Collective nouns
Collective nouns are
A collection or group of people, places, or things
What is a group of stairs called?
A flight of stairs
I gave my mom a ___________ of flowers on her birthday
You were likely thinking of a bouquet [bəʊˈkei] of flowers. But they may also be in
a cluster
an arrangement
an assembly
a bunch
bundle
or, of course, a collection
gathering of flowers
mass of flowers
Many books that have been organized for easy access may be called a ______
Library
An ____ of soldiers.
army
We may gather rice into a ________?
Name one of several ways we refer to collected rice.
A bowl of rice
A bag.....
A bushel...
A kilo... (or other weight measure)
A load...
A cargo ...
What is a group of dust called?
A cloud of dust
(But we'll accept "dust balls" or "dust bunnies.")
I saw a ________ of wolves
Pack
A group of cards (usually related in some way) is called a _____.
A pack of cards.
A _______ of birds
flock
We cut a pizza (or other pie) into a group of _____.
slices
What is a group of flowers called?
A bouquet of flowers
I saw a ____ of lions in the jungle of Uganda.
Pride
A set drawers is called a ......
....chest of drawers
A ________ of trees
forest
A "stand" of trees is usually much smaller.
Slices of bread form a group called a _____.
loaf of bread
What is a group of hay called?
A bale of hay
The ____ of cattle were eating grass.
Herd
A set of shoes for the left and right foot is called a ....
pair of shoes
A ________ of bees
swarm or hive
They may form a swarm outside their home.
Inside the structure, they are a hive of bees.
We gather toothpaste into ______ for our convenience.
tubes
We buy tubes of toothpaste.
What is a group of birds called?
A flock of birds
There was a large ________ of people queuing up to see that new musical "Don't Waste Your Money on This Musical."
crowd
We buy bananas in a _____.
bunch.
My brother loves coins.
He has a large coin ________.
collection