Everyday Vocabulary: Collective Nouns

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Everyday Vocabulary: Collective Nouns

COLLECTIVE NOUNS

The ______ of the British Royal Navy was very strong in the nineteenth century.
- A) mob
- B) fleet
- C) crew
- D) shoal
Disease reduced the farmer's ______ from 90 to 65 cows.
- A) flock
- B) bundle
- C) herd
- D) stack
She was attacked by a ______ of wasps.
- A) pack
- B) swarm
- C) suite
- D) congregation
A ______ of shouting people overturned cars, set fire to shops and attacked a police station.
- A) mob
- B) fleet
- C) crew
- D) shoal
The Irish Prime Minister occupied a ______ of rooms at the hotel.
- A) pack
- B) swarm
- C) suite
- D) congregation
Some spectators in the ______ disagreed with the referee's decision.
- A) bunch
- B) crowd
- C) audience
- D) set
He bought a large ______ of bananas.
- A) bunch
- B) crowd
- C) audience
- D) set
The priest was very sad to see his ______ getting smaller week by week.
- A) pack
- B) swarm
- C) suite
- D) congregation
Fishing boats use modern equipment to locate the ______ of fish.
- A) mob
- B) fleet
- C) crew
- D) shoals
She lost her balance and fell down a ______ of steps.
- A) gang
- B) flight
- C) clump
- D) set
He was the leader of a well-known ______ of criminals.
- A) gang
- B) flight
- C) clump
- D) set
We sat down in the shade of a ______ of trees.
- A) gang
- B) flight
- C) clump
- D) set
In spring ______ of birds arrive back in Europe after spending the winter in Africa.
- A) flocks
- B) bundles
- C) herds
- D) stacks
Our picnic was completely ruined by a ______ of ants.
- A) pack
- B) swarm
- C) suite
- D) congregation
He gave her a ______ of flowers.
- A) bunch
- B) crowd
- C) audience
- D) set
British Airways has a ______ of 26 Boeing 747s.
- A) mob
- B) fleet
- C) crew
- D) shoal
She gave a ______ of old clothes to a charity organization.
- A) flock
- B) bundle
- C) herd
- D) stack
The ______ applauded the new play enthusiastically.
- A) bunch
- B) mob
- C) audience
- D) set
Has anyone seen a ______ of keys? I left them somewhere.
- A) bunch
- B) crowd
- C) stack
- D) set
Golf is an expensive game. You'll need a ______ of clubs.
- A) bunch
- B) crowd
- C) audience
- D) set
The books were arranged in a ______ one on top of the other.
- A) flocks
- B) bundle
- C) herd
- D) stack
They've bought a leather three-piece ______ - a sofa and two armchairs.
- A) pack
- B) swarm
- C) suite
- D) congregation
Let's play a game. Who's got a ______ of cards?
- A) pack
- B) swarm
- C) suite
- D) congregation
The cruise ship carries 150 passengers and a ______ of 85.
- A) mob
- B) fleet
- C) crew
- D) shoal
The ______ of sheep was controlled by a shepherd and two dogs.
- A) herd
- B) bundle
- C) set
- D) stack
For their wedding I gave them a ______ of cutlery (6 knives, 6 spoons, 6 forks etc.).
- A) bunch
- B) crowd
- C) audience
- D) set

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