Saturday 7 September 2013

LIST OF COLLECTIVE NOUNS


Collectivenouns which commonly used under the category of people. 
1. a class of students
2. an army of soldiers ; a regiment of soldiers
3. a choir of singers
4. a crew of sailors
5. a band of musicians
6. a bunch of crooks
7. a crowd of people/spectators
8. a gang of thieves
9. a group of dancers
10. a team of players
11. a staff of employees
12. a tribe of natives
13. an audience of listeners
14. a panel of experts
15. a flock of tourists

Collectivenouns which commonly used under the category of animals. 

1. a catch of fish; a school of fish; a haul of fish
2. an army of ants
3. a flight of birds
4. a flock of sheep
5. a herd of deer/ cattle/ elephants/ goats/ buffaloes
6. a hive of bees
7. a litter of cubs
8. a host of sparrows
9. a team of horses/ ducks/ oxen
10. a troop of lions
11. a zoo of wild animals
12. a pack of wolves/ hounds
13. a litter of puppies/ kittens
14. a swarm of bees/ ants/ rats/ flies
15. a murder of crows

Collectivenouns which commonly used under the category of things. 

1. a group of islands
2. a galaxy of stars
3. a wad of notes
4. a forest of trees
5. a stack of wood
6. a fleet of ships
7. a string of pearls
8. an album of stamps/ photographs
9. a hedge of bushes
10. a library of books
11. a basket of fruits
12. a bowl of rice
13. a pack of cards
14. a pair of shoes
15. a bouquet of flowers
16. a bunch of keys
17. a chest of drawers
18. a pack of lies
19. a range of mountains
20. a cloud of dust