English Grammar · Nouns Series · Worksheet 4
Collective
Collective
Nouns
Match, identify, and use collective nouns for animals, people, and things.
📚 Quick Reference — Common Collective Nouns
🐾 Animals
- a flockof birds / sheep
- a herdof cattle / elephants
- a packof wolves / dogs
- a prideof lions
- a swarmof bees / insects
- a schoolof fish / dolphins
- a murderof crows
- a litterof kittens / puppies
- a podof whales / seals
- a gaggleof geese
- a troopof monkeys
- a colonyof ants / bats
👥 People
- a teamof players
- a crewof sailors
- an audienceof viewers
- a juryof jurors
- a panelof experts
- a crowdof people
- a boardof directors
- a gangof thieves
- a bandof musicians
- a choirof singers
📦 Things
- a fleetof ships / cars
- a bunchof flowers / grapes
- a stackof papers / books
- a setof tools / rules
- a bundleof sticks / cables
- a libraryof books
- a packof cards
- a stringof pearls / lights
Part A: Click a collective noun on the left, then click the matching animal group on the right. Part B: Match collective nouns to groups of people. Part C: Choose the correct collective noun to complete each sentence.
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Part A
Match: Animals
Click a collective noun, then click its matching animal group.
Collective Noun
Group
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Did you know? A group of crows is called "a murder." A group of flamingos is called "a flamboyance." English has hundreds of wonderfully unusual collective nouns — many dating back to medieval hunting terminology!
Part B
Match: People
Click a collective noun, then click the matching group of people.
Collective Noun
Group
Part C
Choose the correct collective noun
Select the word that correctly completes each sentence.
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