Collective Noun

What is Collective Noun?

  • A collective noun is a word used to describe a group of people, animal and specific items.
  •  For example- a group of people is called crowd, a group of cows is called a herd; a group of lions is called a pride etc.
Some more examples:

  1. A fleet of airplanes
  2. A hive of bees
  3. A fleet of ships
  4. A flock of sheep
  5. A colony of ants
  6. A swarm of bees
  7. A swarm of ants
  8. A flock of birds
  9. A quiver of arrows
  10. A library of books
  11. A culture of bacteria
  12. An army of caterpillars
  13. A class of students
  14. An army of frogs
  15. A sloth of bears
  16. A deck of cards
  17. A herd of cattle
  18. A pack of dogs
  19. A school of fish
  20. A bouquet of flowers
  21. A litter of kittens
  22. A litter of puppies
  23. A mob of kangaroos
  24. A pride of lions
  25. A troop of kangaroos
  26. A pride of peacocks
  27. A troop of monkeys
  28. A range of mountains
  29. A tribe of monkeys
  30. A parliament of owls
  31. A herd of zebra
  32. A herd of deer
  33. A herd of buffalo
  34. A herd of antelope
  35. A galaxy of stars
  36. A den of thieves
  37. A pack of wolves
  38. A den of snakes
  39. An orchard of trees
  40. A host of sparrows
  41. A forest of trees
  42. A division of soldiers
  43. A nest of mice
  44. An army of soldiers
  45. A nest of snakes
  46. A squad of soldiers
  47. A team of horses
  48. A panel of experts
  49. A team of players
  50. A squad of players
  51. A team of oxen
  52. A leap of leopards

Practice Exercise

Q1) Choose the correct word from the brackets to fill in the blanks.

box, army, crowd, class, colony, herd, host , gaggle, panel, pack, team

1. My friend gave me a ________________ of pencils.
2. The ________________ of cows crossed the field.
3. A ________________ of ants comes to eat the sugar cube.
4. The farmer kept a ________________ of geese in the backyard.
5. I got hurt in the ________________ of people.
6. The ________________ of dogs were sitting in the ground.
7. The hunters are looking for a ________________ of sparrow.
8. The ____________ of frogs was croaking loudly.
9. Your ________________ will win the match.
10. Only ________________ of experts are allowed to stay here.
11. A ________________ of students was making lot of noise.