Collective Nouns Flashcards
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What is the collective noun?
a ___ of eggs
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a nest of eggs
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What is the collective noun?
a ___ of china
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a set of china
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a ___ of wool
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a bale of wool
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a ___ of animals
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a menagerie of animals
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a ___ of beds
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a dormitory of beds
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a ___ of friends
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a gathering of friends
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a ___ of monks
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a monastery of monks
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a ___ of actors
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a company/cast of actors
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a ___ of worshippers
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a congregation of worshippers
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a ___ of pupils
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a class/school of pupils
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an ___ of islands
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an archipelago of islands
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a ___ of peacocks
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a muster/pride of peacocks
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a ___ of rules
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a set of rules
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a ___ of plants
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a herbarium of plants
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an ___ of poems
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an athology of poems
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an ___ of spectators
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an audience of spectators
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an ___ of flowers
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an arrangement/bunch/bouquet/vase of flowers
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a ___ of bread
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a batch of bread
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a ___ of savages
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a hoard of savages
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a ___ of stairs
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a flight of stairs
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a ___ of bananas
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a bunch of bananas
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a ___ of tools
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a set of tools
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a ___ of islands
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a group of islands
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What is the collective noun?
a ___ of oranges
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a pocket of oranges
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a ___ of leopards
a leap of leopards
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a ___ of treasure
a chest of treasure
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of cats
a clowder of cats
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of hay
a stack/truss/bale of hay
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of cubs
a litter of cubs
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of dancers
a troop of dancers
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of teachers
a staff of teachers
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of musicians
a band of musicians
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of trees
a clump/orchard/forest/plantation of trees
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# What is the collective noun?
an ___ of diplomats
an embassy of diplomats
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of birds
a flock of birds
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of ducks
a paddling of ducks
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of seals
a rookery of seals
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of directors
a board of directors
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of nuns
a nunnery/convent of nuns
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of events
a series of events
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of sheep
a flock of sheep
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of voters
a queue of voters
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of angles
a host of angles
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of wolves
a pack of wolves
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of glasses
a set of glasses
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of geese
a gaggle of geese
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of vegetables
a patch of vegetables
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of antiques
a collection of antiques
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of bees
a hive/swarm of bees
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of coins
a collection of coins
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of curiosities
a collection of curiosities
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# What is the collective noun?
an ___ of musicians
an orchestra of musicians
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of pictures
a collection of pictures
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of paper
a ream/quire of paper
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of stamps
a collection of stamps
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of students
a university of students
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of performers
a troop of performers
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of singers
a choir of singers
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of judges
a bench of judges
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of elephants
a herd of elephants
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of clothes
a suit of clothes
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of bishops
a bench of bishops
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of diamonds
a cluster of diamonds
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of policemen
a passe of policemen
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of sticks
a bundle of sticks
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of friends
a circle of friends
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of flies
a swarm of flies
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of gorillas
a whoop of gorillas
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# What is the collective noun?
an ___ of kings and queens
an empire of kings and queens
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# What is the collective noun?
an ___ of birds
an aviary of birds
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a ___ of taxis
a fleet of taxis
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of magistrates
a bench of magistrates
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of smoke
a cloud of smoke
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of workers
a staff of workers
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of flags
a bunting of flags
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of relatives
a family of relatives
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of cattle
a herd of cattle
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of clouds
a cluster of clouds
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of dolphins
a school of dolphins
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of rooms
a suite of rooms
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of stars
a constellation of stars
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of vendors
a haggle of vendors
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of furniture
a suite of furniture
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of lions
a pride of lions
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a ___ of mountains
a range of mountains
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ og locusts
a plagues og locusts
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of chickens
a brood/hatch of chickens
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of eggs
a clutch/nest of eggs
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a ___ of pearls
a string/rope of pearls
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a ___ of beads
a string/rope of beads
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a ___ of whales
a gam/pod/school of whales
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of rooks
a rookery of rooks
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of sailors
a crew of sailors
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a ___ of actors
a troop of actors
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a ___ of companies
a group of companies
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# What is the collective noun?
an ___ of performers
an academy of performers
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a ___ of grapes
a bunch 0f grapes
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a ___ of people
a queue of people
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a ___ of puppies
a litter of puppies
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of crops
a field of crops
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a ___ of ships
a fleet of ships
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of hair
a shock of hair
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a ___ of kittens
a kindle/litter of kittens
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a ___ of librarians
a shush of librarians
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a ___ of strawberries
a punnet of strawberries
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of hired applauders
a claque of hired applauders
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a ___ of pilgrims
a band of pilgrims
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# What is the collective noun?
an ___ of fish
an school/aquarium/catch/schoal of fish
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of aroplanes
a flight/squadron/hanger of aroplanes
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a ___ of kangaroos
a mob of kangaroos
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of cars
a convoy of cars
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of birds
a nest of birds
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a ___ of cards
a pack of cards
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of girls
a bevy of girls
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of hawks
a cast of hawks
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of shops
a mall of shops
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of cars
a fleet of cars
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of keys
a bunch of keys
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of diseases
a plague of diseases
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of washing
a bundle of washing
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of washing
a bundle of washing
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# What is the collective noun?
an ___ of students
an academy of students
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of potatoes
a pocket of potatoes
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of beauties
a bevy of beauties
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of partridges
a covey of partridges
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of flats
a block of flats
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of kittens
a litter of kittens
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of trucks
a convoy of trucks
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of armour
a suit of armour
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of houses in a village
a hamlet of houses in a village
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of locusts
a swarm of locusts
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of cutlery
a canteen of cutlery
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of thieves
a gang of thieves
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of harvesters
a field of harvesters
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of colours
a array/rainbow of colours
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of drawers
a chest of drawers
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of money
a mint of money
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# What is the collective noun?
a ___ of soldiers
a regiment/army/troop/battalion of soldiers
