Collective Nouns
I. Groups of people (work) – match the words with the definitions.
1. cast | a) a group of individuals playing on the same side generally with the same objectives |
2. staff | b) a group of actors that usually perform together in different plays |
3. team | c) the actors in a certain movie or play |
4. crew | d) a group of soldiers commanded by a lieutenant |
5. company | e) the people who work in a company or place of work |
6. platoon | f) all the working members on a ship or plane |
II. Groups of things – find the right collective noun for each word.
chairs, underwear, plates, grapes, clothes, letters, cash, ships, newspaper, tools, flowers, books, rubbish, cutlery, weapons, sticks, bananas, work, bread
1. a set of |
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2. a stash of |
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3. a pile of |
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4. a batch of |
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5. a bundle of |
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6. a stack of |
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7. a fleet of |
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8. a bunch of |
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III. Which of the collective nouns in the table above refer to
A. hidden things?
B. a collection of things that belong together?
C. a collection of things tied or wrapped up together?
D. a quantity or delivery of goods porduced at one time?
answers:
I. 1-c 2-e 3-a 4-f 5-b 6-d
II. 1. underwear, tools, cutlery
2. cash, weapons
3. clothes, rubbish
4. letters, bread
5. newspapers, sticks
6. chairs, books, work, plates
7. ships
8. grapes, flowers, bananas
III. A-8 B-1 C-5 D-4
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