Concrete Nouns

Level: Beginner-Intermediate

Concrete nouns are simply those nouns that can be experienced physically. Nouns are people, places, and things. Most nouns are concrete nouns.

It’s easy to know if something is a concrete noun because you experience it through one of your five senses: sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch. If you cannot see, hear, taste, touch, or smell the person or thing, it is not a concrete noun.

In the sentence: “Can you answer the phone ?” the noun phone is a concrete noun: you can touch it, see it, hear it, and maybe even smell it or taste it.

In the sentence: “What is that sound?”
Even though sound can’t be touched—and the sound may even be coming from several places—you can hear the sound, so it’s a concrete noun.

Here are other examples of concrete nouns and sentences:

Sight

cat – The cat is purring.

Eric – Eric is my classmate.

bag – This red bag is mine.

water – Please give me that glass of water.

group – This is a big group of students.

vegetable – I don’t like vegetables.

man – I saw the man on the street.

Hearing

shout – I heard his shout.

Fly Me to the Moon – I like the song Fly Me to the Moon.

bark – The dog’s bark is so loud.

music – I like the music.

whisper – I can’t hear her whisper.

noise – The noise is too loud.

sound – I don’t like that sound.

Taste

fried chicken – I love eating fried chicken.

Cadbury Chocolate – My favorite chocolate is Cadbury Chocolate.

cupcake – Can I have a cupcake?

medicine – Did you buy the medicine?

beer – I like the taste of beer.

ice cream – I like eating ice cream in summer.

Smell

flower – You smell like a flower.

Prima Ketchup – I prefer Prima Ketchup than others.

perfume – I like the smell of your perfume.

horse – This room smells like a horse.

aromas – I enjoyed the aromas in the restaurant.

Touch

skin – Your skin is so soft.

Merino wool – Merino wool has really good quality.

pennies – Give me some pennies, please.

baggage – The baggage is so heavy.

chair – This chair seems sturdy.

puppies – The puppies have short fur.

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