Collective Nouns Bits and Pieces

Fill in the correct collective noun in each sentence:

row of houses series of events set of tools

set of clubs shower of rain stack of wood

tuft of grass suit of clothes roll of cloth

layer of dirt album of photographs album of stamps

bail of cotton block of flats wad of bank notes

a) My house is the fourth house in .

b) My mother was given a for her birthday.
c) My gran has an about her childhood.
d) There is a large grasshopper sitting on a .
e) In a strange a goldfish swallowed a ring
and turned into a prince.
f) For Christmas and New Year I received a new . I will
now look so smart.
g) A collector of stamps keeps his stamps in an .
h) The tailor ordered a to make the kings new
clothes.
i) A stopped the baseball match.
j) My father has a large he uses in his job as a
builder.
k) At the market the weaver bought five to
weave into shirts.
l) The house was so old it was covered by a .
m) In winter we have a large ready to burn in
our fireplace.
n) I live in a big . It overlooks the sea.
o) After winning lots of money at the casino, the man took his
to the bank.
Look at the pictures, give the collective noun:
 Fill in the missing part of the collective noun:

orchard pack pack bunch flowers rice bullets bananas

bundle chest cloud column rubbish heap bushes line

collection heap chain/range
names pearls cars

a) an of fruit trees.
a hand of .
b) a of cards.
c) a of drawers. a hedge of .
d) a of smoke a bouquet / bunch of
e) a of firewood. .
f) a of dust.
g) a of mountains. a heap of .
h) a of lies. a necklace / string of pearls.
i) a of keys. .
j) a of coins.
k) a of rubbish. a line of .
a bowl of .
a hail of .
Fill in the correct collective noun in eachasentence:
list of .
a) My father gave my mother a .
b) At the shop we bought a .
c) At the furniture shop we bought a .
d) The car drove off so quickly, it left a .
e) The traffic accident caused a long .
f) A surrounds our house .
g) My sister told a so she would not get into
trouble.
h) Our hotel room looked over a .
i) The factories in our city produce a .
j) My mother won a .
k) We ate a of rice for supper.
l) After the house had burnt down, there was a to
clear away.
m) I made a long of people I wanted to invite to
my party.
n) My dad was looking for his this morning.
o) My dad chopped a for the winter.
p) The robber run away from the the police were
shooting at him.
q) The farmer had a large of on his farm.
Which ones are correct, which ones arent? Correct the incorrect ones.
cloud heap
a. an book of photographs.
b. a bail of cotton. album suit
c. a line of houses. chest wad
d. a bag of tools.
e. a bag of clubs. bail
f. a shower of rain. row
g. a cupboard of clothes.
h. a wad of bank notes. orchard
i. a handful of flowers. set
j. a storm of bullets.
k. a pile of rubbish. line
l. a line of cars. set
m. an forest of fruit trees.
n. a body of drawers. hail
o. a cloud of dust.
shower

bouquet / bunch

a. a column of people.
b. a collection of water. smoke
c. a bundle of dolls. events
d. a pack of carpets. coins flats
e. a bunch of keys.
f. a hand of computers. firewood stamps
g. a hedge of bushes.
lies keys
h. a list of clouds.
i. a necklace of feet. pearls
j. an album of stamps. bananas
k. a wad of pens.
l. a block of pots. bushes
m. a series of events. names

notes
How quickly can you answer these?

a set of a block of

a layer of a line of

a of lies. a of keys.

a of dust. a of rice.