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Collective Nouns Worksheet
Circle the word that names the group in each sentence: a flock of geese, a litter of puppies, a herd of cows.
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Collective Nouns
12 questions, one page, US Letter. Print it and do it on paper.
On the sheet: A collective noun is one word that names a whole group of people, animals, or things. Team, class, flock, and herd are collective nouns. Read each sentence. Circle the word that names the group.
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About this worksheet
A collective noun is one word for a whole group: a team of players, a class of students, a flock of birds.
Different groups have their own words, so the sheet gives two choices and the child picks the one that fits.
A worked example
Mr. Ruiz carried a (stack / pod) of folders to the office.
- Find what is in the group: folders.
- Folders piled on top of each other are a stack. A pod is a group of whales.
- Circle stack.
Answer: stack
The common mistake
What it looks like: Picking a group word that goes with animals, such as a herd of folders.
Why it happens: Children know a few collective nouns well and stretch them to fit everything.
How to fix it: Read the sentence with each choice. "A stack of folders" sounds right; "a pod of folders" doesn't.
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