Name: Oak homework, due in Thursday 29th January

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Collective nouns

A collective noun is a word that refers to a group.

You may use the Internet or a dictionary.

Select a collective noun from the list below to correctly describe these groups of animals. Some are tricky – have a guess!

1.  A ……flock………………of sheep.

2.  A ……………………………. of bees.

3.  A …………………………….. of fish.

4.  A ……………………………..of wolves.

5.  A ……………………………. of elephants.

6.  A ……………………………. of rabbits.

7.  A ……………………………..of lions.

8.  A ……………………………..of monkeys.

9.  A ……………………………. of ants.

10.  A ……………………………. of hyenas.

11.  A ……………………………. of owls.

12.  A ……………………………. of dolphins.

13.  A ……………………………. of hedgehogs.

14.  A ……………………………. of crocodiles.

15.  A ……………………………. of vipers.

16.  A ……………………………. of geese.

17.  An ……………………………. of ravens.

18.  A ……………………………. of seagulls.

prickle pack flock warren pride colony

troop shoal swarm cackle parliament squabble

pod bask nest herd gaggle unkindness

Just for fun!

Please invent a collective noun for any other 3 nouns (things).

1.  .

2.  .

3.