Collective NounsA collective noun is used to refer to a group of people, things or animals. Some common collective nouns 1. army – soldiers 2. bouquet – flowers There was an army of soldiers marching on the field. Encik Jalil bought a bouquet of flowers for his wife. 3. comb – bananas 4. flock – birds/sheep/goats There is a comb of bananas on the shelf. Jeremy saw a flock of birds flying south for the winter. 5. school – fish/whales/dolphins 6. set – tools/china I saw a large school of fish in the sea. He bought a set of tools from the supermarket. 7. swarm – bees/insects 8. team – players/doctors The whole team of players cheered when they won A swarm of bees attacked Vijay last week. the game. More collective nouns For people an audience of people a band of musicians/bandits a bevy of girls/beauties a bench of magistrates a board of directors a class of pupils/scholars a company of soldiers/actors a congregation of worshippers a crowd of spectators/people a choir of singers a crew of sailors a field of runners a gang of thieves/labourers/prisoners/convicts/ criminals a horde of savages a host of angels a party of friends a posse of policemen a staff of teachers/servants a tribe of natives a troop of Boy Scouts a troupe of jugglers/dancers For thing an album of photographs an anthology of poems a bale of cotton/wool/cloth a block of flats/apartments a bowl of rice/soup a bunch of grapes/keys a bundle of sticks/flags a cache of jewels a chain of islands a chest of drawers a collection of stamps/antiques/pictures a hedge of bushes a kit of tools a library of books a list of names a batch of bread or cookies a mass of ruins a pack of cards a packet of cigarettes a pair of shoes/trousers/socks/spectacles a pile of papers/stones a quiver of arrows a cluster of stars/diamonds a clump of trees a crate of fruits/apples/oranges a fleet of ships/motorcars/vessels a flight of stairs a forest of trees a galaxy of stars a hail of bullets a heap of rubbish/stones a range of mountains/hills a ring of fire a suit of clothes a sheaf of wheat a stack of hay a string of pearls/beads a tuft of grass a volley of bullets a wreath of flowers For animals an army of ants/insects a band of gorillas a brood of chickens a colony of seals, bats a flight of swallows a flock of sheeps a gaggle of geese a herd of cattle/elephants/buffaloes a hive of bees a host of sparrows a litter of puppies/kittens/cubs a nest of rabbits/mice/snakes/ants a pack of wolves a pride of lions a plague of locusts/insects a shoal of herring/fish a team of oxen/horses a troop of monkeys