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    A collective noun refers to a name for a group of people, places, or things. Examples of collective nouns include hive, herd, fleet, nest, host, class, and crew. Two sheets provide examples of collective nouns and how to identify common and proper nouns. The sheets include exercises matching collective nouns to groups and identifying nouns as proper or common in sentences.

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    A collective noun refers to a name for a group of people, places, or things. Examples of collective nouns include hive, herd, fleet, nest, host, class, and crew. Two sheets provide examples of collective nouns and how to identify common and proper nouns. The sheets include exercises matching collective nouns to groups and identifying nouns as proper or common in sentences.

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    A collective noun refers to a name for a group of people, places, or things. Examples of collective nouns include hive, herd, fleet, nest, host, class, and crew. Two sheets provide examples of collective nouns and how to identify common and proper nouns. The sheets include exercises matching collective nouns to groups and identifying nouns as proper or common in sentences.

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    Collective Nouns Sheet 1

    Nouns name people, places, or things.


    A collective noun refers to the names a group of people, places or things.
    Examples of collective nouns are as follows:
    hive, herd, fleet, nest, host, class, crew
    The subject of each sentence below is a collective noun. Underline the collective noun.
    1. Our scout troop enjoyed a lot at the bonfire last night.
    2. The crowd waited outside the store for Summer Sale.
    3. My brother's football team won the match with Eagles.
    4. Mrs. Lara's class went to hiking trip.
    5. That pride of lions was roaming in the forest.
    6. The choir sang at the school function.
    7. Our family is known in the city.
    8. Their company recycles used materials.
    9. An colony of ants climbed the wall in my room.
    10. The jury did not agree to judgment.

    Collective Nouns Sheet 2


    A COLLECTIVE NOUN is a word for group of people, animals or things.
    example: A flock of birds.

    Flock is the collective noun. In the phrase above, of birds tells us what is the flock made up of.
    Draw a line to match each collective noun with correct phrase.
    fleet

    of keys

    herd

    of ants

    pride

    of players

    bouquet

    of cows

    team

    of cards

    colony

    of ships

    ring

    of lions

    deck

    of students

    hive

    of roses

    class

    of bees

    Common and Proper Nouns Sheet 1


    Determine if the noun is common noun or a proper noun.
    Rules, if the noun is a common noun write 'common noun' on the line next to it.
    If the noun is proper then re-write the noun on the line using correct capitalization.
    examples:
    water park common noun
    disney water park Disney Water Park
    1. june __________________________
    2. month __________________________
    3. day __________________________
    4. wednesday __________________________
    5. holiday __________________________
    6. christmas __________________________

    7. cereal __________________________
    8. kellogs __________________________
    9. dr. aartz __________________________
    10. policeman __________________________
    11. city __________________________
    12. new york __________________________
    13. street __________________________
    14. main street __________________________
    15. pizza hut __________________________
    16. restaurant __________________________
    17. joseph __________________________
    18. creek __________________________
    19. pig __________________________
    20. mickey mouse __________________________
    Write a sentence with one Proper Noun and one Common Noun?
    _______________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________

    Common and Proper Nouns Sheet 2

    Read the sentences carefully and decide whether the noun is proper or common. Complete
    the sentences below with correct form of noun.
    1. Dad and I will go to the __________________ next Sunday. (beach or Beach)

    2. Aunt Annie went to ___________________ for a week. (lake district, Lake district or
    Lake District)
    3. Sam and Joseph went to ____________________. (miami or Miami)
    4. He was caught by the ___________________. (policeman or Policeman)
    5. Andrew's ____________________ gave him an assignment. (teacher or Teacher)
    6. Is _________________ a lenient teacher? (mr. jake, Mr. jake or Mr. Jake)
    7. My cat ____________________ likes to play with soft ball. (bingo or Bingo)
    8. At the zoo, she saw a chimpanzee _______________. (leo or Leo)
    9. Can we play with the _____________________ ? (puppy or Puppy)
    10. The boy lives near the _________________. (city or City)
    11. Most of the hospitals near my _____________ are very busy. (street or Street)
    12. Colin's birthday in next _________________. (month or Month)
    13. My mom's birthday is in the month of ___________________. (april or April)
    14. I could see the planet _______________ with my telescope. (uranus or Uranus)

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