In these lessons, we will learn collective nouns. Collective nouns are words for groups of people, animals or things.
Here are some words for groups of people. They are singular countable nouns.
a community | a family |
an audience | a company |
a club | a team |
a band | a corporation |
a choir | a society |
Here are some collective nouns that we can use for groups of people.
a troop of soldiers | a board of directors |
a troupe of performers | a panel of doctors |
a crowd of people | a panel of judges |
a multitude of people | a team of players |
a class of children | a gang of robbers |
a host of angels | a company of actors |
Sometimes groups of animals have their own special collective nouns.
a school of whales | a drove of ponies |
a school of dolphin | a brood of chickens |
a pack of wolves | a litter of kittens |
a flock of sheep | a litter of puppies |
a flock of birds | a herd of elephants |
a swarm of bees | a herd of cattle |
a nest of rabbits | a troop of monkeys |
Here are some collective nouns that we can use for groups of things.
a bunch of bananas | a row of houses |
a bunch of keys | a series of numbers |
a set of tools | a bouquet of flowers |
a pile of sand | a string of pearls |
a suite of furniture | a galaxy of stars |
Collective Nouns
What are Collective Nouns? Collective nouns are words used to define a group of two or more objects.
Some examples are:
A school of fish
A swarm of bees
An audience of listeners
A bouquet of flowers
A deck of cards
A bunch of bananas
A forest of trees
A galaxy of stars
A colony of bats
A litter of kittens
A team of oxen
A litter of piglets
A crew of sailors
A flock of seagulls
A range of mountains
An atlas of maps
A class of students
herd | of | antelope |
army | of | ants |
colony | of | ants |
swarm | of | ants |
shrewdness | of | apes |
flange | of | baboons |
congress | of | baboons |
tribe | of | baboons |
culture | of | bacteria |
cete | of | badgers |
colony | of | badgers |
sleuth | of | bears |
sloth | of | bears |
pack | of | bears (polar bears) |
colony | of | beavers |
lodge | of | beavers |
flight | of | bees |
grist | of | bees |
hive | of | bees |
swarm | of | bees |
congregation | of | birds |
dissimulation | of | birds |
flight | of | birds |
flock | of | birds |
volery | of | birds |
sedge | of | bitterns |
siege | of | bitterns |
herd | of | boar |
singular | of | boar |
sounder | of | boar |
chain | of | bobolinks |
brace | of | bucks |
clash | of | bucks |
herd | of | buffalo |
rabble | of | butterflies |
swarm | of | butterflies |
wake | of | buzzards |
flock | of | camels |
army | of | caterpillars |
clowder | of | cats |
clutter | of | cats |
glaring | of | cats |
pounce | of | cats |
dout | of | cats (house cats) |
nuisance | of | cats (house cats) |
kindle | of | cats (kittens) |
litter | of | cats (kittens) |
destruction | of | cats (wild cats) |
drove | of | cattle |
herd | of | cattle |
kine | of | cattle |
team | of | cattle |
yoke | of | cattle (two) |
herd | of | chamois |
brood | of | chickens |
flock | of | chickens |
peep | of | chickens |
brood | of | chicks |
chattering | of | chicks |
clutch | of | chicks |
cartload | of | chimpanzees |
herd | of | chinchillas |
bed | of | clams |
quiver | of | cobras |
rag | of | colts |
rake | of | colts |
bury | of | conies |
cover | of | coots |
flight | of | cormorants |
band | of | coyotes |
sedge | of | cranes |
siege | of | cranes |
congregation | of | crocodiles |
float | of | crocodiles |
storytelling | of | crows |
murder | of | crows |
herd | of | deer |
leash | of | deer |
parcel | of | deer |
bevy | of | deer (roe deer) |
kennel | of | dogs |
pack | of | dogs |
litter | of | dogs (puppies) |
pod | of | dolphins |
drove | of | donkeys |
herd | of | donkeys |
pace | of | donkeys |
trip | of | dotterel |
bevy | of | doves |
cote | of | doves |
dole | of | doves |
dule | of | doves |
flight | of | doves |
piteousness | of | doves |
flight | of | dragons |
weyr | of | dragons |
wing | of | dragons |
brace | of | ducks |
flock | of | ducks |
flush | of | ducks |
paddling | of | ducks |
raft | of | ducks |
team | of | ducks |
aerie | of | eagles |
convocation | of | eagles |
swarm | of | eels |
herd | of | elephants |
memory | of | elephants |
parade | of | elephants |
gang | of | elk |
herd | of | elk |
mob | of | emus |
business | of | ferrets |
cast | of | ferrets |
fesnyng | of | ferrets |
charm | of | finches |
catch | of | fish |
haul | of | fish |
run | of | fish |
school | of | fish |
shoal | of | fish |
swarm | of | flies |
lead | of | foxes |
leash | of | foxes |
skulk | of | foxes |
army | of | frogs |
colony | of | frogs |
knot | of | frogs |
flock | of | geese |
gaggle | of | geese |
skein | of | geese (in flight) |
wedge | of | geese (flying in a 'V') |
horde | of | gerbils |
corps | of | giraffes |
herd | of | giraffes |
tower | of | giraffes |
cloud | of | gnats |
horde | of | gnats |
swarm | of | gnats |
herd | of | gnus |
implausibility | of | gnus |
drove | of | goats |
herd | of | goats |
tribe | of | goats |
trip | of | goats |
charm | of | goldfinches |
