Naming WORDS

Collective Nouns (Grade -2)

1. Match the following:

   A flight of A brood of A litter of A pack of A range of A herd of

   wolves mountains puppies or dogs zebras chicken swallows

2. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blanks in the following sentences:

   1. The boys gathered a bundle of _____________ from the woods

      a) stones

      b) sticks

      c)fish

      d)beads

   2. We saw a heap of _____________ by the road side

      a) stones

      b) sticks

      c)fish

      d)beads

   3. We were surprised to find a flight of _____________ in the cave.

      a) sheep

      b) insects

      c) stairs

      d) houses

   4. The flock of _____________ stayed together

      a) sheep

      b) insects

      c) stairs

      d) houses

   5. A swarm of _____________ gathered around the swamp

      a) sheep

      b) insects

      c) stairs

      d) houses

   6. There was a row of _____________ besides the road.

      a) sheep

      b) insects

      c) stairs

      d) houses

3. Fill in the blanks with appropriate collection word:

   1. It will take a long time before we can see a _____________ of lions in our jungles.
   2. As we crossed the village road a _____________ of sheep blocked our way.
   3. A _____________ of elephants was used to load the logs into the truck.
   4. There was a _____________ of students studying the room.
   5. The _____________ sang very melodious songs.
   6. We could see a _____________ of ships at the harbor.
   7. There was a _____________ of fish in the big aquarium.
   8. I presented a _____________ of flowers to my teacher on the Teacher's day.
   9. The _____________ of cards is missing from my bag.
   10. There is a _____________ of books on the table.
   11. A _____________ of players occupied the room to change their uniforms.
   12. A ___________ of monkeys was sitting on the tree.
   13. My mother handed off the _____________ of keys to me.
   14. There is a huge ____________ of plates for me to wash.