Collective Nouns

Adira is a beekeeper and she noticed a group of bees in her garden. What is the collective noun for this group of bees?

(a)  

Match the collective nouns to the constituent objects.

• bells

• peal/carillon

• judges/ bishops

• bench

• camels

• sheaf/ quiver

• actors

• company/ troupe

• arrows

• caravan/ train

Adira found a group of ants in her garden. What is the collective noun for this group of ants?

• colony

• litter

• cluster

• heap

Adira is a cattle farmer and she has a group of cows. What is the collective noun we use to refer to this group of cattle?

• herd

• string

• staff

• clump

Adira, her dad, and some of her dad's friends are bird watching in the Blue Mountains and she spotted a group of birds in the trees. What is the collective noun for the group of birds she saw?

• herd

• swarm

• flock

• pack

True or False? The collective noun for bread is the same as that for cookies.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

It is True. You can have a batch of bread or a batch of cookies.

Adira went to a place where there were many books grouped together. What is the collective noun for such a group of books?

• library

• shelf

• collection

• stack

Adira is organizing a tea party and she wants to use her grandma's china. What is the collective noun for this group of china?

• collection

• set

• bunch

• assembly

Adira, Jasmine, Oprite, and Kayla-Lee are a (a)   of ​ (b)  

• bevy
• bunch
• bale
• beauties
• bells
• birds

Squadron is to ​ (a)   as a herd is to ​ (b)  

• aeroplanes
• actors
• angels
• cattle/ buffalo
• birds/ sheep
• ants/ ibises