Collective Nouns List

There are so many different collective nouns in the English Language that all mean "group" and are specific to what particular thing they are describing.

herd	colony	pod	school	shoal	pack	team	swarm
whales	gulls	whales	whales	krill	foxes	oxen	ants
elephants	beavers	fish	fish	fish	polar bears	ducks	bees
seals	seals	seals	seals	trout	hounds	seals	wasps
wolves	gulls	porpoises	porpoises	anchovies	wolves	cattle	butterflies
buffalo	frogs	dolphins	salmon	salmon	mules	horses	rats
walruses	penguins	walruses	sharks	sardines	dogs	donkeys	eels

Examples; a herd of elephants, a crowd of people, a box of crayons, a pad of paper. The following is a chart of the collective nouns to describe groups of various types.

Common collective animal nouns include;

brood	colony	clutch	drove	flight
flock	gaggle	herd	hive	litter
nest	pack	plague	pride	skein
swarm	team	tribe	troop	yoke

Tessie's tips on writing..Make a list and check it twice! Write sentences in your notebook using these collective nouns.