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Collective nouns

Collective nouns exercises

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Practise the subject - verb agreement.
Our family ___ mostly vegetarians or even vegans. (be)
Our family are mostly vegetarians or even vegans.

Group nouns for people and animals. Complete sentences with correct words.
A ___ of tourists booked four rooms in our hotel. (gang, party, board)
A party of tourists booked four rooms in our hotel.

Group nouns for things. Choose correct options to complete sentences.
(battery, bundle)
A ___ of guns guarded the harbour against naval ships.
We give a ___ of clothes to charity every summer.

Online exercises with answers:

Collective nouns - verb agreement 1

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets (The team is/The team are...).

Choose the correct nouns for people or animals and complete the sentences (tribe, squad, gang/cloud, peep, shoal...).

Complete each sentence with the correct collective noun (bunch, fleet, bundle, pack...)

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Group nouns 1 (six parts) Drag and drop + multiple choice exercises.

Group nouns 2 (gap-filling) Complete sentences with collective nouns from the list (flock, herd, bundle, mob, suite, flight).

Group nouns 3 (vs. pronouns) Complete sentences with appropriate pronouns to match corresponding collective nouns (team: it or they?).

Group nouns 4 (multiple choice) Choose the correct collective noun to complete sentences.

Grammar rules with examples:

Group (collective) nouns A quick review with recommended learning resources.

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English nouns Countable and uncountable nouns, singular and plural nouns, group nouns, compound nouns and proper nouns.

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