Grade 6 English worksheet focusing on collective nouns, where students choose the correct word from a word box to complete sentences.

Let’s go through each sentence one by one and pick the right word from the box to complete it.

We have these words to choose from:
- cookies
- battery
- army (appears 3 times — we can use it more than once if needed)
- giraffe
- apes
- waddle
- bloat

Now, let’s match them with the sentences:

1. “We saw a tower of ________ in the African forests.”
→ A “tower” is the collective noun for giraffes. So: giraffe

2. “The ________ of penguins added beauty to the lake.”
→ Penguins walk in a group called a waddle. So: waddle

3. “With the rain comes an ________ of caterpillars.”
→ Caterpillars move in large groups called an army. So: army

4. “Michael is as shrewd as an ________.”
→ This is a simile. The common phrase is “as shrewd as an ape” (though sometimes people say “fox”, but here “apes” is in the box). So: apes

5. “An ________ of frogs were croaking the whole evening.”
→ Frogs in a group are called an army. So: army

6. “The children jumped with joy seeing a batch of ________.”
→ “Batch” is often used for baked goods like cookies. So: cookies

7. “The doctor advised mom a ________ of tests.”
→ Doctors often order a battery of tests (meaning a series or set). So: battery

8. “We saw a ________ of hippos in the zoo.”
→ Hippos in a group are called a bloat. So: bloat

Let’s double-check we used only words from the box and that they make sense:

- giraffe → ✔️
- waddle → ✔️
- army → ✔️ (used twice — okay since it appears 3 times in box)
- apes → ✔️
- army → ✔️ (second time)
- cookies → ✔️
- battery → ✔️
- bloat → ✔️

All fit perfectly!

Final Answer:
1. giraffe
2. waddle
3. army
4. apes
5. army
6. cookies
7. battery
8. bloat