Animal Groups: Collective-Noun Practice

Choose collective nouns from a 21-word bank to complete twenty animal-group names. A separate answer page supports checking.
Year levels
Years 2–4
Pages
2
File type
PDF

Updated Jul 25, 2021

Subject
Grammar, English
Resource types
Worksheets

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This Groups of Animals Collective Nouns Worksheet is a great way for students to learn about different animal groups and their corresponding collective nouns. By choosing the proper collective noun, students will be able to better understand the relationships between different animals. This worksheet is a great resource for any teacher looking to help their students learn more about animals.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Match a collective noun with the animal group it names
  • Use the word bank and animal context to choose an appropriate group name
  • Recognise that group vocabulary varies by animal

Teaching tips

  • Preview the most unfamiliar group terms without giving their matches.
  • Have learners choose three completed pairings to use in full descriptive sentences.

Skills covered

  • Collective-noun vocabulary — specialised group names are learned.
  • Semantic matching — each term is paired with an animal category.
  • Word-bank strategy — choices are compared with animal context; one bank word is unused.

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Core concepts

Core concepts

  • Collective nouns
  • Animal groups
  • Vocabulary matching

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