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Collective Nouns

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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)  

2.

Match the collective nouns to the constituent objects.

a)

bench

1.

judges/ bishops

b)

peal/carillon

2.

bells

c)

company/ troupe

3.

actors

d)

sheaf/ quiver

4.

arrows

e)

caravan/ train

5.

camels

3.

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

a)

colony

b)

litter

c)

cluster

d)

heap

4.

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?

a)

herd

b)

string

c)

staff

d)

clump

5.

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?

a)

herd

b)

swarm

c)

flock

d)

pack

6.

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

a)

True

b)

False

7.

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

a)

library

b)

shelf

c)

collection

d)

stack

8.

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?

a)

collection

b)

set

c)

bunch

d)

assembly

9.

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

Choose from the below words
bevy
bunch
bale
beauties
bells
birds
10.

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

Choose from the below words
aeroplanes
actors
angels
cattle/ buffalo
birds/ sheep
ants/ ibises
11.

A collective noun is a word used for a /an​ (a)   of ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
group
objects, people, animals, feelings or ideas
verb
adjective
sentences
12.

True or False? Camels have the same collective noun as cattle.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is a group of angels called?

(a)