{"id":1507,"date":"2016-09-23T16:46:05","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T16:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=1507"},"modified":"2016-09-23T16:46:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T16:46:05","slug":"collective-nouns-worksheet-for-class-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/collective-nouns-worksheet-for-class-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Collective nouns worksheet for class 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Collective nouns<\/strong> are words used to denote a collection. Examples are: team, family, army, class, bunch, battalion etc.<\/p>\n<p>Depending upon the context a collective noun can be followed by either a singular verb or a plural verb.\u00a0Complete the following sentences using appropriate collective nouns.<\/p>\n<p>1. A \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. of lions attacked the hunters.<\/p>\n<p>2. A \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. of clothes lay on the bed.<\/p>\n<p>3. I saw a \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 of keys lying on the table.<\/p>\n<p>4. The \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..of directors elected him as the CEO.<\/p>\n<p>5. A hen is very protective of her \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. of chickens.<\/p>\n<p>6. A \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. of judges will hear the case on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>7. We were attacked by a \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. of locusts.<\/p>\n<p>8. A \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. of bees consists of one queen and several hundreds of workers and drones.<\/p>\n<p>9. My neighbor is very rich. He owns a large \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. of cars.<\/p>\n<p>10. The \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. of musicians delivered a fantastic performance.<\/p>\n<p>11. The \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 of singers sang beautifully.<\/p>\n<p>12. My grandfather owns a huge \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 of books.<\/p>\n<p>13. Wherever we looked, we found \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. of ruins.<\/p>\n<p>14. A \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. of stairs led to the terrace.<\/p>\n<p>15. A \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. of bees attacked the farmer and injured him seriously.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.<strong> A pride of lions<\/strong> attacked the hunters.<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>A bundle of clothes<\/strong> lay on the bed.<\/p>\n<p>3. I saw <strong>a bunch of keys<\/strong> lying on the table.<\/p>\n<p>4.<strong> The board of directors<\/strong> elected him as the CEO.<\/p>\n<p>5. A hen is very protective of her\u00a0<strong>brood of chickens.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6.<strong> A bench of judges<\/strong> will hear the case on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>7. We were attacked by <strong>a cloud of locusts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>8. <strong>A colony of bees<\/strong> consists of one queen and several hundreds of workers and drones.<\/p>\n<p>9. My neighbor is very rich. 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