Collective nouns are terms used to describe a group of animals, objects, or people. They can refer to groups of animals like a pride of lions, a herd of elephants, or a flock of geese. Collective nouns can also describe groups of objects or things like a prickle of hedgehogs or a school of fish. Some common collective nouns include an army for soldiers, a crowd for people, a team for athletes, and a class for students.

1. Collective nouns

2. Collective nouns
• The name used for a group of things
• It can be animals like squirrels
or elephants
• It can be things like tables or trees

3. Collective nouns
A lion

4. A pride of lions

5. A goose
A flock of geese

6. One hedgehog
A prickle of hedgehogs

7. An elephant
A herd of elephants

8. One Hippopotamus
A bloat of Hippopotami

9. A fish
A school of fish

10. A squirrel
What do you think would be a
good name for a group
of squirrels?

11. Some more collective
nouns
• A wolf • A pack of wolves
• A whale • A pod of whales
• A bee • A swarm of bees
• A puppy • A litter of pups

12. What could you call
these things?
• A group of soldiers • An army
• A large group of • A crowd
people
• A group of • A team
footballers
• A group of
• A class
schoolchildren