Guess what? Words can have their own fun groups, just like people do at parties! In English, when we talk about a bunch of things together, we use special words called “collective nouns.” It’s like calling a group of fish a “school” because they swim together like students in a school. Cool, right?
We’ve got a list of 40 amazing collective nouns for things that will make your sentences super interesting and fun. Are you ready to learn these cool word groups and sound like a word wizard? Let’s jump into this word party together!
Related: Collective Nouns for People
Related: Collective Nouns for Animals
- A block of flats
- A book of notes
- A bouquet of flowers
- A bowl of rice
- A bunch of keys
- A bundle of sticks
- A catalogue of prices
- A chest of drawers
- A cloud of dust
- A clump of bushes
- A cluster of coconuts
- A collection of coins
- A comb of bananas
- A fleet of ships
- A forest of trees
- A galaxy of stars
- A group of islands
- A hand of bananas
- A harvest of wheat
- A heap of rubbish
- A hedge of bushes
- A ream of paper
- A reel of film
- A set of clubs
- A string of pearls
- A wad of notes
- Agenda of Tasks
- Anthology of Poems
- Anthology of Prose
- Batch of Bread
- Battery of Artillery
- Belt of Asteroids
- Bits of Information
- Bowl of Flour
- Convoy of Lorries
- Convoy of Trucks
- Culture of Bacteria
- Dicker of Hides
- Embarrassment of Riches
- Fall of Snow
- Festival of Balloons
- Fitting of Sails
- Fleet of Boats
- Fleet of Cars
- Fleet of Vehicles
- Flight of Aeroplanes
- Flight of Stairs
- Flight of Steps
- Galaxy of Starlets
- Garland of Sonnets
- Pack of Cards
- Pocket of Oranges
- Pod of Peas
- Punnet of Strawberries
- Purse of Winnings
- Quire of Newspapers
- Quiver of Arrows
- Range of Mountains
- Roll of Coins
- Rope of Onions
- Rope of Pearls
- Rouleau of Money
- Round of Drinks
- Serving of Spoons
- Swirl of Paisleys
- Troop of Mushrooms
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