Showing posts with label collective nouns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label collective nouns. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Collective Nouns Quiz and Answers

Last week, I posted then Collective Noun Quiz. Here's the quiz if you missed it last week. And if you scroll down past the word list you'll find the answers. Enjoy!

A group of crocodiles is called a/an __________.

A group of eagles is called a/an­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­______________.

A group of goldfish is called a _________________.

A group of greyhounds is called a/an___________.

A group of larks is called a/an_____________.

A group of leopards is called a/an _____________.

A group of owls is called a/an _________________.

A group of rattlesnakes is called a/an ____________.

A group of ravens is called a/an _______________.

A group of turtledoves is called a/an ___________.

A group of kittens is called a/an______________.

Word List:

Kindle, exaltation, convocation, float, parliament, rhumba, leap, pitying, leash, troubling, unkindness




Key:

A group of crocodiles is called a float

A group of eagles is called a convocation

A group of goldfish is called a troubling.

A group of greyhounds is called a leash

A group of larks is called an exaltation

A group of leopards is called a leap

A group of owls is called a parliament

A group of rattlesnakes is called a rhumba

A group of ravens is called an unkindness

A group of turtledoves is called a pitying

A group of kittens is called a kindle

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Collective Noun Quiz

The other day I was wondering about collective noun groups. (I love that a group of crows is called a murder.) It was such fun Googling and discovering the various collective noun names that I thought I’d turn it into a quiz.

So here you go.

A group of crocodiles is called a/an __________.

A group of eagles is called a/an­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­______________.

A group of goldfish is called a _________________.

A group of greyhounds is called a/an___________.

A group of larks is called a/an_____________.

A group of leopards is called a/an _____________.

A group of owls is called a/an _________________.

A group of rattlesnakes is called a/an ____________.

A group of ravens is called a/an _______________.

A group of turtledoves is called a/an ___________.

A group of kittens is called a/an______________.

Word List:


Kindle, exaltation, convocation, float, parliament, rhumba, leap, pitying, leash, troubling, unkindness

I'll post answers next Wednesday.