WALT to find out about Collective nouns

Collective nounsThe name used for a group of thingsIt can be animals like squirrels

or elephants

It can be things like tables or trees

Collective nounsA lion

A pride of lions

A gooseA flock of geese

One hedgehogA prickle of hedgehogs

An elephantA herd of elephants

A bloat of HippopotamiOne Hippopotamus

A fishA school of fish

A squirrelWhat do you think would be a good name for a group of squirrels?

Some more collective nounsA wolfA whaleA beeA puppy

A pack of wolvesA pod of whalesA swarm of beesA litter of pups

What could you call these things?A group of soldiersA large group of peopleA group of footballersA group of schoolchildren

An armyA crowd

A team

A class

WALT to find out about Collective nounsThere are lots of places to find out more collective nouns, using the internetTry this websitehttp://rinkworks.com/words/collective.shtml