W.A.L.T.: to find out W.A.L.T.: to find out about collective about collective

nounsnouns

W.A.L.T.: to find out W.A.L.T.: to find out about collective about collective

nounsnouns

……and revise singular and pluraland revise singular and plural

1. For many words just add s2. Words ending is s, ss, ch or x: usually add es3. Words ending in f: usually change the f to a v and add es4. Words with a y at the end: often change the y to an i and add es5. Words ending in o: sometimes add s; sometimes add es (e.g. pianos, tomatoes)

Singular and plural

Collective nouns• The name used for a group of things

• It can be animals or people, like squirrels or elephants

• It can be things, like tables or trees

Collective nouns

A lion

A pride of lions

A goose

A flock (or gaggle) of geese (also a flock of sheep)

One hedgehog

A prickle of hedgehogs

An elephant

A herd of elephants(not a heard of Rebecca’s)

A bloat of Hippopotami

One Hippopotamus

A fish

A school of fish

A squirrel

What do you think would be a good name for a group of squirrels?

Some more collective nouns

• A wolf• A whale• A bee• A puppy• A singer• A playing card • A brass

instrumentalist

• A pack of wolves• A pod of whales• A swarm of bees• A litter of pups• A choir of singers• A pack of playing cards• A band of brass players

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What could you call these things?

• A group of soldiers

• A large group of people

• A group of footballers

• A group of schoolchildren

• An army• A crowd

• A team

• A class

Some strange collective nouns

• A goat• A kitten• A jellyfish• People in a church

• A crow• A porpoise• An ape

• A tribe of goats• A kindle of kittens• A smuck of jellyfish• A congregation of

worshippers

• A murder of crows• A school of porpoises• An intelligence of apes

What could you call these things?

• A group of angels• A large group of

books• A group of boats

or cars• A group trees• Eggs

• A host• A library

• A fleet

• A clump, wood or forest

• A clutch

Which are ANIMATE? Which are INANIMATE??

WALT: to find out about collective nouns

• There are lots of places to find out more collective nouns, using the internet

• Try this website:• http://rinkworks.com/words/collective.shtml • By the way: A drey of squirrels