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Grandpa's Toolbox Letter: Things You Cannot Touch

Read a grandfather's letter about an old family toolbox, then find abstract nouns like courage and pride and form new ones such as safety and fairness.

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, Circle the answer, Short answer

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What students practice

Students identify abstract nouns in sentences and word lists.
Students form abstract nouns from describing words and other nouns.
Students choose sentences that use abstract nouns.

How to use

Read the letter aloud, then ask students which things in the toolbox they could hold and which they could not. Students answer the questions on their own or with a partner.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.3.1.c

Use abstract nouns, such as childhood.

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Grandpa's Toolbox Letter: Things You Cannot Touch

Find and use abstract nouns in a letter from Grandpa.

Read the letter

Mina's grandpa gave her his old toolbox. Read the letter he put inside it.

A Letter in the Toolbox

1Dear Mina,
This old toolbox belonged to my father, and now it belongs to you. Inside, you will find a hammer, a tape measure and a small saw. But the most important things in this box are things you cannot see or touch.

2When I was a boy, my father taught me how to fix a squeaky door. I hit my thumb twice, and I wanted to quit. He told me that skill comes from practice, not luck. His patience gave me the courage to try again.

3Last summer, you helped me build a bookshelf for your room. You asked so many questions! Your curiosity made me smile. You measured each board two times. We sanded the edges until they felt smooth. When the shelf stood straight, I could see the pride on your face.

4Take good care of these tools. Remember that every mistake is a chance to learn. I give you this toolbox with love and trust.
Love, Grandpa Jun

Find abstract nouns

An abstract noun names a feeling, an idea or a quality. You cannot see, hear or touch it.

Underline the two abstract nouns in this sentence from paragraph 2.

Hispatiencegavemethecouragetotryagain.

In paragraph 3, which abstract noun names what Grandpa saw on Mina's face when the shelf stood straight?

A. curiosity
B. pride
C. board
D. skill

Which noun from the letter is an abstract noun?

A. tape measure
B. thumb
C. bookshelf
D. curiosity

In paragraph 1, Grandpa says the most important things in the box are things you cannot see or touch. What kind of nouns name things like these?

A. abstract nouns
B. concrete nouns
C. proper nouns
D. plural nouns

Circle the four abstract nouns.

skillhammersawtrustdoorboardrespectluck

Make and use abstract nouns

Change each word in bold into an abstract noun that finishes the sentence.

Write the abstract noun made from the word safe.

Mina wears goggles for when she uses the saw.

Write the abstract noun made from the word strong.

It takes a lot of to lift the heavy toolbox.

Write the abstract noun made from the word fair.

Grandpa shares the jobs with , so everyone gets a turn.

Write the abstract noun made from the word leader.

Mina showed when she taught her cousin how to use the tape measure.

10.

Which sentence has an abstract noun in it?

A. The saw has sharp metal teeth.
B. Grandpa keeps nails in a jar.
C. Mina felt great joy and pride.
D. The hammer sits on the shelf.

11.

Grandpa says every mistake is a chance to learn. Write one sentence about something you learned at home. Use an abstract noun such as skill, patience or courage.