glint | of | goldfish |
band | of | gorillas |
skein | of | goslings |
leash | of | greyhounds |
covey | of | grouse |
pack | of | grouse |
colony | of | gulls |
group | of | guinea pigs |
horde | of | hamsters |
drove | of | hares |
down | of | hares |
husk | of | hares |
leash | of | hares |
trace | of | hares |
trip | of | hares |
warren | of | hares |
aerie | of | hawks |
cast | of | hawks |
kettle | of | hawks |
array | of | hedgehogs |
prickle | of | hedgehogs |
brood | of | hens |
hedge | of | herons |
sedge | of | herons |
siege | of | herons |
shoal | of | herrings |
crash | of | hippopotami |
herd | of | hippopotami |
bloat | of | hippopotami |
drift | of | hogs |
parcel | of | hogs |
passel | of | hogs |
nest | of | hornets |
harras | of | horses |
herd | of | horses |
stable | of | horses |
team | of | horses |
troop | of | horses |
cry | of | hounds |
mute | of | hounds |
pack | of | hounds |
charm | of | hummingbirds |
clan | of | hyenas |
band | of | jays |
party | of | jays |
scold | of | jays |
smack | of | jellyfish |
herd | of | kangaroos |
mob | of | kangaroos |
troop | of | kangaroos |
deceit | of | lapwings |
ascension | of | larks |
exaltation | of | larks |
leap | of | leopards |
pride | of | lions |
sowse | of | lions |
troop | of | lions |
lounge | of | lizards |
herd | of | llamas |
plague | of | locusts |
tidings | of | magpies |
sord | of | mallards |
stud | of | mares |
richness | of | martens |
horde | of | mice |
mischief | of | mice |
nest | of | mice |
company | of | moles |
labor | of | moles |
movement | of | moles |
cartload | of | monkeys |
tribe | of | monkeys |
troop | of | monkeys |
troup | of | monkeys |
herd | of | moose |
barren | of | mules |
pack | of | mules |
rake | of | mules |
span | of | mules |
watch | of | nightingales |
bevy | of | otter |
family | of | otter |
raft | of | otter |
romp | of | otter |
parliament | of | owls |
drove | of | oxen |
herd | of | oxen |
span | of | oxen |
team | of | oxen |
yoke | of | oxen (two) |
bed | of | oysters |
company | of | parrots |
covey | of | partridges |
muster | of | peacocks |
ostentation | of | peacocks |
colony | of | penguins |
crèche | of | penguins |
huddle | of | penguins |
parcel | of | penguins |
rookery | of | penguins |
nest | of | pheasants |
nide | of | pheasants (on the ground) |
nye | of | pheasants (on the ground) |
bouquet | of | pheasants (when flushed) |
flight | of | pigeons |
flock | of | pigeons |
drove | of | pigs |
herd | of | pigs |
litter | of | pigs |
farrow | of | pigs (piglets) |
sounder | of | pigs (wild pigs) |
shoal | of | pilchards |
congregation | of | plovers |
wing | of | plovers |
chine | of | polecats |
string | of | ponies |
pod | of | porpoises |
school | of | porpoises |
passel | of | possum |
coterie | of | prairie dogs |
bevy | of | quail |
covey | of | quail |
bury | of | rabbits |
colony | of | rabbits |
down | of | rabbits |
drove | of | rabbits |
husk | of | rabbits |
leash | of | rabbits |
trace | of | rabbits |
trip | of | rabbits |
warren | of | rabbits |
nest | of | rabbits (young) |
wrack | of | rabbits (young) |
gaze | of | raccoons |
nursery | of | raccoons |
colony | of | rats |
horde | of | rats |
mischief | of | rats |
pack | of | rats |
plague | of | rats |
swarm | of | rats |
rhumba | of | rattlesnakes |
storytelling | of | ravens |
unkindness | of | ravens |
crash | of | rhinocerouses |
building | of | rooks |
clamor | of | rooks |
storytelling | of | rooks |
run | of | salmon |
school | of | salmon |
shoal | of | salmon |
bob | of | seals |
colony | of | seals |
crash | of | seals |
harem | of | seals |
herd | of | seals |
pod | of | seals |
rookery | of | seals |
spring | of | seals |
team | of | seals |
school | of | shark |
shiver | of | shark |
down | of | sheep |
drove | of | sheep |
flock | of | sheep |
fold | of | sheep |
hurtle | of | sheep |
trip | of | sheep |
bed | of | snakes |
den | of | snakes |
nest | of | snakes |
pit | of | snakes |
walk | of | snipes |
wisp | of | snipes |
host | of | sparrows |
dray | of | squirrels |
scurry | of | squirrels |
murmuration | of | starlings |
muster | of | storks |
mustering | of | storks |
flight | of | swallows |
bevy | of | swans |
herd | of | swans |
wedge | of | swans (flying in a 'V') |
flock | of | swifts |
drift | of | swine |
sounder | of | swine |
spring | of | teals |
ambush | of | tigers |
streak | of | tigers |
knot | of | toads |
hover | of | trout |
flock | of | turkeys |
brood | of | turkeys (immature) |
bale | of | turtles |
generation | of | vipers |
nest | of | vipers |
colony | of | vultures |
mob | of | wallabies |
herd | of | walruses |
pod | of | walruses |
pack | of | weasels |
sneak | of | weasels |
gam | of | whales |
herd | of | whales |
pod | of | whales |
school | of | whales |
plump | of | wildfowl |
herd | of | wolves |
pack | of | wolves |
rout | of | wolves |
route | of | wolves |
warren | of | wombats |
fall | of | woodcocks |
descent | of | woodpeckers |
herd | of | yaks |
herd | of | zebras |
zeal | of | zebras |
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