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CLASS - V
ASSIGNMENT BOOKLET DISCUSSION
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 Yes, I have received your letter.

Have you finished your dinner?

We are making welcome cards for our parents, teachers

and friends.

Vinod, my best friend, is coming to visit me next week.

How green is the grass!

ABSTRACT NOUNS
Abstract nouns are nouns that cannot be sensed by
our five sense organs but can only be felt. It
denotes an idea, quality, state or action.

Example:
Anger can ruin many good things.
Bravery is a rare trait.
In the above sentences, ‘anger’ and ‘bravery’
are abstract nouns.
Abstract noun is usually the name given to some feeling, action, state or quality.
Example:
Feeling – anger, joy, love
Actions – laughter, judgment, theft
State – youth, childhood, boyhood, slavery
Quality – politeness, kindness, darkness, hardness

Important points-
● The name of Arts and Sciences are also abstract nouns. e.g. Music, Physics,
Grammar.
● Abstract nouns can be countable or uncountable. e.g. hope, dreams, happiness
and despair.
● Abstract nouns can be formed from adjectives, verbs or common nouns. e.g.
• Adjectives: kind – kindness, honest – honesty
• Verbs: obey – obedience, grow – growth
• Nouns: child – childhood, slave – slavery
 ORAL DISCUSSION

Let’s find out the abstract nouns in the following sentences:

a. I was happy to see Ram’s loyalty to his friend.

b. Laughter is the best medicine.

c. Practising meditation can help you relieve stress.

d. Education improves one's knowledge, skills and helps in shaping their personality.
 WORK TO BE DONE IN LANGUAGE NOTEBOOK

DATE: ___________ ABSTRACT NOUNS C.W.

Ex I. Underline the abstract nouns in the following sentences:

a) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam had the curiosity of a child and wisdom of a sage.

b) Books open a vast world of imagination and knowledge.

c) Honesty never goes unrewarded.

d) It is my duty to serve my motherland.

e) Wastage of natural resources should be avoided.

f) I cherish my childhood as it is full of sweet memories of my grandparents.