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Knowing common collective nouns for groups of people, animals and things
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Collective Nouns Worksheets
A collective nouns chart plus fill in the blank, multiple choice, matching to pictures, sorts, riddles and writing, with answer keys.
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Collective nouns chart
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Collective noun practice
View all 2 pagesCollective nouns word bank A
Using a word bank to complete sentences with collective nouns
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View all 2 pagesCollective nouns word bank B
Using a word bank to complete sentences with collective nouns
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View all 2 pagesChoose the collective noun
Choosing the right collective noun for a group
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View all 2 pagesMatch the collective noun
Matching groups of animals and things to their collective nouns
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View all 2 pagesCollective nouns cut and paste
Matching groups to their collective nouns (cut and paste)
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View all 2 pagesCollective noun riddles
Solving riddles about collective nouns
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View all 2 pagesCollective nouns Sort: cut and paste
Sorting collective nouns into groups of people, animals and things
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View all 2 pagesCollective nouns sort
Sorting collective nouns into groups of people, animals and things
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Writing with collective nouns
View all 2 pagesWrite with collective nouns
Writing sentences that use collective nouns
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About these collective nouns worksheets
A collective noun is one word that names a group: a team of players, a flock of birds, a bunch of grapes. Second graders learn the common ones they meet in books and everyday talk and use them in their own sentences.
These collective nouns worksheets begin with a printable chart of common collective nouns for people, animals and things. Practice pages ask children to fill in the blank from a word bank, choose the collective noun that fits a sentence, match each group picture to its collective noun (with lines or cut and paste), sort collective nouns into people, animals and things, and solve riddles. A last page asks children to write their own sentences.
Every practice page has an answer key, and the cut and paste pages each have a no-cut twin.
Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1.AUse collective nouns (e.g., group).
How to use them
- Start with the chart. Read each pair aloud: a flock of birds, a herd of cows.
- Do the matching page next; pictures make the groups easy to see.
- Move on to the fill in the blank and choose pages.
- Finish with the riddles and the writing page.
Teaching tips
- Some animals have more than one collective noun. These pages use only the common, standard ones.
- A school of fish surprises children. Talk about why fish swimming together look like a class moving together.
- Collective nouns usually take a singular verb: The team is ready.
- Make a class chart and add new collective nouns as you find them in books.
Questions teachers and parents ask
What is a collective noun?
A collective noun is a word for a group of people, animals or things, such as team, flock, herd or bunch.
What collective nouns should 2nd graders know?
Common ones like team, class, family, crowd, band, flock, herd, school, pod, swarm, pack, litter, bunch, stack, pile and deck.
Do the worksheets have answer keys?
Yes. Every practice page has an answer key on page 2.