Abstract Nouns

ABSTRACT NOUNS
Abstract nouns refer to qualities/states/attributes/emotions which

cannot be seen or touched.
In other words, a noun that is abstract is a concept, idea,

experience, state of being, quality or feeling that cannot be
experienced with the five senses.
Common Abstract Nouns

Movements/Events
Emotions/Feelin :
gs:  progress
 love  education
 hate  hospitality
 anger  leisure
 peace  trouble
 pride  friendship
 sympathy  relaxation
States/Attribut Ideas/Concepts/Ide
es: als:
 bravery  belief
 loyalty  dream
 honesty  justice
 integrity  truth
 compassion  faith
 success  liberty
 charity  knowledge
 courage  thought
 skill  information
 beauty  culture
 pain  trust
 misery  dedication
Here isdeceit
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ability agreement kingdom patriotism
accuracy amazement freedom criticism
anxiety contentment wisdom magnetism
beauty employment relaxation heroism
enjoyment strength justice
bravery
judgement faith cowardice
charity brotherhood truth action
curiosity treatment depth belief
difficulty excitement warmth behaviour
democracy announcement health courage
envy neighbourhood growth distance
generosity fatherhood death discipline
childhood length evil
glory
gracefulness width fame
honesty rudeness friendship fear
humility dirtiness leadership greed
injury coldness membership grief
integrity calmness scholarship honour
jealousy greatness confidence hunger
happiness silence hope
loyalty
hotness evidence hatred
maturity defence
kindness height
misery politeness patience humour
poverty carelessness intelligence joy
prosperity sadness independence knowledge
stupidity silliness appearance laughter
sympathy uniqueness romance marriage
weakness performance pride
unity
education importance pleasure
division ignorance
election sale
explosion tolerance
multiplication success
refusal permission
subtraction speech
arrival compassion
addition thought
destruction
completion
Circle the abstract noun(s) in each sentence. Use the chart on the
previous page to help you.
1. Friendship is often said to be a golden chain.
2. Always speak the truth in all circumstances.
3. The opposite of bravery is cowardice.
4. Poverty is a stepping stone to success.
5. Henry gave his speech with great courage.
6. Lifting the big bag of sand required great strength.
7. The old man’s wisdom and knowledge were valued greatly.
8. Many believe prefer to have health rather than wealth.
9. The students measured the width, depth and height of the
box.
10.Addition and subtraction are very easy for me to do.
11.His dirtiness and rudeness needed to be addressed by the
teacher.
12.Jane and Janice find much enjoyment in their friendship.
Note: Words with the following suffixes are often abstract nouns:
-tion -sion -ism -ity
-ment -ness -age
-ability -acy -cy -dom
-hood -th -ture
-way -ance -ship

-ence
Add –ment to each word so that it forms an abstract noun.
advertise ____________________________________________
argue ____________________________________________
commence ____________________________________________
encourage ____________________________________________
judge ____________________________________________
move ____________________________________________
manage ____________________________________________
postpone ____________________________________________
punish ____________________________________________
amaze ____________________________________________
employ ____________________________________________
develop ____________________________________________
agree ____________________________________________
treat ____________________________________________
announce ____________________________________________
excite ____________________________________________
enjoy ____________________________________________
Add –tion to each word so that it forms an abstract noun.
calculate ____________________________________________
cancel ____________________________________________
combine ____________________________________________
compensate ____________________________________________
compose ____________________________________________
congratulate ____________________________________________
construct ____________________________________________
correct ____________________________________________
create ____________________________________________
describe ____________________________________________
exclaim ____________________________________________
explore ____________________________________________
imagine ____________________________________________
locate ____________________________________________
occupy ____________________________________________
prepare ____________________________________________
add ____________________________________________
admire ____________________________________________
apply ____________________________________________
attract ____________________________________________
classify ____________________________________________
collect ____________________________________________
complete ____________________________________________
destroy ____________________________________________
elect ____________________________________________
invite ____________________________________________
multiply ____________________________________________
observe ____________________________________________
pollute ____________________________________________
qualify ____________________________________________
relax ____________________________________________
separate ____________________________________________
subtract ____________________________________________
tempt ____________________________________________
Add –ness to each word so that it forms an abstract noun.
careless ____________________________________________
clean ____________________________________________
grace ____________________________________________
great ____________________________________________
happy ____________________________________________
hot ____________________________________________
kind ____________________________________________
light ____________________________________________
mad ____________________________________________
rude ____________________________________________
sad ____________________________________________
sick ____________________________________________
silly ____________________________________________
thick ____________________________________________
unique ____________________________________________
weak ____________________________________________
Add –ence to each word so that it forms an abstract noun.
confide ____________________________________________
defend ____________________________________________
depend ____________________________________________
evident ____________________________________________
exist ____________________________________________
infer ____________________________________________
intelligent ____________________________________________
interfere ____________________________________________
obey ____________________________________________
occur ____________________________________________
patient ____________________________________________
pretend ____________________________________________
prevail ____________________________________________
reside ____________________________________________
silent ____________________________________________
Add –ance to each word so that it forms an abstract noun.
accept ____________________________________________
allow ____________________________________________
annoy ____________________________________________
appear ____________________________________________
enter ____________________________________________
fragrant ____________________________________________
grieve ____________________________________________
hinder ____________________________________________
ignorant ____________________________________________
import ____________________________________________
observe ____________________________________________
perform ____________________________________________
rely ____________________________________________
resemble ____________________________________________
resist ____________________________________________
disturb
____________________________________________
Add –sion to each word so that it forms an abstract noun.
admit ____________________________________________
ascend ____________________________________________
compel ____________________________________________
conclude ____________________________________________
confuse ____________________________________________
decide ____________________________________________
persuade ____________________________________________
erode ____________________________________________
explode ____________________________________________
extend ____________________________________________
permit ____________________________________________
Complete each sentence with an abstract noun formed from the
word in brackets.
1. The boy was praised for his ________________________. (brave)
2. Everyone in the___________________________ attended the

