W.A.L.T.: to find out
about collective nouns
…and revise singular and plural
Singular and plural
1. For many words just add s
2. Words ending is s, ss, ch or x: usually
add es
3. Words ending in f: usually change the
f to a v and add es
4. Words with a y at the end: often
change the y to an i and add es
5. Words ending in o: sometimes add s;
sometimes add es (e.g. pianos, tomatoes)
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
Collective nouns
A lion
A pride of lions
A goose
A flock
of geese
(or gaggle)
(also a flock of sheep)
One hedgehog
A prickle of hedgehogs
An elephant
A herd of elephants
(not a heard of Rebecca’s)
One Hippopotamus
A bloat of Hippopotami
A fish
A school of fish
A squirrel
What do you think would be a
good name for a group
of squirrels?
Some more collective
nouns
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A wolf
A whale
A bee
A puppy
A singer
A playing card
A brass
instrumentalist
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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
Some strange collective
nouns
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A goat
A kitten
A jellyfish
People in a church
• A crow
• A porpoise
• An ape
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tribe of goats
kindle of kittens
smuck of jellyfish
congregation of worshippers
• A murder of crows
• A school of porpoises
• An intelligence of apes
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??
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
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By the way: A drey of squirrels