1.Match A with B and form collective nouns
A B
A herd of bread
A bunch of people
A comb of rice
A group of birds
A bar of fish
A slice of grapes
A school of cattle
A class of bananas
A sack of chocolates
A flock of students
2. Fill in the blanks
in the following dialogue between mother and Nadun at the supermarket. Use the
words in the box.
Nadun : Mother, we need a …………………….of milk and two kilos of
sugar.
Mother : What did father ask you to bring?
Nadun : Well, he wants a ……………………of A4 sheets.
Mother : Alright. What else is there on the list?
Nadun : Er.. a …………………… of biscuits and a ………………………. of bananas
Mother : We need to get a ……………………. of flowers too.
Nadun : But, Why do want it? Are you going to visit Thamara
aunty?
Mother : Yes, She has come home from the hospital.
Nadun : Then we’ll take a ……………………. of chocolate to her little
son.
bouquet bar bottle bundle packet
comb
3. Fill in the blanks using the words given in the box
During
the last vacation we went on a trip to Wilpaththu National park. It was an
unforgettable journey I joined in my life. A ……………………….of boys joined us at the
entrance in a safari cab. At the very beginning of the tour we saw a ……………………
of birds flying over us. Also we saw a ………………………….. of buffaloes roaming in the forest. During the tour father
gave us a ……………………. Of biscuits to refresh us and we had brought some…………………………..
of water for our use. The tour guide warned us to be silent saying that they once
caught in to a …………………… of bees and some people got stung and admitted to
hospital.
Packet group flock swarm bottles herd
