Collective Nouns

Put each of the following collective nouns in its correct place in the
sentences below, making it plural if necessary. Some nouns must be used
more than once.
flock herd bundle mob stack suite congregation
Shoal bunch crowd fleet crew clump audience
Pack set swarm gang flight

(a)The ____ of the British Royal Navy was very strong in the nineteenth
century.
(b) Disease reduced the farmer’s ____from 90 to 65 cows.
(c) She was attacked by a ____ of wasps.
(d) A ____of shouting people overturned cars, set fire to shops and
attacked a police station.
(e) The Irish Prime Minister occupied a ____ of rooms at the
hotel.
(f) Some spectators in the ____ disagreed with the referee’s
decision.
(g) He bought a large ____ of bananas.
(h) The priest was very sad to see his ____ getting smaller week by week.
(i) Fishing boats use modern equipment to locate the ____ of fish.
(j) She lost her balance and fell down a ____ of steps.
(k) He was the leader of a well-known ____ of criminals.
(l) We sat down in the shade of a ____ of trees.
(m) In spring _____ of birds arrive back in Europe after spending the
winter in Africa.
(n) Our picnic was completely ruined by a ____ of ants.

(o) He gave her a ____ of flowers.

(p) British Airways has a ____ of 26 Boeing 747s.
(q) She gave a ____ of old clothes to a charity organization.
(r) The ____applauded the new play enthusiastically.
(s) Has anyone seen a ____ of keys? I left them somewhere.
(t) Golf is an expensive game. You'll need a ____ of clubs.
(u) The books were arranged in a ____ one on top of the other.
(v) They've bought a leather three-piece ____ a sofa and two
armchairs.
(w) Let’s play a game. Who’s got a ____ of cards?
(x) The cruise ship carries 150 passengers and a ____ of 85.
(y) The ____ of Sheep was controlled by a shepherd and two dogs.
(z) For their wedding I gave them a ____ of cutlery (6 knives. 6 spoons. 6
forks etc.)