Nicole Spiteri English Language Notes Collective Nouns
Collective Nouns List
Collective Nouns are used to describe a group of persons, animals, or thing.
Collective Nouns of Things:
1. a bale of cotton 23. a stack of wood
2. a chest of drawers 24. a shower of rain 3. a packet of letters 25. a sheaf of corn 4. a basket of fruit 26. a sheaf of grain 5. a bunch of keys 27. a set of clubs 6. a collection of coins 28. a reel of film 7. a batch of bread 29. an outfits of clothes 8. a heap of rubbish 30. a library of books 9. a pair of shoes 31. a forest of trees 10. a battery of guns 32. a hail of bullets 11. a stack of wood 33. a group of islands 12. a comb of bananas _________________________________________ 13. a block of flats _________________________________________ 14. a cloud of dust _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 15. a quiver of arrows _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 16. a bowl of rice _________________________________________ 17. a pack of cards _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 18. a galaxy of stars _________________________________________ 19. a wad of notes _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 20. a string of pearls _________________________________________ 21. a string of beads _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 22. a stack of hay _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 1 ___ Nicole Spiteri English Language Notes Collective Nouns
Collective Nouns of Animals:
1. an army of ants 27. a board of chickens
2. a flight of birds 28. a string of horses 3. a haul of fish 29. a band of jays 4. a bevy of quail 30. a stud of horses 5. a gaggle of geese 31. a flock of sheep 6. a hive of bees 32. a bed of eels 7. a trope of loin 8. a herd of cattle 9. a kindle of kittens 10. a catch of fish _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 11. a host of sparrows _________________________________________ 12. a nest of mice _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 13. a train of camels _________________________________________ 14. a litter of cubs _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 15. a plague of locusts _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 16. a murder of crows _________________________________________ 17. a school of wolves _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 18. a colony of gulls _________________________________________ 19. a pack of wolves _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 20. a clutter of spiders _________________________________________ 21. a swarm of bees ___
22. a pride of loins
23. a mob of emus 24. a team of oxen 25. a shoal of fish 26. a litter of puppies
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Collective Nouns of Persons:
27. a team of players
1. an army of soldiers’ 28. a crowd of people 2. a bevy of ladies 29. a panel of expert 3. a patrol of policemen 30. a regiment of soldiers 4. a troupe of artists 31. a dynasty of kings 5. a body of men 32. a party of friends 6. a posse of policemen 33. a hack of smokers 7. a staff of employees 8. a gang of prisoners 9. an audience of listeners 10. an army of musicians 11. a group of dancers _________________________________________ 12. a band of musicians _________________________________________ 13. a board of directors _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 14. a horde of savage _________________________________________ 15. a company of actors _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 16. a caravan of gypsies _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 17. a host of angles _________________________________________ 18. a choir of singer _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 19. a bunch of crocks _________________________________________ 20. a line of kings _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 21. a troop of scouts _________________________________________ 22. a class of student _________________________________________ ___ 23. a mob of rioters 24. a tribe of natives 25. a crew of sailors 26. a pack of thieves