Explanation:
Let’s go through each question one by one and choose the correct abstract noun.
1. *It is my ______ (believe) that my project would be successful.*
- “Believe” is a verb. We need a noun.
- “Belief” is the abstract noun form (e.g., *my belief*).
- “Believed” is past tense verb or adjective — not a noun here.
- “Believing” is a gerund (verb acting as noun), but we say *my belief*, not *my believing*.
✔ Correct:
A. belief
2. *He spent his ______ (child) in this city.*
- We need a noun meaning the time period of being a child.
- “Childish” = adjective (e.g., childish behavior)
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- “Childhood” = abstract noun for the period of being a child
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- “Children” = plural noun, but “his children” would mean his kids — doesn’t fit “spent his ___” (you don’t spend your children).
✔ Correct:
B. childhood
3. *A good craftsman takes ______ (proud) in his work.*
- “Proud” is an adjective. We need a noun after “takes ___ in”.
- The phrase is *take pride in* — fixed expression.
- “Pride” is the abstract noun.
- “Proudness” is not standard English (rare/uncommon; not used).
- “Proudly” is an adverb.
✔ Correct:
B. pride
4. *The accident was caused by engine ______ (fail).*
- “Fail” is a verb. We need a noun meaning the event/state of failing.
- “Fails” = 3rd person singular verb
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- “Failing” = gerund or present participle — can be a noun, but *engine failing* sounds odd here.
- “Failure” = abstract noun meaning the act or instance of failing — natural in formal/technical contexts: *engine failure*.
✔ Correct:
C. failure
5. *He made no effort to hide his ______ (disappoint).*
- “Disappoint” is a verb. We need a noun.
- “Disappointment” is the abstract noun (e.g., *his disappointment*).
- “Dissapointment” is misspelled (double ‘s’ is wrong — correct spelling is *disappointment* with one ‘s’ after ‘dis’). Option B is misspelled → invalid.
- Option C is *disappointment* (correct spelling).
✔ Correct:
C. disappointment
6. *Stop any exercises that cause ______ of breath (short).*
- “Short” is an adjective. We need a noun meaning the condition of having short breath.
- “Shortness” = abstract noun (e.g., *shortness of breath* — standard medical phrase).
- “Shorter” = comparative adjective — doesn’t fit after “cause ___ of breath”.
- “Shortly” = adverb — doesn’t fit.
✔ Correct:
A. shortness
Final Answer:
1. A
2. B
3. B
4. C
5. C
6. A
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of abstract noun worksheet.
