Grade 6 | English | Collective noun, Noun, Pronoun and Adjectives, Olympiad, CBSE, ICSE, Maths Olympiad, Science Olympiad, English Olympiad
A collective noun is used to refer to a group of a particular type of individuals. E.g. group of cows is called herd. Similarly, a group of lions is called pride.
Some collective nouns to remember :
| Army | Soldiers |
| Band, Orchestra | Singers, Musicians |
| Bunch | Grapes, flowers, keys |
| Class | Students |
| Collection | Stamps, coins |
| Crew | Sailors |
| Troupe | Dancers |
| Bouquet | Flowers |
| Herd | buffalo, cows, deer, elephant, sheep, horses |
| Swarm, hive | bees |
| Company | Police |
| Troupe | Dancers |
| Stack | Hay |
| Swarm | Bees, flies, ants |
| Colony, army | ants |
| Team | Players |
| Troop | Apes, monkeys |
| Colony | Bats |
| Flight, flock | Birds |
| Caravan | Camel |
| Battalion | Soldiers |
| Army | Caterpillars |
| Quiver | Cobras, Snakes |
| Murder, Horde | Crows |
| Pack | Wolves, Dogs |
| Gang | Thieves, robbers, dacoits, elk |
| Memory | Elephants |
| School, pod | Dolphins |
| School | Fish, Whales |
| Cloud | Grasshoppers |
| Horde, plague | insects |
| Army, colony | Frogs |
| Leap | Leopards |
| Scourge | Mosquitoes |
| Parliament | Owls |
| Team | Oxen |
| Colony, creche | Penguins |
| Swarm, colony, pack, plague | Rats |
| Ambush | Tigers |
| Litter | Tigers |
| Litter | Cubs |
| Pride | Lions |
