collective nouns. the name used for a group of things it can be animals like squirrels or elephants...
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Collective nounsCollective 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
A pride of lions
A lion
A goose
A flock of geese
One hedgehog
A prickle of hedgehogs
An elephant
A herd of elephants
A bloat of Hippopotami
One Hippopotamus
A fish
A school of fish
Sometimes a collective noun reflects the character of the animal they refer to….
An unkindness of ravens.
An ostentation of An ostentation of peacocks.peacocks.
A sloth of bears.A sloth of bears.
An intrusion of An intrusion of cockroaches.cockroaches.
A parliament of owls.
A skulk of foxes.A skulk of foxes.
A shrewdness of apes.A shrewdness of apes.
Some more collective nouns
• A wolf• A whale• A bee• A puppy
• A pack of wolves• A pod of whales• A swarm of bees• A litter of pups
What could you call these things?
• A group of soldiers
• A large group of people
• A group of footballers
• A group of schoolchildren
• An army• A crowd
• A team
• A class
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