindness |
Contentment | Loyalty |
Courage | Maturity |
Curiosity | Patience |
Dedication | Perseverance |
Determination | Sanity |
Ego | Self-control |
Elegance | Sensitivity |
Enthusiasm | Sophistication |
Envy | Stupidity |
Evil | Sympathy |
Fear | Talent |
Generosity | Tolerance |
Goodness | Trust |
Graciousness | Warmth |
Hatred | Weakness |
Honesty | Wisdom |
Communication | Wit |
Sentences with Abstract Nouns
These are some examples of sentences with abstract nouns
- We need to improve the communication with the team
- I appreciate your honesty
- Fear is not what you should feel right now
- She has a lot of patience
- He has a lot of integrity
- I like her good sense of humor
- He doesn’t seem to have any weaknesses
- I like her courage to stand up for what it is right
- That’s police brutality
- That increased her curiosity
Abstract Nouns Worksheets
These are some abstract nouns in PDF Format
- Abstract Nouns Worksheet 101
- Abstract Nouns Worksheet 102
- Abstract Nouns Worksheet 103
- Abstract Nouns Worksheet 104
- Abstract Nouns Worksheet 105