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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

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Collective nouns

A lion

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A pride of lions

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A goose

A flock of geese

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One hedgehog

A prickle of hedgehogs

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An elephant

A herd of elephants

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A bloat of Hippopotami

One Hippopotamus

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A fish

A school of fish

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A squirrel

What do you think would be a good name for a group of squirrels?

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Some more collective nouns

• A wolf• A whale• A bee• A puppy

• A pack of wolves• A pod of whales• A swarm of bees• A litter of pups

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What could you call these things?

• A group of soldiers

• A large group of people

• A group of footballers

• A group of schoolchildren

• An army• A crowd

• A team

• A class