Collective Nouns

COLLECTIVE NOUNS PEOPLE a cluster of diamonds a cloud of insects a band of musicians a flight of swallows/birds a clutch of eggs a bench of magistrates a collection of pictures a flock of chickens a bevy of girls/ladies a collection of stamps a flock of sheep a billow of smokers a gaggle/drove of horses a column of smoke a board of directors a comb of bananas a gaggle of geese a body of men a choir/group of singers a haul/shoal/catch of fish a crate of fruit a fleet of cars/ships a herd of a class of pupils a flight of aeroplanes cattle/deer/buffaloes a company of actors a flight of stairs; steps a hive/swarm of bees a congregation of a galaxy of stars a herd of elephants worshippers a litter of puppies, kittens, a group of islands a crowd of spectators, a heap/ pile of stones cubs people a hedge of bushes a nest of mice, rabbits, a field of athletes a library of books ants a gang of thieves, a line of cars a pack of hounds labourers a pack of cards a pack of wolves a horde of savages a packet of cigarettes a host of angels; friends a pride of lions a peal of bells a school of whales a house of senators a swarm/plague of insects a pile of stones a huddle of lawyers a punnet of a team of oxen a mob of gangsters strawberries/raspberries a panel of judges/experts a train of camels a quiver of arrows a troop of monkeys a party of friends a ring of keys a party of politicians a reel of film/thread a posse/patrol of a row of houses policemen THINGS a set of china a bale of cotton a regiment/an army of a set/ kit of soldiers a basket of fruits tools/crockery a relay of runners a batch/ loaf of bread a sheaf of corn a school of pupils a battery of guns a stack of hay a staff of a belt of asteroids a stack of timber teachers/servants a bouquet of flowers a stock of goods a team of a bunch of bananas; a string of beads/pearls players/doctors/ scientists grapes a suit of clothes a tribe of natives a bundle of rags a suite of furniture a troupe/group of a bundle of sticks a tuft of grass dancers a chain / range of an album of photographs mountains a chest of drawers ANIMALS an army of ants a cloud of dust a clump of trees a brood of chickens

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____________________ of pupils will visit the factory tomorrow. She lost the ____________________ of photographs which I gave to her. Would you like to have a ____________________ of soup. Mother bought a____________________ of shoes from the new shopping complex. Look at the ____________________ of geese. Aren’t they beautiful? Two ____________________ of singers will sing two different songs in Mandarin. The ____________________ bees was disturbed by the naughty boys. The cook needs a ____________________of eggs to prepare our lunch. The ____________________of directors is having the annual meeting now. Please get me a ____________________of cards from the drawer. Where are the ____________________ of keys? I need them to open the doors. Father needs the ____________________of tools to repair the loose doors. We could see a ____________________of mountains from the window of our plane. Please clear the ____________________of rubbish in the garden. There’s a ____________________of pearls in the box. We need to get a new ____________________of clothes for him. The ____________________of people were waiting at the entrance before the concert begin. Please arrange the ____________________of books over there. Mother bought a ____________________of grapes and a ____________________of bread at the market. A____________________of thieves was cought by the police yesterday. The old man carried a ____________________of sticks on his right shoulder. My brother is wearing a____________________of new trousers.