This collective nouns classroom resource is filled with fun and engaging activities created to address and practice second grade common core standard l. Swimming in the shallow water was a shoal of herrings. I tried to include collective nouns that are actually in use. In this collective nouns worksheet, students fill in the missing collective noun in 24 examples that show the word for a group of animals or other things. How to merge pdfs and combine pdf files adobe acrobat dc. Combine ashcards with words and ashcards with pictures and you have hundreds of dif8. To use nouns to communicate clearly and effectively in writing.
You cannot have a committee, team, or family of one. For example, a group of elephants is called a herd. For example, 52 cards would be known as a deck of cards. A collective noun is a singular noun referring to a group of persons, animals or things. The large number of collective nouns in english is based on a tradition of terms of venery words for groups of animals which arose in the late middle ages. Whether a collective noun denotes a collection of animate or inanimate.
From an armory of aardvarks to a zeal of zebras 01 by woop studios, sacher, jason isbn. To be and subject pronouns this worksheet includes subject pronouns to help young learners to distinguish the difference between pronouns and it helps them to acquire the knowhow of changing the. Collective nouns, or nouns of multitude michael 1970. Collective nouns flash cards from a to zgreat illustrations. Looking out to sea, we noticed a pod of dolphins swimming. Select or drag your files, then click the merge button to download your document into one pdf file. A dictionary of collective nouns i found that only 7 of the 26 cards. Flashcards cut out each flashcard and then bend it in half along the thick middle line. In the phrase above, of birds tells us what is the flock made up of. Memory game to help students remember collective nouns such as stack of plates, pack of gum, flock of birds and so on.
Task one choose a word from the list below to go in each space. To develop an understanding of concrete, abstract, compound and collective nouns. But, as in bre, plural pronouns are often used in ame to refer to singular collective nouns quirk et al. Using pictures is a good way in catching childrens attention. Sometimes a prepositional phrase follows a collective noun. These cards represent my attempt to put order into an area that defies being ordered. A selection of collective nouns a school of fish a gaggle of geese a board of directors a gang of thieves a bunch of bananas a herd of elephants a chest of drawers a hive of bees a circle of friends a litter of kittens. These can be used for as a center activity or grammar station. Have fun learning about adjectives with these flash cards and printables. You may want to laminate these cards so that the front and back are secure and do not come apart after repeated use. One half of the class has the collective nouns and the other has the nouns. Some semantic distinctions affect the agreement and predication behavior of collective nouns.
Nouns which are thus used to denote a collection of people or things are called collective nouns. Collective nouns collective nouns are nouns that refer to things or people as a group, eg family, police, class, team and crew. Complete each sentence by choosing the correct collective noun from the box at the bottom of the page. Collective nouns a collective noun is a word for group of people, animals or things. What are the key elements of economics of collective decision making flashcards. That thing, however, is made up of more than one person. Pdf merge combine pdf files free tool to merge pdf online. Identify the collective nouns used in the sentence.
A large crowd gathered in the street the hungry fox saw a bunch of grapes hanging from the vine we were attacked by a swarm of bees here the words crowd, bunch and swarm stand for a collection of people, a collection of grapes and a collection of bees. Check out these examples using glint as a collective noun. Fun with flashcards english teachers cookbook for teaching. See more ideas about collective nouns, 2nd grade ela and 2nd grade grammar. They are consider to be an entity and take a single verb. Collective nouns some groups of things have special names. Click the second 20 nouns in the list of available decks. Download the free pdf resource free members and subscribers see other resources. To merge a complete deck in this exercise, we want to merge the flashcards and their history in the second 20 nouns deck with those in the class deck.
Kinds of nouns proper, common, abstract, common, etc. Free flashcards to help memorize facts about words like group, herd, and array are collective noun examples other activities to help include hangman, crossword, word scramble, games, matching, quizes, and tests. Those learning english may tend to think of the whole phrase as a collective noun. With this particular task card set, students will choose the collective noun. Collective nouns are usually taken to denote collections that have a privileged decomposition usually into things of the same basic kind e. This language card set features 46 clearly presented, fullcolor photographs on large 4. Instead of writing he saw a lot of ships you could write he saw an armada of ships.
Collective nouns find the correct collective noun from the word bank. You can use collective nouns to make your writing more interesting. Then, glue the front and back together so that the word is on the front, and the picture clue is on the back. A collective noun is a special noun that names a group of people or things. You can use it as an introduction to the collective nouns. Nouns which are thus used to denote a collection of people or things are. The cards are pictures only, therefore you should teach the collective nouns beforehand. They just have to act out the collective noun and the animal. Collective nouns collective nouns are words used to describe a group of nouns. Unlimited access to over thousands of worksheets and activities for all grade levels. Objectives at the end of the lesson the pupils should be able to. Examples for collective nouns are usually taught in phrase form. All night we could hear the pack of wolves howling.
Collective nounsflying an aeroplane 14,4 plays grade 3 1014 collective nounsflying an aeroplane. The pride of lions slept all day on the african plains. And the artwork of these flashcards which i bought to make into a wall display is lovely. Flashcards are easy8to8use and handy resources for teachers and they can be used on any class level.
Use correct verbs and pronouns with collective nouns. Learn collective nouns with free interactive flashcards. Using the oxford english dictionary and a few books on collective nouns an exaltation of larks. Collective nouns are words used to describe a group of. Choose from 500 different sets of collective nouns flashcards on quizlet. To develop an understanding of nouns, including common and proper nouns.
Complete the following sentences using appropriate collective nouns. See all noun games become premium member to get unlimited access. Answer key a collective noun names a group of people, animals or things. Countable nouns refer to something that can be counted. As you can see from the list above, uncountable nouns mainly comprise food, drinks, sustances, abstract things, collective nouns. Download uncountable nouns flashcards here nouns can be either countable or uncountable.
Our pdf merger allows you to quickly combine multiple pdf files into one single pdf document, in just a few clicks. These collective noun task cards offer students meaningful practice with using collective nouns in a sentence. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. Draw a line to match each collective noun with correct phrase. Please know that only the words bunch and swarm are the collective nouns in the two phrases, not the whole phrases. These cards feature collective nouns that are all applied to groups of persons use these collective noun domino cards to keep your students engaged in a fun activity that encourages reading and matching. A compiled list of collective nouns the new yorker. Students must say the collective noun when they turn over the card. Nouns a noun is the part of speech that names a person, place, thing, or an idea. In the singular, they can be preceded by the article a or an. Because people behave as both herd animals and solitary creatures, collective nouns. There are many lists of collective nouns for animal groups out there, but they often contain words only found on lists of collective nouns. Soda pdf merge tool allows you to combine pdf files in seconds.