Collective nouns

worsheet on noums

1. RYAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL,CHANDIGARH
ENGLISH WORKSHEET CLASS IV
NAME:__________ SEC:____ DATE:____________
COLLECTIVE NOUNS
A collective noun is the name given to a group of
persons ,animals or things of the same kind and spoken of
as one whole.
Eg. a bouquet of flowers , a team of players.
A. Complete the phrases with collective nouns:
1. a ________________ of students
2 .a ________________ of robbers
3. a ________________ of stars
4. a ________________ of singers
5. a ________________ of grapes
6. a ________________ of fish
7. a ________________ of bees
8. an ________________ of ants
9 a _________________ of puppies
10. a ________________ of geese

2. B. Match the collective nouns in column A with the
common nouns in column B
Column A Column B
1.band a. apartments
2.packet b.books
3.brood c. ships
4.pack d. sheep
5.bar e.actors
6.troupe f. wolves
7.collection g.musicians
8.block h.chocolates
9. fleet i.biscuits
10.flock j.chickens
C. Fill in the blanks with appropriate collective nouns :
Bundle, committee , crew , herd , collection
1. Mr. Soni has a __________________ of stamps that he
is proud of.
2. The washerwoman carried the _______________ of
clothes on her shoulders.
3.The speeding truck was stopped by a ____________ of
cows.
4. The managing __________________ will hold its
meeting in September.
5. The ______________ of sailors had to face a storm in
the sea.