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Animal Group Names

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Instructions: Collective nouns for animal groups

1.
What is a group of crows called?
A
A parliament
B
A flock
C
A conspiracy
D
A murder
2.
What is the collective noun for a group of owls?
A
A council
B
A stare
C
A parliament
D
A wisdom
3.
A group of flamingos is called a what?
A
A flamboyance
B
A pinkness
C
A stand
D
A blush
4.
What is a group of lions called?
A
A herd
B
A troop
C
A pack
D
A pride
5.
What is the collective noun for a group of geese on the ground?
A
A waddle
B
A flock
C
A gaggle
D
A skein
6.
A group of jellyfish is called a what?
A
A bloom
B
A cluster
C
A smack
D
A swarm
7.
What is a group of foxes called?
A
A sneak
B
A den
C
A skulk
D
A pack
8.
What is the collective noun for a group of rhinoceroses?
A
A crash
B
A herd
C
A charge
D
A thunder
9.
A group of larks is called a what?
A
A chorus
B
A melody
C
An exaltation
D
A songline
10.
What is a group of ferrets called?
A
A burrow
B
A trouble
C
A business
D
A mischief
11.
What is the collective noun for a group of porcupines?
A
A thorn
B
A spike
C
A needle
D
A prickle
12.
A group of apes is called a what?
A
A shrewdness
B
A troop
C
A band
D
A tribe
13.
What is a group of leopards called?
A
A stalk
B
A spot
C
A prowl
D
A leap
14.
What is the collective noun for a group of ravens?
A
A murder
B
An unkindness
C
A darkness
D
A doom
15.
A group of hedgehogs is called a what?
A
A huddle
B
A prickle
C
An array
D
A bristle

Answer Key

Question 1

D. A murder

Question 2

C. A parliament

Question 3

A. A flamboyance

Question 4

D. A pride

Question 5

C. A gaggle

Question 6

C. A smack

Question 7

C. A skulk

Question 8

A. A crash

Question 9

C. An exaltation

Question 10

C. A business

Question 11

D. A prickle

Question 12

A. A shrewdness

Question 13

D. A leap

Question 14

B. An unkindness

Question 15

C. An array

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