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In the sentence 'The children enjoyed the peace and quietness' both 'peace' and 'quietness' are abstract nouns.

Nouns (Abstract) 02

Abstract nouns name ideas and qualities. In this KS3 English quiz, practise forming them from adjectives and verbs and watch the spelling changes that happen.

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Fascinating Fact:

Many come from adjectives and verbs, happy becomes happiness, decide becomes decision, create becomes creation.

In KS3 English, you explore how abstract nouns are built from other words. You’ll spot common suffixes (like -ness, -tion, -ity, -ment) and handle spelling shifts such as happy -> happiness and create -> creation.

Key Terms

Abstract noun: A word for an idea, feeling, or quality (e.g., happiness, bravery, creation).
Suffix: Letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or class (e.g., -ness, -tion).
Derivation: Making a new word from a base word, often by adding a prefix or suffix.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

How do you form abstract nouns from adjectives and verbs?

Commonly by adding suffixes: happy -> happiness (-ness), decide -> decision (-sion/-tion), able -> ability (-ity), move -> movement (-ment).

What spelling changes should I watch for?

Y often changes to i (happy -> happiness), silent e may drop (create -> creation), and some verbs take -sion instead of -tion (decide -> decision).

Are abstract nouns usually countable or uncountable?

Many are uncountable when used generally (e.g., "happiness matters"), but some can be countable in specific senses (e.g., "a kindness," "several permissions").

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

Select the abstract noun(s) from the sentence below.
The nurse's kindness helped the patient greatly.

helped

kindness

nurse's

patient

"Kindness" is a quality

2 .

Select the abstract noun(s) from the sentence below.
The mountaineers showed great courage.

courage

great

mountaineers

showed

"Courage" is an abstract concept

3 .

Select the abstract noun(s) from the sentence below.
Thea's sadness at losing the race was obvious.

losing

race

sadness

Thea's

"Sadness" is a feeling or attitude, so is therefore an abstract noun

4 .

Select the abstract noun(s) from the sentence below.
The commitment of the leaders kept the group going.

commitment

going

group

leaders

"Commitment" is an abstract concept

5 .

Select the abstract noun(s) from the sentence below.
The hostility between the lands gave rise to war.

hostility

lands

rise

war

"Hostility" is an attitude and is therefore an abstract noun

6 .

Select the abstract noun(s) from the sentence below.
Pride and Prejudice is a novel written years ago.

ago

novel

Pride and Prejudice

This is a bit of a trick question! Novel titles are not abstract, just like a personal name is not abstract. "Pride" and "prejudice", however, are both attitudes and therefore they are abstract nouns

7 .

Select the abstract noun(s) from the sentence below.
Tom's eagerness to be the first one caused him to fail.

caused

eagerness

first

Tom's

Remember that an abstract noun cannot be a verb, adjective or adverb!

8 .

Select the abstract noun(s) from the sentence below.
After the storm in the night came peace and calm.

After, storm

peace, calm

storm, night

storm, peace

We all know what "calm" feels like, but the quality is nevertheless an abstract one

9 .

Select the abstract noun(s) from the sentence below.
It was always her intention to become a doctor.

always

intention

become

doctor

"Intention" cannot be experienced through the senses, although it can be deduced through evidence provided by the senses

10 .

Select the abstract noun(s) from the sentence below.
Her loyalty meant so much to him.

loyalty

him

meant

much

"Loyalty" is an attitude; you can write "the" in front of it but you cannot touch it

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - What is a noun?

Author: Sue Daish (English Teacher, Principal Examiner & Published Author)

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