Name: ______________________________

Lists of Collective Nouns

People
A cast of actors A choir of singers

A platoon of soldiers A host of angels

A staff of teachers A crew of sailors

A team of players A giggle of girls

A class of students A band of musicians

A crowd of people A gang of thieves

Animals, Fish and Insects

A flock of birds or sheep An army of ants

A herd of cattle or elephants A plague or swarm of locusts

A troop of monkeys A pride of lions

A litter of puppies A pack of dogs

A gaggle of geese A string of ponies

A shoal or school of fish A leap of leopards

A pod of whales or dolphins A swarm of bees

Objects
A flight of stairs A fleet of ships

A bundle of washing A string of pearls

A set of tools A batch of bread

A bunch or bouquet of flowers A canteen of cutlery

A pack of cards A range of mountains

A ream of paper A galaxy of stars

A pocket of oranges or potatoes A bunch of grapes or bananas

A network of computers A bunch of keys

 Name: ______________________________

Collective Nouns
A collective noun is the special name that is given to a group of the same things.
These things can be people, animals or objects.
Examples: A herd of cattle A flight of stairs A staff of teachers

A. Match the picture with a collective noun. Choose your answer from the collective nouns at the bottom.

A _____________________ of birds A ______________________ of flowers

A _____________________ of fish A _____________________ of tools

bouquet school flock set

B. Use these collective nouns to complete the descriptions below.

fleet pack troop string bunch

pocket swarm litter herd flight

1. A ____________________ of puppies 6. A _______________________ of monkeys

2. A ____________________ of cattle 7. A _______________________ of stairs

3. A ____________________ of bees 8. A _______________________ of ships

4. A ____________________ of cards 9. A _______________________ of potatoes

5. A ____________________ of pearls 10. A ______________________ of grapes

C. Use these collective nouns to complete the descriptions below.

army gang canteen gaggle galaxy

ream crew network team pride

1. A ____________________ of sailors 6. A _______________________ of lions

2. A ____________________ of stars 7. A _______________________ of thieves

3. A ____________________ of ants 8. A _____________________ of computers

4. A ____________________ of players 9. A _______________________ of paper

5. A ____________________ of geese 10. A ______________________ of cutlery