Collective Nouns are used to describe a number of a particular bird or
animals in a group. Example: A ____ of whales = POD
Mike was intrigued with last week’s quiz on the names of the “young” of
various animals and birds. So he helped compile this list. Now it’s your
turn. (Anyone with good ideas for a grif.net is welcome to send them to me.
Sometimes I’m getting slivers under the fingernails scraping the bottom of
the barrel).
A ______ of beavers
A ______ of buffalo
A ______ or ______ of chickens
A ______ or ______ of chicks
A ______ of crows
A ______ of flies
A ______ of gorillas
A ______ of locusts
A ______ of hens
A ______ of lions
A ______ of swifts
A ______ of swallows
A ______, ______ or ______ of whales
A ______ or ______ of rhinos
A ______ of vipers
A ______ of rattlesnakes
A ______ of pigs
A ______ of owls
A ______ of elks
A ______ of goldfinches
A ______ of greyhounds
A ______ or litter of kittens
An ______ or ______ of larks
A ______ of mares
A ______ of martens
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Dr Bob Griffin
[email protected] www.grif.net
“Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!”