There are three kinds of nouns: Concrete nouns - these are things that you can experience through your five senses: sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch. Ex. The teacher is writing on the board with a chalk . Abstract nouns - these are names of quality, action, or state. Abstract nouns refer to ideas that we can neither see or touch. Ex. The wisdom shared to me was enlightening. Collective nouns - these are names that represent a collection or a group of people, animals, or things. Ex. A bunch of bananas are on the counter. Worksheets to follow.