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    This document provides information about collective nouns and examples of their use. Collective nouns are words used to describe a group of nouns, such as a deck of cards. The document lists common collective nouns like flock, herd, and swarm and has students practice identifying the correct collective noun for groups of animals, people, and objects. It then encourages students to be creative by inventing their own collective nouns and examples of how to use them in sentences.

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    This document provides information about collective nouns and examples of their use. Collective nouns are words used to describe a group of nouns, such as a deck of cards. The document lists common collective nouns like flock, herd, and swarm and has students practice identifying the correct collective noun for groups of animals, people, and objects. It then encourages students to be creative by inventing their own collective nouns and examples of how to use them in sentences.

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    This document provides information about collective nouns and examples of their use. Collective nouns are words used to describe a group of nouns, such as a deck of cards. The document lists common collective nouns like flock, herd, and swarm and has students practice identifying the correct collective noun for groups of animals, people, and objects. It then encourages students to be creative by inventing their own collective nouns and examples of how to use them in sentences.

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    ALL RIGHT PRIVATE ENGLISH

    Name:___________________________________________________Date:________________
    ALL RIGHT PRIVATE ENGLISH

    COLLECTIVE NOUNS Collective nouns are words used to describe a group of nouns. For example, 52 cards
    would be known as a deck of cards.
    Complete each sentence by choosing the correct collective noun from the box at the bottom of the page.
    1.Swimming in the shallow water was a ______________ of herrings.

    2.A ___________ of sheep was happily grazing in the field.


    3.All night we could hear the _____________ of wolves howling.
    4.Looking out to sea, we noticed a ___________ of dolphins swimming.
    5.The _____________ of lions slept all day on the African plains.
    6.A long ______________ of steps led to the top of the tower.

    7.Our cat has just had a _______________ of seven kittens.


    8.We each picked a _______________ of juicy grapes from the vine.
    9.The hen waddled by with her _______________ of chicks.
    10.A ______________ of thieves stole the precious diamonds.
    11.In the jungle, we could see a __________ of monkeys swinging in the trees.

    12.An enormous ______________ of locusts ate all the crops.


    13.The ______________ of elephants stomped through the water hole.
    14.The __________________ of geese made a terrible squawking sound.
    15.We were in awe as we watched the ______________ of whales swimming.

    pod swarm pride flight school


    herd litter gaggle band brood
    pack troop flock bunch shoal
    COLLECTIVE NOUNS BE CREATIVE! Some collective nouns are very descriptive. We hear the collective noun,
    and we can imagine what the group looks like.

    A pride of lions sounds more interesting than a group of lions. Collective nouns are also fun! Now that you
    have learned how to use collective nouns, try and invent some of your own.
    Invent a creative collective noun for each of the nouns below, and then write a sentence to show the
    collective noun in use.
    1.students babble We were surrounded by a babble of students.
    ALL RIGHT PRIVATE ENGLISH
    2.cell phones _____________________ ________________________________________________________
    3.teachers _____________________ ________________________________________________________
    4.computers _____________________ ________________________________________________________
    5.children _____________________ _____________________________________________________
    6.cars _____________________ ___________________________________________________

    7.footballs _____________________ ________________________________________________________


    8.ice-creams _____________________ ________________________________________________________

    9.pencils _____________________ ________________________________________________________


    10.roller coasters _____________________ _____________________________________________________

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