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Grade 4
English Language
Collective Nouns
A collective noun is a noun that refers to a group of
persons, animals, creatures or things
Fill in the missing words (some have more than one option):
an ______________ of soldiers
a herd of _____________________
a _____________ of musicians
a hedge of ____________________
a _____________ of bread
a host of _____________________
a _____________ of flowers
a library of ___________________
a _____________ of chickens
a litter of _____________________
a _____________ of grapes
a pack of _____________________
a _____________ of drawers
a party of ____________________
a _____________ of singers
a class of _____________________
a _____________ of trees
a school of ____________________
a _____________ of pictures
a set of _______________________
a _____________ of bananas
a sheaf of _____________________
a _____________ of actors
a stack of _____________________
a _____________ of sailors
a string of _____________________
a _____________ of locusts
a suit of ______________________
a _____________ of aeroplanes/steps a flock of _____________________
a _____________ of geese
a swarm of ____________________
a _____________ of stars
a troop of _____________________
a _____________ of thieves
a tuft of ______________________
a _____________ of animals
an army of ____________________
a _____________ of dancers
a shoal of _____________________
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Grade 4
English Language
Gender
Gender can either be Masculine (man), Feminine (woman),
Common (both genders) or Neuter (non-living things), e.g.
lion (masculine) - lioness (feminine)
children (common)
chair (neuter)
Give the opposite gender of the following:
Male
Female
Male
actor
widow
bride
emperor
boar
cock
aunt
lady
witch
duke
lad
niece
count
son
heir
king
waitress
governess
billy-goat
buck
drake
dog
goose
mare
ram
bullock
husband
shepherd
tigress
hero
Female
spinster
colt
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Grade 4
Collective Nouns
A collective noun is a noun that refers to a group of
persons, animals, creatures or things
Fill in the missing words (some have more than one option):
an army of soldiers
a herd of cattle, buffaloes
a band of musicians
a hedge of bushes, small trees
a loaf of bread
a host of angels, sparrows
a bouquet of flowers
a library of books
a brood of chickens
a litter of cubs, pups
a bunch of grapes
a pack of cards, wolves, lions
a chest of drawers
a party of friends
a choir of singers
a class of students
a clump/forest of trees
a school of fish, whales, dolphins
a collection of pictures
a set of clubs, china, tools
a comb of bananas
a sheaf of corn
a company of actors
a stack of hay
a crew of sailors
a string of beads, horses
a plague of locusts
a suit of clothes
a flight of aeroplanes/steps
a flock of birds, sheep
a gaggle of geese
a swarm of bees, insects
a constellation/galaxy of stars
a troop of monkeys, lions
a gang of thieves
a tuft of grass
a menagerie of animals
an army of ants
a troupe of dancers
a shoal of fish, herring
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Grade 4
English Language
Gender—Memo
Gender can either be Masculine (man), Feminine (woman),
Common (both genders) or Neuter (non-living things), e.g.
lion (masculine) - lioness (feminine)
nechildren (common)
chair (neuter)
Give the opposite gender of the following:
Male
Female
Male
Female
actor
actress
widower
widow
bridegroom
bride
boar
sow
emperor
empress
cock
hen
uncle
aunt
wizard
witch
gentleman
lady
duke
duchess
lad
lass
nephew
niece
count
countess
son
daughter
heir
heiress
king
queen
waiter
waitress
tutor
governess
billy-goat
nanny-goat
buck
doe
drake
duchess
dog
bitch
gander
goose
stallion
mare
ram
ewe
bullock
heifer
husband
wife
shepherd
shepherdess
tiger
tigress
bachelor
spinster
hero
heroine
colt
filly