THE COLLECTIVE NOUNS
Look at the pictures below. Read the underlined words in the pictures. What are they?
 Jong Woon gives me a bouquet of roses. |  A choir of singers is singing merrily. |
They are bouquet and choir. They refer to names of special group of people, animals and things grouped together and spoken as one whole.
Such words are called as Collective Nouns.
Lists of collective nouns can be studied as below:
People | |
A party of friends A field of athletes A body of men A troupe of dancers A bevy of ladies A horde of savages A class of pupils | A company of actors A panel of judges A board of directors A team of player A relay of runners A party of politicians A tribe of natives |
Animals | |
An army of ants A pack of hounds A swarm of bees A gaggle of geese A herd of elephants A litter of puppies A haul of fish | A pride of lions A nest of mice A team of oxen A flock of sheep A flight of swallows A troop of monkeys A team of oxen |
Things | |
A flight of aeroplanes A quiver of arrows A tuft of grass A groups of islands A fleet of ships A string of beads A bale of cotton | A bundle of rags A collection of pictures A stack of cards A galaxy of stars A clump of trees A batch of breeds A row of houses |
Let’s us practice some exercises!
Insert the correct Collective Nouns in the spaces below.
1. a ………………. of chickens
2. a …………….. of bushes
3. a ………………. of policemen
4. a …………….. of corn
5. a ………………. of ships
6. a …………….. of furniture
7. a ………………. of grass
8. a …………….. of pilgrims
9. a ………………. of players
10.a …………… of bells
Check the answers!
1. brood 6. hedge
2. posse 7. sheaf
3. fleet 8. suite
4. tuft 9. band
5. team 10. peal
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