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Forty Years Together: Abstract Nouns at an Anniversary Dinner

Read a story about a family's surprise anniversary dinner, then find, sort and form abstract nouns such as childhood, kindness and friendship.

Grade 3ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.3.1.c

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students tell abstract nouns from concrete nouns in a story.
Students form abstract nouns with -ness, -hood, -ship and other endings.
Students use abstract nouns correctly in sentences.

How to use

Read the story together and talk about nouns you can see or touch and nouns you cannot. Then let students finish the questions on their own.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.3.1.c

Use abstract nouns, such as childhood.

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Forty Years Together: Abstract Nouns at an Anniversary Dinner

Find, sort and build nouns that name feelings and ideas.

Read the story

Read the story. Look for nouns that name feelings and ideas.

Forty Years Together

1Grandma Rosa and Grandpa Teo have been married for forty years. To celebrate, my brother Andre and I planned a surprise dinner at our house. We wanted to show them how much love our whole family has for them.

2Planning a dinner takes patience. Andre and I made a list of Grandpa's favorite foods. Mom helped us roast a chicken and bake a lemon cake. When the cake came out flat, Andre groaned. Mom just smiled and said, "We can fix it with extra frosting." Her calm voice filled me with hope.

3When my grandparents walked in, everyone shouted, "Surprise!" Grandma laughed with pure joy. Grandpa wiped his eyes and said his heart was full of pride.

4After dinner, Grandma told stories from her childhood. She grew up on a small island, and her family did not have much money. "We did not have many toys," she said, "but we had friendship and kindness, and that was enough." Grandpa added that honesty and patience help a family stay strong.

5That night, I wrote in my journal. I wrote that the best gifts are not things you can hold. They are the feelings and ideas you share with the people you love.

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