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Abstract Noun
	Abstract Noun In this lesson you will learn the definition of an abstract noun, study examples of abstract nouns, and take a test. Abstract Noun Definition An abstract noun: is a word used to describe intangible concepts such as: states, events, concepts, feelings, qualities, etc., that have no physical existence is a word that cannot be perceived through the five physical senses of: hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting and touching is the opposite of a concrete noun An abstract noun is either: countable non-countable Abstract Noun Examples I know the importance of learning English. I would like the opportunity to study abroad. She needs to have more confidence. Happiness means different things to different people. You should save your money for your education. She has a lot of pride. The following words are abstract nouns advice, afterthought, anger, art, beauty, behavior, business, childhood, confidence, courage, crime, democracy, education, energy, enjoyment, entertainment, freedom, friendship, fun, grammar, hate, hatred, happiness, health, help, history, homework, honesty, importance, information, insurance, intelligence, interest, justice, knowledge, laughter, law, life, love, luck, music, news, noise, opportunity, patience, peace, permission, politics, practice, pride, progress, proof, responsibility, schizophrenia, secrecy, slang, sleep, time, traffic, travel, trouble, truth, unemployment, violence, vocabulary, wealth, work Abstract Nouns Test For each test question, fill in the blank with the abstract noun which best fits with the context (meaning) of the sentence. 1.  I really need your ________ about this relationship.      a.  advice      b.  anger      c.  energy      d.  practice The correct answer is ........ a. advice 2.  They accumulated an incredible amount of ________ this year.      a.  violence      b.  unemployment      c.  wealth      d.  schizophrenia The correct answer is ........ c. wealth 3.  You really need to think about your ________ next time.      a.  democracy      b.  behavior      c.  justice      d.  politics The correct answer is ........ b. behavior 4.  They fell in ________ from the first time they met.      a.  peace      b.  pride      c.  truth      d.  love The correct answer is ........ d. love 5.  The test shows she has above average ________.      a.  truth      b.  sleep      c.  intelligence      d.  music The correct answer is ........ c. intelligence 6.  There is a lot of ________ coming from that house anytime.      a.  noise      b.  permission      c.  honesty      d.  insurance The correct answer is ........ a. noise 7.  We try to ________ to Japan at least once a year.      a.  business      b.  progress      c.  work      d.  travel The correct answer is ........ d. travel 8.  The ________ in California is not as good as it used to be.      a.  laughter      b.  vocabulary      c.  education      d.  trouble The correct answer is ........ c. education 9.  They said she has ________ which explains why she gets so upset.      a.  schizophrenia      b.  opportunity      c.  confidence      d.  afterthought The correct answer is ........ a. schizophrenia 10.  You need a lot of ________ if you want to succeed in this world.      a.  permission      b.  progress      c.  enjoyment      d.  confidence The correct answer is ........ d. confidence More Tests   Grammar Tips Can You Catch These Native Speaker Mistakes? (Beginner - Listening) An audio lesson to help with your understanding of common mistakes. The English is spoken at 75% of normal speed. Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this audio program. Commonly Confused Words: Part One (Beginner - Listening, reading) A video lesson to help with your understanding of commonly confused words. The English is spoken at 75% of normal speed. Click here to visit the lesson page. Commonly Confused Words: Part One (Beginner - Listening) An audio lesson to help with your understanding of commonly confused words. The English is spoken at 75% of normal speed. Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this audio program. Commonly Confused Words: Part Two (Beginner - Listening, reading) A video lesson to help with your understanding of commonly confused words. The English is spoken at 75% of normal speed. Click here to visit the lesson page. Commonly Confused Words: Part Two (Beginner - Listening) An audio lesson to help with your understanding of commonly confused words. The English is spoken at 75% of normal speed. Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this audio program.