Year 4 Collective Nouns (a flock of sheep) Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 4 nouns worksheet.
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A collective noun is the name for a group. Circle the right collective noun.
1.a (answer space) of ants
- Acolony
- Bpride
- Cpod
Answer: colony
A group of ants is called a colony.
2.a (answer space) of ships
- Afleet
- Bherd
- Clitter
Answer: fleet
A group of ships is called a fleet.
3.a (answer space) of whales
- Apod
- Bpack
- Cflock
Answer: pod
A group of whales is called a pod.
4.a (answer space) of kittens
- Alitter
- Bpod
- Cflock
Answer: litter
A group of kittens is called a litter.
5.a (answer space) of elephants
- Aswarm
- Bherd
- Cflock
Answer: herd
A group of elephants is called a herd.
6.a (answer space) of people
- Apod
- Bcrowd
- Clitter
Answer: crowd
A group of people is called a crowd.
7.a (answer space) of musicians
- Aflock
- Bband
- Clitter
Answer: band
A group of musicians is called a band.
8.a (answer space) of birds
- Apride
- Bherd
- Cflock
Answer: flock
A group of birds is called a flock.
9.a (answer space) of players
- Ateam
- Bpod
- Clitter
Answer: team
A group of players is called a team.
10.a (answer space) of books
- Apride
- Bflock
- Cstack
Answer: stack
A group of books is called a stack.
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