Question

4 more concrete nouns and abstract nouns
a concrete noun names a thing that can be seen or touched. an abstract noun expresses a quality or a condition. it names something that cannot be seen or touched.
a circle each concrete noun. underline each abstract noun.

1. the ancient aztecs valued beauty and nature.
2. farmers in the highlands used their skill to grow corn.
3. they traded their crops for things from the lowlands.
4. artisans took pleasure in making jewelry.
5. potters put thought into the clay jars they made.
6. the aztecs did not have an alphabet for written communication.
7. they used pictographs to write stories.
8. the aztecs studied the sun, the moon, and the stars.
9. they showed great ability in developing a calendar based on these bodies.
10. their wisdom helped complete a calendar that had 365 days in a year.
11. the people used their creativity to plant gardens on islands made of mud.
12. through education, they learned to plant trees to hold the soil together.
13. the aztecs built magnificent temples in honor of their gods.
14. the temples were in the shape of pyramids.
15. people today show admiration and appreciation for these accomplishments.

b complete each sentence with a noun. write c if it is a concrete noun or a if it is an abstract noun.
c 1. farmers in my state raise beans.
c 2. a factory near here manufactures cars.
c 3. i often buy coffee at the supermarket.
c 4. i wish i had the dough to bake my own bread.
c 5. i like to eat apples.

Explanation:

Concrete nouns are things that can be seen or touched. Abstract nouns express qualities or conditions that cannot be seen or touched. In part A, we identify them based on these definitions. In part B, we determine if the given nouns are concrete or abstract.

Answer:

Part A

1. Concrete: Aztecs; Abstract: beauty, nature
2. Concrete: Farmers, highlands, corn; Abstract: skill
3. Concrete: crops, things, lowlands
4. Concrete: Artisans, jewelry; Abstract: pleasure
5. Concrete: Potters, clay jars; Abstract: thought
6. Concrete: Aztecs; Abstract: alphabet, communication
7. Concrete: pictographs, stories
8. Concrete: Aztecs, sun, moon, stars; Abstract: none
9. Concrete: bodies; Abstract: ability, calendar
10. Concrete: calendar; Abstract: wisdom
11. Concrete: people, gardens, islands, mud; Abstract: creativity
12. Concrete: trees, soil; Abstract: education
13. Concrete: Aztecs, temples; Abstract: none
14. Concrete: temples, pyramids; Abstract: none
15. Concrete: people, accomplishments; Abstract: admiration, appreciation

Part B

1. C, beans
2. C, cars
3. C, coffee
4. A, dough (assuming "dough" here represents the ability - if it's the physical dough it's C. But based on context of "to bake my own bread" it seems like an abstract concept of having the means),
5. C, apples