Collective Nouns
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. bunch
A. A large number of things or people considered together
2. swarm
B. The offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
3. litter
C. A grouping of a number of similar things
4. flock
D. Two or more draft animals that work together to pull something
5. team
E. A chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
6. forest
F. A group of birds
7. library
G. Group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
8. deck
H. Personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
9. crowd
I. A pack of 52 playing cards
10. fleet
J. A group of many things in the air or on the ground
11. staff
K. Large area covered with trees
12. choir
L. A group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are ___ by humans
13. pride
M. A feeling of self-respect and personal worth
14. herd
N. A room where books are kept