Extend Your Skills:
A. Encircle the collective nouns.
1. The assembly will hold a candlelight ceremony.
2. The council of elders made the rules for the games.
3. A big corporation produces quality clothes for children.
4. The majority made the right decision.
5. A cloud of bats flew from a dark cave.
6. The city people saw a squadron of jet fighter planes flying nearby.
7. He was attacked by a swarm of bees.
8. The minority failed to get enough votes.
9. A nest of quail eggs was found in the backyard.
10. We enjoyed watching a group of rhinoceros swimming in the muddy water.
B. What collective noun is used with each group of the animals? Find out by logging on to the internet. Write your answer on the line provided.
1. ______________ of frogs. 6. ______________ of spiders.
2. ______________ of hawks. 7. ______________ of mosquitoes.
3. ______________ of mules. 8. ______________ of foxes.
4. ______________ of kittens. 9. ______________ of lions.
5. ______________ of house cats. 10. ______________ of eagles.