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Collective nouns
nouns
 Collective nouns
• The name used for a group of things
• It can be animals like squirrels
or elephants

• It can be things like tables or trees

 Collective nouns

A lion
A pride of lions
A goose

A flock of geese
 One hedgehog

A prickle of hedgehogs
 An elephant

A herd of elephants
 One Hippopotamus

A bloat of Hippopotami
 A fish

A school of fish
 A squirrel

What do you think would be a

good name for a group
of squirrels?
 Some more collective
nouns
• A wolf • A pack of wolves
• A whale • A pod of whales
• A bee • A swarm of bees
• A puppy • A litter of pups
 What could you call
these things?
• A group of soldiers • An army
• A large group of • A crowd
people
• A group of • A team
footballers
• A group of
schoolchildren • A class