NGfL CYMRU GCaD Collective Nouns These nouns are the names for a collection of things. Which are...

11
NGfL CYMRU GCaD www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk Collective Nouns These nouns are the names for a collection of things. Which are true? Check A gaggle of geese. A troupe of gorillas. A culture of bacteria. A bed of oysters. A band of gorillas. A dossier of documents.

Transcript of NGfL CYMRU GCaD Collective Nouns These nouns are the names for a collection of things. Which are...

NGfL CYMRU GCaD

www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk

Collective Nouns

These nouns are the names for a collection of things.Which are true?

Check

A gaggle of geese.A troupe of gorillas.A culture of bacteria.A bed of oysters.A ream of documents.

A band of gorillas.

A dossier of documents.

NGfL CYMRU GCaD

www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk

Which of these collective nouns is correct?

Check

Collective Nouns

A galaxy of stars.

A milky way of stars.

A supernova of stars.

A galaxy of stars

NGfL CYMRU GCaD

www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk

Which of these collective nouns is correct?

Check

Collective Nouns

A flock of sheep.

A herd of sheep.

A flock of sheep.

A litter of sheep.

NGfL CYMRU GCaD

www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk

Which of these collective nouns is correct?

Check

Collective Nouns

A pride of lions.

A pride of lions.

A pack of lions.

A gang of lions.

NGfL CYMRU GCaD

www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk

Which of these collective nouns is correct?

Check

Collective Nouns

A swarm of bees.

A flock of bees.

A swarm of bees.

A colony of bees.

NGfL CYMRU GCaD

www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk

Which of these collective nouns is correct?

Check

Collective Nouns

A crew of sailors.

A band of sailors.

A platoon of sailors.

A crew of sailors.

NGfL CYMRU GCaD

www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk

Collective nouns

Find the collective noun in this sentence.

Check

The troupe of minstrels danced at the head of the carnival parade.

troupe

NGfL CYMRU GCaD

www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk

Collective nouns

Find the collective noun in this sentence.

Check

He placed a ream of paper on each desk.

ream

NGfL CYMRU GCaD

www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk

Collective nouns

Find the collective noun in this sentence.

Check

The clan of hyenas circled the injured animal menacingly.

clan

NGfL CYMRU GCaD

www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk

Collective nouns

Find the collective noun in this sentence.

Check

An army of caterpillars marched across my vegetable patch .

army

NGfL CYMRU GCaD

www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk

Collective Nouns

Research the common noun used for these groups.

A ......... of butterflies.

A ........... of rabbits.

A .......... of falcons.

A .......... of painters.