45 Collective Noun For Things – Infographics and PDF

45 collective noun for things

ESL students, do you know what a collective noun is? A collective noun is a word that describes a group of people or things. For example, the word “team” is a collective noun because it describes a group of people working together. In this blog post, we’ll learn about 45 different collective nouns for things. Collective nouns are fun to use in conversation and writing, so let’s get started!

45 Collective Noun For Things

  1. A shower of rain
  2. An album of photographs
  3. A batch of bread
  4. A bowl of rice
  5. An orchard of fruit trees
  6. A sheaf of grain
  7. A forest of trees
  8. A book of notes
  9. A catalogue of prices
  10. A bale of cotton
  11. A block of flats
  12. A collection of coins
  13. A hail of bullets
  14. An outfit of clothes
  15. A ream of paper
  16. A set of clubs
  17. A group of islands
  18. A galaxy of stars
  19. A harvest of wheat
  20. A hand of bananas
  21. A bundle of sticks
  22. A fleet of ships
  23. A reel of film
  24. An archipelago of islands
  25. A packet of letters
  26. A pair of shoes
  27. A quiver of arrows
  28. A range of mountains
  29. A bunch of keys
  30. A library of books
  31. A battery of guns
  32. A pack of cards
  33. A clump of bushes
  34. A bouquet of flowers
  35. A heap of rubbish
  36. A wad of notes
  37. A hedge of bushes
  38. An anthology of poems
  39. A cluster of coconuts
  40. A basket of fruit
  41. A chest of drawers
  42. A stack of wood
  43. A cloud of dust
  44. A string of pearls
  45. A comb of bananas

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A list of Common Collective Nouns

  • a broad of chickens
  • a staff of servants
  • a chest of drawers
  • a herd of llamas
  • a company of actors
  • a herd of moose
  • a crew of sailors
  • a herd of swans
  • a wad of notes
  • a bunch of seals
  • a swarm of butterflies
  • an outfit of clothes
  • a bowl of rice
  • a staff of employees
  • a shower of bastards
  • a zoo of wild animals
  • a troop of scouts
  • a board of directors
  • a set of bowls
  • a gang of prisoners
  • a party of friends
  • a bevy of ladies
  • a flock of goats
  • a cloud of insects
  • a group of engineers
  • a pack of sharks
  • a pack of hounds
  • a troupe of performers
  • a herd of seals
  • a shoal of salmon
  • a herd of sea horses
  • a series of photos
  • a bale of cotton
  • a group of dancers
  • a caravan of gypsies
  • a heap of trash
  • a bundle of sticks
  • a pack of mules
  • a flock of parrots
  • a herd of cranes
  • a shoal of pilchards
  • a pride of lions
  • a horde of savages
  • a herd of fairies
  • a set of clubs
  • a gang of prisoners
  • a staff of employees
  • a harvest of wheat
  • a ream of paper
  • a gaggle of geese
  • a mob of sheep
  • a stud of horses
  • a class of students
  • a herd of donkeys
  • a patrol of policemen
  • a group of people
  • a plague of locusts
  • a bunch of crocks
  • a group of islands
  • a mob of emus
  • a mob of rioters
  • a stack of wood
  • a range of mountains
  • a swarm of bees
  • a flock of birds
  • a herd of oxen
  • a herd of yaks
  • a nest of mice
  • a mob of kangaroos
  • a batch of bread
  • a party of friends
  • a company of actors
  • a swarm of gnats
  • a body of men
  • a flock of seagulls
  • a mob of meerkats
  • a battery of guns
  • a crowd of people
  • a troop of scouts
  • a crowd of onlookers
  • a gang of thieves
  • a troupe of monkeys
  • a library of books
  • a troupe of minstrels
  • a pack of bears (polar bears)
  • a sheaf of grain
  • an anthology of poems
  • a herd of zebras
  • a team of players
  • a pack of wolves
  • a swarm of eels
  • a galaxy of stars
  • a pack of grouse
  • a choir of singers
  • a herd of wrens
  • a board of directors
  • a troupe of shrimp
  • a string of pearls
  • a body of men
  • a herd of horses
  • a team of players
  • a herd of walruses
  • a stud of horses
  • a herd of elk
  • a patrol of policemen
  • a panel of experts
  • a troupe of artistes
  • a fall of woodcock
  • a gang of crooks
  • a mob of thieves
  • a collection of coins
  • a party of friends
  • a board of trustees
  • a flock of turkeys
  • a herd of ponies
  • a comb of bananas
  • a pack of stoats
  • a swarm of rats
  • a flock of swifts
  • a regiment of soldiers
  • an army of ants
  • a herd of caribou
  • a block of flats
  • a pack of mongooses
  • a swarm of flies
  • a choir of angels
  • a gang of hoodlums
  • a cluster of coconuts
  • a shoal of bass
  • a class of students
  • a chest of drawers
  • a hand of bananas
  • a pile of books
  • a flock of camels
  • an orchestra of musicians
  • a herd of goats
  • a bunch of crocks
  • a herd of elephants
  • a school of whales
  • a gang of criminals
  • a tribe of natives