Collective Nouns

Collective Nouns

Collective Nouns are names given to groups of people, animals, plants or things.

People

·      an army of soldiers

·      a band of musicians

·      a choir of singers

·      a crew of sailors

·      a gang of robbers

·      a party of friends

·      a patrol of policemen

·      a staff of teachers

·      a class of students

·      a team of players

·      a tribe of natives

·      a troupe of dancers

Animals and Plants

·      a clump of trees

·      a gaggle of geese

·      a herd of elephants

·      a swarm of bees

·      a litter of kittens

·      a nest of mice

·      an army of ants

·      a bunch of grapes

·      a crate of fruit

·      a hedge of bushes

·      a tuft of grass

·      a bouquet of flowers

Objects

·      an album of stamps

·      an anthology of poems

·      a bale of cotton, wool

·      a bunch of keys

·      a bundle of sticks

·      a chest of drawers

·      a fleet of ships , cars

·      a flight of steps, aeroplanes

·      a group of islands

·      a heap of rubbish , stones

·      a library of books

·      a pack of lies, cards

·      a cluster of stars

·      a reel of thread

·      a string of pearls, beads