Collective Nouns Worksheets for 2nd Grade
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Skill: Choosing the collective noun that names a group of animals, people or things
Teaching tips and what to try next
Fits second graders who know what a noun is and can spot one in a sentence. Picture books about animals are full of group words, so collect a few from your next read-aloud. Next, practice other noun forms in Plural Nouns With -s, -es, and -ies or sort words by job in Nouns and Verbs: Sort the Bold Words.
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About this worksheet
A collective noun is one word that names a whole group, such as a team of players or a flock of birds. Children hear many of these words in stories and nonfiction books, and second graders are expected to use them correctly. This second-grade grammar worksheet practices twelve common collective nouns.
The page has twelve sentences. Each one has three words in parentheses, and children choose the collective noun that fits the group in the sentence and write it on the line. The groups include animals, like a herd of cows, a swarm of bees, a pack of wolves and a school of fish, as well as people and things, like a crowd of people, a class of students, a bunch of grapes, a stack of books and a pile of leaves. Every answer is used once, and the correct choice moves around in the parentheses, so children have to read each one carefully.
How to use it: read each sentence aloud with all three choices and ask which one sounds right. Many children know the answer by ear even if they have never seen the word written. For the animal groups, it helps to picture the animals: a school of fish swims together, a herd of cows moves slowly across a field. After the page, play a quick game: name a group and let your child give the collective noun.
The answer key gives every collective noun. To practice other kinds of nouns, try our Plural Nouns With -s, -es, and -ies worksheet. For nouns and action words, try our Nouns and Verbs: Sort the Bold Words worksheet.