A - Z of Collective Nouns and Games

  • Put on a suitable drum beat and read through the list without stopping.
  • Read alternately in pairs keeping your speech rhythmic and precise.
  • Which are your favourites and how many can you memorize?
  • Start with the noun and see if it triggers the creature.. A Quiver of…?
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  • A          Ambush of Tigers
  • B          Business of Ferrets
  • C         Caravan of Camels
  • D         Drove of Donkeys
  • E          Exaltation of Larks
  • F          Farrow of Piglets
  • G         Gaggle of Geese
  • H         Hedge of Herons
  • I           Implausibility of Gnus
  • J          Jitter of Jack Russells
  • K          Kindle of Kittens
  • L          Labour of Moles
  • M         Mob of Meerkats
  • N         Nursery of Raccoons
  • O         Ostentation of Peacocks
  • P          Prickle of Porcupines
  • Q         Quiver of Cobras
  • R         Rhumba of Rattlesnakes
  • S          Stench of Skunks
  • T          Thunder of Dragons
  • U         Unkindness of Ravens
  • V          Venue of Vultures
  • W         Waddle of Penguins
  • X          X-ray of Tetras
  • Y          Yap of Chihuahuas
  • Z          Zeal of Zebras

Games

Can you match the animal to its collective noun?
​Click the web-link below the spinner to discover an interactive version of the wheels that will randomly select an animal (first link) or a collective noun (second link).  Once the spinner has selected a word, see who can provide the matching information the fastest.  To avoid repetition you can choose to remove the word from the spinner once it has been used.
To make it into a game of bingo, invite the children to choose six words at random from the list above and write them on a piece of paper.  Spin the appropriate wheel.  As each word appears the children cross them off their list shouting ‘bingo’ when all six are crossed off.  To make it more difficult, ask the children to choose the words from one list and use the other spinner to generate the answer.
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