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Collective NounsAdvanced

A Collective Noun is a name of a number of people, animals or things grouped together as a whole.


Exercise 1 - Advanced Level Fill in the blanks with a suitable word.
eg. The farmer has a .......... of oxen.
The farmer has a team of oxen.
packs - swarm - clump - fleet - packet - library - party - hedge - plague - suit - string - troop - gang - group - flight - teams - crew - herd - set - army

1. Our school has a large of books of all kinds.

2. Kylie returned with a new of clothes.

3. A of locusts destroyed the farmer's wheat crop.

4. A of workers fought near the wharf.

5. A of cattle is grazing down in the valley.

6. He was greeted by a of friends at the airport.

7. The gardener is trimming a of bushes in the garden.

8. Her father gave her a of pearls for her 21st birthday..

9. The captain and his of sailors stood on the deck of the ship.

10. We saw a of monkeys at the Zoo.

11. The photographer saw a of wolves.

12. Dylan was chased by a of bees as he ran across the field.

13. Let's climb up this of stairs to see the view from the tower.

14. Have you bought the of cards so the of players can begin playing in the tournament.

15. The manager has brought his own of tools so the of labourers can commence work on the site.

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