islcollective worksheets elementary a1 elementary school reading writing nouns colle collective n 176969577953b7f54b46c7e0 55829642

> Collective Nouns are used to define a group of people, animals or
objects.

PEOPLE
Collective
noun
cast
staff
crew
army
tribe
board
team
class

Group of…
actors
employees
sailors
soldiers
natives
directors
athletes
students

ANIMALS
Collective
noun
swarm
herd
flock

pack
school
colony
shoal
team

THINGS

Group of…
flies
cattle
birds
dogs/wolves
dolphins
ants
fish
horses

> Identify the collective noun that
matches with the pictures.

Collective
nouns
fleet
ring
lock
bunch
deck
bouquet
chain

network

Group of…
ships
keys
hair
grapes
cards
flowers
islands
computers

> Complete
the
sentences
with the right collective
noun.
1. Sue wants to visit
__________ of mountains.

a)_______
sailors

of

b)________ of
bananas

a

2. A _______ of birds is
gathering together by the
lake.
c)______
fish

of

3. This play has a
________ of actors.

famous

4. The farmer is looking
after the ________ of cows.
d)_______
bees

of

e)________ of
directors

f)______
whales

of

5. Matt went to the grocery
to buy a _________of grapes.

6. The company bought a new
_________ of vans.
7. My house was invaded by a
_________ of ants.

g)______
sheep

of

h)_________
of students

i) ________
of flowers

8. The _________ in this shop
are very helpful.
9. When I was diving, I saw
_________ of fish swimming
together.

j)________
of taxis

k)________ of
fruit

l)________
of keys