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.