COLLECTIVE NOUNS
PEOPLE
a band of musicians
a bench of magistrates
a bevy of girls/ladies
a billow of smokers
a board of directors
a body of men
a choir/group of singers
a class of pupils
a company of actors
a congregation of worshippers
a crowd of spectators, people
a field of athletes
a gang of thieves, labourers
a horde of savages
a host of angels; friends
a house of senators
a huddle of lawyers
a mob of gangsters
a panel of judges/experts
a party of friends
a party of politicians
a posse/patrol of policemen
a regiment/an army of soldiers
a relay of runners
a school of pupils
a staff of teachers/servants
a team of players/doctors/ scientists
a tribe of natives
a troupe/group of dancers
an army of ants
ANIMALS
a brood of chickens
a cloud of insects
a flight of swallows/birds
a flock of chickens
a flock of sheep
a gaggle/drove of horses
a gaggle of geese
a haul/shoal/catch of fish
a herd of cattle/deer/buffaloes
a hive/swarm of bees
a herd of elephants
a litter of puppies, kittens, cubs
a nest of mice, rabbits, ants
a pack of hounds
a pack of wolves
a pride of lions
a school of whales
a swarm/plague of insects
a team of oxen
a train of camels
a troop of monkeys
a bale of cotton
THINGS
a basket of fruits
a batch/ loaf of bread
a battery of guns
a belt of asteroids
a bouquet of flowers
a bunch of bananas; grapes
a bundle of rags
a bundle of sticks
a chain / range of mountains
a chest of drawers
a cloud of dust
a clump of trees
a cluster of diamonds
a clutch of eggs
a collection of pictures
a collection of stamps
a column of smoke
a comb of bananas
a crate of fruit
a fleet of cars/ships
a flight of aeroplanes
a flight of stairs; steps
a galaxy of stars
a group of islands
a heap/ pile of stones
a hedge of bushes
a library of books
a line of cars
a pack of cards
a packet of cigarettes
a peal of bells
a pile of stones
a punnet of strawberries/raspberries
a quiver of arrows
a ring of keys
a reel of film/thread
a row of houses
a set of china
a set/ kit of tools/crockery
a sheaf of corn
a stack of hay
a stack of timber
a stock of goods
a string of beads/pearls
a suit of clothes
a suite of furniture
a tuft of grass
an album of photographs
Exercise
1.____________________ of
pupils will visit the factory tomorrow.
2. She lost the ____________________ of
photographs which I gave to her.
3. Would you
like to have a ____________________ of soup.
4. Mother
bought a____________________ of shoes from the new shopping
complex.
5. Look at
the ____________________ of geese. Aren’t they beautiful?
6. Two ____________________
of singers will sing two different songs in Mandarin.
7. The ____________________
bees was disturbed by the naughty boys.
8. The cook
needs a ____________________of eggs to prepare our lunch.
9. The ____________________of
directors is having the annual meeting now.
10. Please get
me a ____________________of cards from the drawer.
11. Where
are the ____________________ of keys? I need them to
open the doors.
12. Father needs the ____________________of
tools to repair the loose doors.
13. We could see a ____________________of mountains from the
window of our plane.
14. Please clear
the ____________________of rubbish in the garden.
15. There’s a ____________________of pearls in
the box.
16. We need to get a new ____________________of
clothes for him.
17. The ____________________of
people were waiting at the entrance before the
concert begin.
18. Please arrange the ____________________of books over
there.
19. Mother bought
a ____________________of grapes and a ____________________of
bread at the market.
20. A____________________of
thieves was cought by the police yesterday.
21. The old man carried a ____________________of sticks on his right
shoulder.
22. My brother
is wearing a____________________of new trousers.
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