Interactive worksheet for practicing collective nouns with fun, engaging exercises.

Let’s go through each sentence one by one and pick the best collective noun from the word bank.

Word bank:
band, herd, school, swarm, flock, team, stack, deck

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1. A ________ of bees flew out of the bush.
→ Bees usually move in a “swarm”. So: swarm

2. My teacher graded a ________ of papers.
→ Papers are often stacked up — so we say “stack” of papers.
→ stack

3. The dolphin swam with a ________ of fish.
→ Fish swim together in a “school”.
→ school

4. The horse ________ ran free on the prairie.
→ Horses run in groups called “herds”.
→ herd

5. We saw a ________ of birds in the sky.
→ Birds fly in a “flock”.
→ flock

6. The soccer ________ won the game.
→ Soccer players play as a “team”.
→ team

7. A ________ of musicians played on the street.
→ Musicians playing together can be called a “band”.
→ band

8. There are 52 cards in a ________.
→ A standard set of playing cards is called a “deck”.
→ deck

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Final Answer:
1. swarm
2. stack
3. school
4. herd
5. flock
6. team
7. band
8. deck