W.A.L.T.: to find out about collective nouns
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W.A.L.T.: to find out W.A.L.T.: to find out about collective about collective
nounsnouns
W.A.L.T.: to find out W.A.L.T.: to find out about collective about collective
nounsnouns
……and revise singular and pluraland revise singular and plural
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1. For many words just add s2. Words ending is s, ss, ch or x: usually add es3. Words ending in f: usually change the f to a v and add es4. Words with a y at the end: often change the y to an i and add es5. Words ending in o: sometimes add s; sometimes add es (e.g. pianos, tomatoes)
Singular and plural
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Collective nouns• The name used for a group of things
• It can be animals or people, like squirrels or elephants
• It can be things, like tables or trees
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Collective nouns
A lion
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A pride of lions
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A goose
A flock (or gaggle) of geese (also a flock of sheep)
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One hedgehog
A prickle of hedgehogs
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An elephant
A herd of elephants(not a heard of Rebecca’s)
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A bloat of Hippopotami
One Hippopotamus
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A fish
A school of fish
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A squirrel
What do you think would be a good name for a group of squirrels?
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Some more collective nouns
• A wolf• A whale• A bee• A puppy• A singer• A playing card • A brass
instrumentalist
• A pack of wolves• A pod of whales• A swarm of bees• A litter of pups• A choir of singers• A pack of playing cards• A band of brass players
?
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What could you call these things?
• A group of soldiers
• A large group of people
• A group of footballers
• A group of schoolchildren
• An army• A crowd
• A team
• A class
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Some strange collective nouns
• A goat• A kitten• A jellyfish• People in a church
• A crow• A porpoise• An ape
• A tribe of goats• A kindle of kittens• A smuck of jellyfish• A congregation of
worshippers
• A murder of crows• A school of porpoises• An intelligence of apes
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What could you call these things?
• A group of angels• A large group of
books• A group of boats
or cars• A group trees• Eggs
• A host• A library
• A fleet
• A clump, wood or forest
• A clutch
Which are ANIMATE? Which are INANIMATE??
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WALT: to find out about collective nouns
• There are lots of places to find out more collective nouns, using the internet
• Try this website:• http://rinkworks.com/words/collective.shtml • By the way: A drey of squirrels