By: Rudyard Kipling
What do these words have in
common?
 mongoose
 snake
 muskrat
 mother
 cat
 fur
 bungalow
 family
 veranda
What do these words have in
common?
 gait
 India
 fear
 bravery
 fledgling
 Nagaina
 Rikki-tikki
 favor
 valiance
What is a noun?
 Tell me what you think a noun is:
What is a noun?
Tell me what you think a noun is:
A noun is a word that names a PERSON, PLACE THING,
OR IDEA.
Nouns can name things that we can tough, taste, smell,
see, hear, and feel. These are called CONCRETE
NOUNS.
What is a noun?
Tell me what you think a noun is:
Nouns also name things we canNOT touch, taste, see,
hear, feel, or smell.
These are called ABSTRACT nouns.
Nouns continued…
Think of 5 nouns that name different people.
2. Think of 5 nouns that name different places.
3. Think of 5 nouns that name different things.
4. Think of 5 nouns that name different emotions.
1.
Activity 1: Nouns
 Complete the following pattern with abstract and
concrete nouns. In the first blank place an abstract
noun ; in the second blank put a concrete noun that
tells something about the abstract noun.
1. I can’t see _________ , but I can see ___________.
2. I can’t see fear, but I can see the snake.
3. I can’t hear ________, but I can hear __________.
4. I can’t feel _________ , but I can feel __________.
Activity 2: Nouns
 Complete the following pattern with concrete nouns.
In the blank put a concrete noun that is an example of
the underlined abstract noun.
1. If _________ were an animal, it would be a ________.
2. If anger was an animal, it would be a snake.
3. If anger were an animal, it would be a _______.
4. If fear were an animal, it would be a _________.
5. If _________ were an animal, it would be a ________.
6. If _________ were an animal, it would be a ________.
Activity 3: Nouns