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Nouns 02

Collective nouns make groups sound exciting! This KS2 English quiz explores fascinating noun groups, from a swarm of bees to a parliament of owls.

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Fascinating Fact:

Some nouns sound funny in groups, such as a parliament of owls or a murder of crows.

In KS2 English, pupils learn that nouns can name not just people and things, but groups too. Collective nouns describe groups acting as one — and some of them sound quite dramatic!

Key Terms

Collective Noun: A word used for a group, like “herd,” “flock,” or “team.”
Common Noun: A general name for something, like “animal” or “tree.”
Proper Noun: A specific name that begins with a capital letter, such as “London” or “Wednesday.”

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is a collective noun?

A collective noun is a word that names a group of people, animals, or things, like “a pride of lions” or “a bunch of grapes.”

Can you give some funny collective nouns?

Yes! English has many creative ones — “a parliament of owls,” “a murder of crows,” and “a business of ferrets” are a few favourites.

Why are collective nouns important in writing?

They make language more descriptive and colourful, helping writers create vivid images and make sentences sound more interesting.

Try These Related Quizzes

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1 .

Find the nouns in the question, remembering to look out for abstract nouns.
The strength of the swimmers impressed the crowd.

The, of, impressed

strength, swimmers, impressed

strength, swimmers, crowd

the, impressed, crowd

'Impressed' is a verb.

2 .

Find the nouns in the question, remembering to look out for abstract nouns.
David looked at the spider with fear.

David, looked, with

David, spider, fear

looked, the, with

at, spider, fear

'Fear' is an abstract noun - it is a feeling, which is something that you cannot see or touch.

3 .

Find the nouns in the question, remembering to look out for abstract nouns.
The day was overflowing with happiness and joy.

The, was, overflowing

day, overflowing, joy

day, happiness, joy

was, with, and

'Happiness' and 'joy' are abstract nouns - both are the names of feelings.

4 .

Find the nouns in the question, remembering to look out for abstract nouns.
The country took pride in its athletes.

The, country, pride

The, took, athletes

country, pride, athletes

took, in, its

'Took' is a verb.

5 .

Find the nouns in the question, remembering to look out for abstract nouns.
The noise of the traffic seeped through the closed windows.

noise, traffic, windows

noise, closed, windows

traffic, seeped, windows

seeped, through, closed

Be careful with this one - 'closed' is an adjective. You couldn't say 'the closed' on its own without 'windows', so this shows that 'closed' is not the noun.

6 .

Find the nouns in the question, remembering to look out for abstract nouns.
The new computer and printer were a huge expense.

new, computer, printer

new, were, huge

computer, and, huge

computer, printer, expense

'New' and 'huge' are both adjectives.

7 .

Find the nouns in the question, remembering to look out for abstract nouns.
The car was valued for its elegance and its reliability.

The, valued, elegance

car, was, its

car, valued, reliability

car, elegance, reliability

'Elegance' and 'reliability' are qualities - they belong to the car, which is a clue that they are nouns.

8 .

Find the nouns in the question, remembering to look out for abstract nouns.
Love and hate are powerful emotions.

Love, and, hate

Love, are, emotions

Love, hate, powerful

Love, hate, emotions

'Powerful' is an adjective.

9 .

Find the nouns in the question, remembering to look out for abstract nouns.
The interesting programme on the radio was about jazz.

The, programme, about

interesting, programme, radio

programme, on, about

programme, radio, jazz

'On' and 'about' are prepositions.

10 .

Find the nouns in the question, remembering to look out for abstract nouns.
The firemen's bravery was an inspiration.

The, bravery, an

firemen's, bravery, inspiration

firemen's, was, an

was, an, inspiration

'Bravery' and 'inspiration' are both abstract nouns - you know they are nouns because they can belong to someone/something (i.e. her bravery, his inspiration).

Author: Sheri Smith (PhD English Literature, English Teacher & Quiz Writer)