Collective nouns

Collective nouns are words for single things that are made up of more than one person, animal, bird, place, thing, or idea: a panel of experts, a colony of gulls, a flock of chickens, a stack of books, a pile of documents, a collection of paintings, a set of questions, etc.

Batch is an amount of food, medicine, etc. produced at one time.

Litter is a number of baby animals that one mother gives birth to at the same time.

Flock is a group of sheep, goats or birds of the same type.

Bundle is a number of things tied or wrapped together.

Bunch is a number of things of the same type which are growing or fastened together.

A deck of cards (in British English) or a pack of cards (in American English) is a complete set of 52 playing cards.

Pack is also a group of animals that hunt together or are kept for hunting.

Gang is an organised group of criminals.

Swarm is a large group of insects, especially bees, moving together in the same direction. Hive is a structure made for bees to live in.

Herd is a group of animals of the same type that live and feed together.

Band is a small group of musicians who play popular music together, often with a singer or singers. Choir (/ˈkwaɪə(r)/) is a group of people who sing together, for example in church services or public performances.

Sources: https://dictionary.cambridge.org

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com

https://www.collinsdictionary.com

https://www.macmillandictionary.com

https://www.merriam-webster.com

Choose the correct option. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.

1. A … of cookies.

a. deck

b. set

c. batch

2. A ... of puppies.

a. herd

b. litter

c. swarm

3. A ... of martens.

a. shoal

b. richesse

c. swarm

4. A ... of sheep.

a. herd

b. flock

c. pack

5. A bundle of ...

a. firewood

b. sweets

c. clothes

6. A bunch of ...

a. grapes

b. crisps

c. keys

7. A ... of cards.

a. batch

b. deck

c. pack

8. A gang of ...

a. musicians

b. cubs

c. thieves

9. A ... of wolves.

a. pack

b. gang

c. litter

10. A ... of bees.

a. swarm

b. hive

c. shoal

11. A herd of ...

a. fish

b. cows

c. deer

12. A ... of singers.

a. band

b. crew

c. choir