Collective Nouns

Collective Nouns11 Grade GrammarCollective NounsWords for groups of people, animals or things are called collective nouns.Here are some collective nouns for groups of people.a family a crewa team a cluba community a committeea choir a companya band a gangan orchestra the governmentan audience the armyCollective NounsHere are more collective nouns you can use for groups of people.a crowd of shoppers a gang of thievesa company of actors a panel of judgesa class of schoolchildren a platoon of soldiersCollective NounsMany groups of animals have their own special collective nouns.a herd of cattle a pack of wolves a litter of puppiesa flock of birds a pride of lions a troop of monkeysa drove of sheep a pod of dolphins a brood of chickensa gaggle of geese a school of fish a swarm of beesCollective NounsSome groups of things also have their own special collective nouns.a bunch of bananas a deck of cardsa cluster of grapes a flight of stepsa bunch of flowers a suite of roomsa bouquet of flowers a suite of furniturea range of mountains a set of toolsa fleet of ships a string of beadsa fleet of vehicles a grove of treesCollective NounsSome nouns name the amount or form of something.a loaf of bread a bar of soapa ball of string a bar of chocolate

Collective NounsThe words a piece of mean a single serving or part of something.a slice/piece of bread a slice/piece of cheesea piece/square of chocolate a slice/piece of cakea sheet/piece of paper a piece of chalka piece of information a piece of advice