Collective Nouns

Collective Nouns

York Town Primary/Clarendon/Jamaica

Language Arts/Strand-Grammar & Conventions

Objective/s: Recognize ad use collective nouns

Date: November 30, 2020

Text: Primary English Across the Curriculum

Collective Nouns

• A collective noun names a group or collection of persons or things.

• Example: group-children

• A group of children gathered in the playground.

Collective Nouns

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Collective nouns

• a band of musicians

• a choir of singers

• an audience of listeners

• a panel of judges

• a team of athletes or players

• a class of students

• a council of aldermen

Multiple Choice

• litter of puppies

• school of puppies

Multiple Choice

• school of fish
• flock of fish

Multiple Choice

• flock of birds
• school of birds

Multiple Choice

• litter of lions
• pride of lions

Multiple Choice

• clowder of shoes
• pair of shoes

Multiple Choice

• litter of people
• crowd of people

Multiple Choice

• bunch of bananas
• deck of bananas

Multiple Choice

• army of soldiers
• pride of soldiers

Multiple Choice

a _____________ of elephants

• school

• herd

• bunch

• troop

Multiple Choice

a ______________ of cards

• swarm

• library

• litter

• pack

Multiple Choice

two ___________ of rice

• bunches

• teams

• armies

• sacks

Multiple Choice

a bunch of _____________

• wolves

• bees

• cards

• grapes

Multiple Choice

a swarm of _________________

• wolves

• people

• bees

• rice

Multiple Choice

a pack of ________________

• people

• animals

• wolves

• birds

Multiple Choice

Meena has lost the bunch of keys. .{ Choose the collective noun}

• lost

• Meena

• bunch

• keys

Multiple Choice

What is the collective noun in the sentence?

The staff at Walmart are always very helpful when you need to find an item.

• staff

• Walmart

• helpful

• item

Multiple Choice

What is the collective noun in the sentence?

Although our team didn't win, we were still really proud of ourselves.

• ourselves

• proud

• although

• team

Multiple Choice

What is the collective noun in the sentence?

The pod of whales was a beautiful sight to behold.

• pod

• sight

• whales

• behold

Multiple Choice

What is the collective noun in the sentence?

I'm excited to go to Disney World with my family for spring break!

• spring break

• Disney World

• family

• with

Multiple Choice

What is the collective noun in the sentence?

Jan screamed as a swarm of insects flew at her.

• insects

• swarm

• screamed

• Jan

Multiple Choice

What is the collective noun in the sentence?

The crowd went wild when Drake came out on the stage!

• crowd

• Drake

• stage

• wild

Multiple Choice

What is the collective noun in the sentence?

Can our group be the first to present?

• present

• first

• our

• group

Multiple Choice

What is the collective noun in the sentence?

The entire audience rose to their feet in a standing ovation!

• ovation

• audience

• feet

• entire

Multiple Choice

What is the collective noun in the sentence?

The entire audience rose to their feet in a standing ovation!

• ovation

• audience

• feet

• entire

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