COLLECTIVE NOUNS

People
a school / class of pupils a crew of sailors
a staff of servants a choir of singers
a staff of teachers a crowd of spectators
an army of soldiers a troupe of dancers
a gang of thieves a gang of labourers
a company of actors a band of musicians
a tribe of natives a horde of savages
a party of friends a host of angles
a staff of workers a gang of robbers/gangsters
a tribe of natives a board of directors
a patrol of policemen a team of players
Animals
a swarm of bees a little of kittens
a flock of birds a school of dolphins
a herd of buffaloes a nest of mice
a herd of cattle a troop of monkeys/lions
a brood of chickens a pack of wolves
a herd of elephants a school of whales
a shoal of fish a flight of swallows
a gaggle of geese a flock of sheep
a plague of insects a nest of rabbits
a pack of bears a pride of peacocks
a school of fish an army of ants
a flight of stairs/steps a herd of cows
a pride of lions
Things
a flight of aeroplanes a crate of fruits
a bunch of bananas a suite of furniture
a library of books a tuft of grass
a pack of cards a stack of hay
a packet of cigarettes a group of islands
a suit of clothes a fleet of motor-cars
a bale of cotton a string of pearls
a cluster of diamonds a collection of pictures/books
a chest of drawers a bundle of rags
a clutch of eggs a fleet of ships/aeroplanes
a bouquet of flowers a collection of stamps
a flight of steps a cluster of stars
a bundle of stick a set/kit of tools
a batch of bread a clump of trees
a comb of bananas a stalk of flower
a tray of eggs a batch of students
a bunch of grapes a hedge of bushes
a album of stamps an anthology of poems
a bale of wool a bunch of keys
a heap of rubbish/stones/clothes a pack of lies
a reel of thread a string of beads