Unit 1
Abstract nouns
Abstract nouns name qualities we cannot see, hear, touch, taste or smell: fear surprise freedom anger
9 Find the abstract nouns in the box below. Example: fun shore fun hope ocean
friend
fish
WB 5 p10
silence
rope
kindness harbour
patience story
10 Choose suitable abstract nouns from the list below to complete the sentences.
truth courage ambition confidence fear danger honesty pride
1 Daniel was able to handle a boat with confidence . 2 Daniel felt no _______ even though a storm was brewing. 3 When the storm broke, the boys knew they were in _______ . 4 Daddy told Daniel to tell the _______ about the boat trip. 5 When Daniel said what had happened, Daddy praised him for his ______ . 6 Both boys showed ______ in the way they acted during the storm.
7 Daniel’s father took great ______ in his beautiful new boat. 8 Daniel’s ______ is to have a boat of his own one day. Word work: noun phrases A noun phrase is a group of words which work together to name and describe a person, place, thing or idea: a lucky escape a distant rumbling sound 1 Find six noun phrases in the following paragraph. Example: the clear blue sky Kim looked out at the clear blue sky. It was the perfect day to go to the beach with her friends. She packed her new blue swimsuit in her bag and collected a box of sandwiches from the kitchen. Soon she was on her way to the beach. Her friends were waiting under a tall palm tree. The girls spread out their brightly coloured towels on the sand and chatted for a while. Then they raced across the warm sand and plunged into the sparkling sea.
WB 5 p11
• Abstract nouns: Point out the abstract nouns used in the story on pages 8–9 (freedom, danger, fear) . • Word work: Get students to look for noun phrases in the story, e.g. a lucky escape, his whole life . • Explain to students that noun phrases add interest to what we write. For comparison, read out the paragraph with only the nouns from each noun phrase, e.g. Kim looked out at the sky .
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