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NCERT Solutions for Class 5th English Chapter 7 B. Encircle the nouns you can see, taste, touch or smell — Let us Learn

Book page 82 Updated on2026-09-19

Q1.
In the following table, encircle the nouns that you can see, taste, touch, or smell.
joyleafangermountain
sunshirttoffeerose
ice cubesugarhattruth
chessboardliefootballdeer
treehappinesscatspoon
riverfearcuptiger
The table of words as printed on page 82.
Answer

Encircle these eighteen words. Each one is a thing you can see, taste, touch or smell:

leaf, mountain, sun, shirt, toffee, rose, ice cube, sugar, hat, chessboard, football, deer, tree, cat, spoon, river, cup, tiger.

Leave these six words alone. They are the abstract nouns:

joy, anger, truth, lie, happiness, fear.

Here is the whole table, marked. A tick means encircle it; a cross means leave it.

WordEncircle?WordEncircle?WordEncircle?WordEncircle?
joy✗ abstractleaf✓anger✗ abstractmountain✓
sun✓shirt✓toffee✓rose✓
ice cube✓sugar✓hat✓truth✗ abstract
chessboard✓lie✗ abstractfootball✓deer✓
tree✓happiness✗ abstractcat✓spoon✓
river✓fear✗ abstractcup✓tiger✓

How to decide, word by word. Ask this one question: can I put it in front of me and use my five senses on it?

  • A rose — I can see it, touch it and smell it. So circle it.
  • Sugar and toffee — I can taste them. Circle them.
  • The sun — I can see it and feel its warmth. Circle it.
  • Joy — I can feel joy inside me, but I cannot hold it in my hand, put it on the table, or show it to you. Do not circle it.
  • Truth and lie — these are ideas about what someone says. You cannot touch them. Do not circle them.
The rule, in the book’s own words: The words you have NOT encircled are abstract nouns. The word abstract means something that has no physical shape. Feelings, thoughts and ideas are all abstract nouns, because they cannot be touched, smelt or seen. Happiness and rose are both nouns — but you can touch, see and smell a rose, and you cannot touch happiness.
Careful with ‘fear’ and ‘anger’: You may say, “But I can see that my friend is angry!” What you really see is his face and his shouting — not the anger itself. The feeling stays inside him. So anger is abstract.
Q2.
Can you think of a few more abstract nouns? Write them in your notebook and share them with the class.
Answer

Yes. Here are twenty more abstract nouns, sorted so they are easy to remember. Every one of them names something you cannot see, taste, touch or smell.

GroupAbstract nounsA sentence
Feelingslove, sadness, hope, jealousy, pride, surpriseMy sister looked at the gift with surprise.
Good qualitieshonesty, courage, kindness, patience, wisdomThe farmer showed great courage in the flood.
Ideas about peoplefriendship, freedom, respect, trust, helpfulnessOur friendship began in Class 1.
Other ideasbeauty, peace, danger, silence, childhoodThere was complete silence in the library.

A quick way to make abstract nouns. Many of them are built from other words by adding an ending:

  • kind → kindness  ·  happy → happiness  ·  dark → darkness
  • honest → honesty  ·  brave → bravery  ·  safe → safety
  • child → childhood  ·  friend → friendship  ·  free → freedom
How to check any word: Put the word after “a piece of” or “I am holding”. “I am holding a spoon” makes sense. “I am holding a kindness” does not. So kindness is abstract.
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