A Collective Noun is a word that describes a group of people, animals or things.
Some common nouns have more than one correct collective noun.
COLLECTIVE
COMMON
NOUN
NOUN
gaggle
fish
brood
lions
haul
geese
flight
chickens
herd
piglets
pride
wolves
army
camels
school
elephants
litter
birds
train
ants
pack
porpoises
Unscramble the collective nouns and place them with their common nouns.
A
of musicians
dabn
A
of gypsies
rancava
A
A
of crooks
of friends
nagg
rpayt
A
of soldiers
A
of players
meta
A
of performers
petruo
A
of worshippers
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A Collective Noun is a word that describes a group of people, animals or things.
Some common nouns have more than one correct collective noun.
COLLECTIVE
COMMON
NOUN
NOUN
gaggle
fish
brood
lions
haul
geese
flight
chickens
herd
piglets
pride
wolves
army
camels
school
elephants
litter
birds
train
ants
pack
porpoises
Unscramble the collective nouns and place them with their common nouns.
A
of musicians
A
of gypsies
rancava
A
of crooks
nagg
gang
A
of friends
rpayt
party
A
of soldiers
neirmteg
A
of players
meta
A
of performers
A
of worshippers
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dabn
petruo
tongagcnorie
band
caravan
regiment
team
troupe
congregation
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Write the correct collective noun in each sentence.
chain
constellation
deck
fleet
flight
hand
range
set
squadron
suite
1. The hotel had a
2. The
3.
of rooms.
of ships sailed into the harbour.
On holidays the family took photos of a
of
mountains.
4. At night we could see a large
of stars.
5. The farmer picked a
of bananas from the tree.
6. The cruise ship sailed near a
of islands.
7. The players needed a
of cards for the game,
8. Careful as you walk up a
of stairs.
9. The mechanic had a large
of spanners.
10. At the Air Show I saw a
of jets.
Sort the collective nouns from the box.
herd
team
pride
flight
gang
set
troop
fleet
deck
brood
congregation
hand
PEOPLE
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THINGS
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Write the correct collective noun in each sentence.
chain
constellation
deck
fleet
flight
hand
range
set
squadron
suite
1. The hotel had a
2. The
3.
of rooms.
suite
of ships sailed into the harbour.
fleet
On holidays the family took photos of a
of
range
mountains.
4. At night we could see a large
5. The farmer picked a
of stars.
constellation
of bananas from the tree. hand
6. The cruise ship sailed near a
of islands.
7. The players needed a
chain
of cards for the game,
deck
8. Careful as you walk up a
of stairs.
flight
9. The mechanic had a large
of spanners.
set
10. At the Air Show I saw a
of jets.
squadron
Sort the collective nouns from the box.
herd
team
pride
flight
gang
set
troop
fleet
deck
brood
congregation
hand
PEOPLE
ANIMALS
THINGS
team
herd
set
troop
pride
deck
gang
flight
fleet
congregation
brood
hand
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Underline the collective noun in each sentence.
1.
The astronomer saw the belt of asteroids with the telescope.
2.
A swarm of bees were near the hive in the garden.
3.
A large crowd of spectators cheered loudly.
4. A shiver of sharks were seen near the popular beach.
5. The farmer collected a clutch of fresh eggs.
6. Out in the bay several beds of oysters.
7. On the hall table was a large bouquet of flowers.
8.
A romp of otters were seen swimming in the river.
Use your imagination to create new collective nouns.
A
of dancers
A
of horses
A
of pencils
A
of monkeys
A
of balloons
A
of motorbikes.
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Underline the collective noun in each sentence.
1.
The astronomer saw the belt of asteroids with the telescope.
2.
A swarm of bees were near the hive in the garden.
3.
A large crowd of spectators cheered loudly.
4. A shiver of sharks were seen near the popular beach.
5. The farmer collected a clutch of fresh eggs.
6. Out in the bay several beds of oysters.
7. On the hall table was a large bouquet of flowers.
8.
A romp of otters were seen swimming in the river.
Use your imagination to create new collective nouns.
TEACHER TO CHECK
A
of dancers
A
of horses
A
of pencils
A
of monkeys
A
of balloons
A
of motorbikes.
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