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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