funeral on Saturday. (neighbour)
3. The police officer received an award for his

__________________ when he saved the woman’s life. (hero)
4. Strong attraction of metals is caused by

_____________________. (magnet)
5. Mr. Henry has always shown _________________________ to all

the children in the village. (kind)
6. In the _______________________ the sound of sirens blaring

could be heard. (distant)
7. James is a student with a lot of _________________________ but

he does not show this. (able)
8. The police found no___________________________ at the scene

of the murder. (evident)
9. Hurricane Hugo caused _________________________ to Grenada
last year. (destroy)
10. I hope that the New Year will bring you

_____________________.
(prosper)
11. Our school is due for _____________________________ in

August.
(complete)
12. We waited anxiously for the teacher’s _____________________.

(announce)
13. Mother did not give her ______________________________ for

us to go to the party. (permit)
14. Some people show their_______________________ in the face

of
adversity. (coward)
15. Machel Montano made a surprise ____________________ at

the school’s concert. (appear)
Study the example and fill in each blank with the abstract noun of
the word as given in the first sentence.
1. Kamla Persad Bissesear felt proud to be the Prime Minister.
She was filled with pride as she was the first woman to
do so.
2. She was a famous actress who first won ____________________
when she acted in the movie ‘Titanic’.
3. The tank is 3 feet wide, that is its __________________.
4. I never felt jealous until now when my sister got the award,
__________________ filled my heart.
5. The river is deep, do you know its ___________________?
6. We agree to buy the house together and split the payment
in half, that is our ___________________________.
7. Sammy refused the medicine and his doctor became angry
as he could not understand the reasons for his
___________________.
8. When we are ignorant we are unaware of what is
happening. _______________________ is not always a good
thing.
In the following sentences use the correct form of the word
in CAPITAL LETTERS to complete each sentence.
1. CALCULATE His __________________________ of the sum
was
correct.
2. JUDGE The principal’s ______________________ was
the
Best.
3. MATURE At _______________________, the Scarlet Ibis has
A brilliant red colour.
4. SENSE The murder of the old man was a
______________________ and cruel act.
5. FREE Long ago slaves had no
______________________
to do as they pleased.
6. ADD She is very good at ______________________
and
seldom gets any wrong.
7. SPEAK He gave a memorable _____________________
at the graduation.
8. FRAGRANT The ________________________of the roses filled
the air.

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ABSTRACT NOUNS

Abstract nouns refer to qualities/states/attributes/emotions which

In other words, a noun that is abstract is a concept, idea,

Common Abstract Nouns

2. Always speak the truth in all circumstances.

3. The opposite of bravery is cowardice.

4. Poverty is a stepping stone to success.

5. Henry gave his speech with great courage.

6. Lifting the big bag of sand required great strength.

7. The old man’s wisdom and knowledge were valued greatly.

8. Many believe prefer to have health rather than wealth.

9. The students measured the width, depth and height of the

10.Addition and subtraction are very easy for me to do.

11.His dirtiness and rudeness needed to be addressed by the

12.Jane and Janice find much enjoyment in their friendship.

-tion -sion -ism -ity

-ability -acy -cy -dom

-hood -th -ture

-way -ance -ship

Add –ment to each word so that it forms an abstract noun.

Add –ness to each word so that it forms an abstract noun.

Add –ence to each word so that it forms an abstract noun.

Add –ance to each word so that it forms an abstract noun.

Add –sion to each word so that it forms an abstract noun.

1. The boy was praised for his ________________________. (brave)

2. Everyone in the___________________________ attended the

3. The police officer received an award for his

4. Strong attraction of metals is caused by

5. Mr. Henry has always shown _________________________ to all

6. In the _______________________ the sound of sirens blaring

7. James is a student with a lot of _________________________ but

8. The police found no___________________________ at the scene

10. I hope that the New Year will bring you

11. Our school is due for _____________________________ in

12. We waited anxiously for the teacher’s _____________________.

13. Mother did not give her ______________________________ for

14. Some people show their_______________________ in the face

15. Machel Montano made a surprise ____________________ at

1. Kamla Persad Bissesear felt proud to be the Prime Minister.

2. She was a famous actress who first won ____________________

when she acted in the movie ‘Titanic’.

3. The tank is 3 feet wide, that is its __________________.

__________________ filled my heart.

5. The river is deep, do you know its ___________________?

6. We agree to buy the house together and split the payment

in half, that is our ___________________________.

7. Sammy refused the medicine and his doctor became angry

as he could not understand the reasons for his

8. When we are ignorant we are unaware of what is

happening. _______________________ is not always a good

in CAPITAL LETTERS to complete each sentence.

1. CALCULATE His __________________________ of the sum

2. JUDGE The principal’s ______________________ was

3. MATURE At _______________________, the Scarlet Ibis has

A brilliant red colour.

4. SENSE The murder of the old man was a

______________________ and cruel act.

5. FREE Long ago slaves had no

6. ADD She is very good at ______________________

seldom gets any wrong.

8. FRAGRANT The ________________________of the roses filled

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