Level: B1
Collective Nouns — Practice
Tell apart collective nouns (a group of people, animals, or things acting as one) from non-collective nouns (a single member of that group). Includes the simple “group or member?” test, the AmE vs BrE verb agreement difference, and a matching game with 25 collective / non-collective pairs.
Builds on Proper vs Common Nouns Next in unit Countable vs Uncountable →
- Collective Nouns
- Army – Collective
- Class – Collective
- Crowd – Collective
- Gang – Collective
- Herd – Collective
- Jury – Collective
- Group – Collective
- Pack – Collective
- Team – Collective
- Set – Collective
- Council – Collective
- Family – Collective
- Audience – Collective
- Tribe – Collective
- Flotilla – Collective
- Colony – Collective
- Bundle – Collective
- Flock – Collective
- Bouquet – Collective
- Clan – Collective
- Caravan – Collective
- Galaxy – Collective
- Crew – Collective
- Stack – Collective
- Convoy – Collective
- Non-collective Nouns
- Soldier – Non-collective
- Student – Non-collective
- Person – Non-collective
- Card – Non-collective
- Antelope – Non-collective
- Worker – Non-collective
- Ship – Non-collective
- Ant – Non-collective
- Flower – Non-collective
- Star – Non-collective
- Father – Non-collective
- Camel – Non-collective
- Bird – Non-collective
- Player – Non-collective
- Wolf – Non-collective
- Expert – Non-collective
- Asteroid – Non-collective
- Artist – Non-collective
- Judge – Non-collective
- Number – Non-collective
- Verdict – Non-collective
- Key – Non-collective
- Sailor – Non-collective
- Thief – Non-collective
- Island – Non-collective