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Collective Nouns

A COLLECTIVE NOUN is a word for group of people, animals or things.

example: A flock of birds.

Flock is the collective noun. In the phrase above, of birds tells us what is the

flock made up of.

Draw a line to match each collective noun with correct phrase.

fleet of keys

herd of ants

pride of players

bouquet of cows

team of cards

colony of ships

ring of lions

deck of students

hive of roses

class of bees
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Collective Nouns

A COLLECTIVE NOUN is a word for group of people, animals or things.

example: A flock of birds.

Flock is the collective noun. In the phrase above, of birds tells us what is the

flock made up of.

Draw a line to match each collective noun with correct phrase.

fleet of keys

herd of ants

pride of players

bouquet of cows

team of cards

colony of ships

ring of lions

deck of students

hive of roses

class of bees