Fishing for
collective Nouns
Draw a card. Do not
look at the card. Ask
another player to
read it to you.
Identify the collective
noun. If you are
correct, flip a coin. If
it lands on heads,
move two spaces. If it
lands on tails, move
ahead one space.
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Second Grade Language Common Core
L 2.1.a
Standards
Use collective nouns (e.g., group).
Go
again!
Lose
Go
a
again!
turn!
Fishing For Collective Nouns
Lose
Move
a
ahead
2!
turn!
Move
ahead
2!
Lose
a
turn!
Draw a card. Identify the collective noun. If you are correct, flip
a coin. If it lands on heads, move two spaces. If it lands on tails,
move ahead one space.
Lose
a
turn!
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1. The flock of
birds flew to the
trees.
4.
The team of
players practiced
for the game.
7.
The pride of
lions hunted for
their supper.
2. A herd of
cattle grazed in
the field.
5.
The school of
3. The group of
children worked
on their project.
6.
The litter of
fish swam away
puppies cried for
8.
9.
from the shark.
The big crowd
of people yelled
for their
favorite player.
their mother.
The family ate
their supper
together.
10.
The audience
for the concert
clapped for the
11.
actors studied
their lines.
band.
13.
The set of
books fell off
the shelves.
16. The child
shuffled the
deck of cards.
The cast of
14.
The colony of
ants attacked
the food.
17.
The deer was
chased by a pack
of wolves.
12.
The band
learned new songs
for their concert.
15.
The army of
soldiers
protected our
country.
18.
They visited a
library of books.
19.
I was stung by
a swarm of bees.
22.
We petted a
flock of sheep
at the zoo.
25. I bought a
bunch of bananas
at the grocery.
20. I bought a
pack of gum at
the store.
23.
We purchased
lunch for a group
of friends.
26. We baked a
batch of cookies.
21. The farmer
fed her herd of
cattle.
24.
The cat took
good care of her
litter of kittens.
27.
My father
bought me a new
pair of shoes.
Fishing for
collective Nouns
Draw a card.
Write a complete
sentence
correctly using
the collective
noun. Be sure to
use correct
capitalization
and punctuation.
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flock
herd
group
team
school
litter
8
pride
crowd
family
audience
cast
band
9
set
colony
army
deck
pack
library
10
swarm
group
bunch
batch
pair
11
12