COLLECTION NOUNS These collective nouns are commonly used under the category of PEOPLE A class of students: nhóm học sinh An army of soldiers: đội quân A choir of singers: dàn hợp ca A crew of sailors: nhóm thủy thủ A band of musicians: nhóm nhạc/nghệ sĩ A bunch of crooks: bọn lừa đảo A crowd of people/spectators: đám đông quần chúng A gang of thieves: toán cướp A group of dancers: nhóm vũ công 10.A team of players: nhóm cầu thủ 11.A troupe of artists/dancers: gánh hát, đoàn kịch 12.A pack of thieves: toán cướp 13.A staff of employees: nhóm công nhân 14.A regiment of soldiers: trung đoàn 15.A tribe of natives: lạc, tộc 16.An audience of listeners: nhóm thính giả 17.A panel of experts: nhóm chuyên gia 18.A gang of labourers: kíp công nhân lao động 19.A flock of tourists: đoàn khách du lịch 20.A board of directors: ban giám đốc The following collective nouns are used for ANIMALS A catch of fish: mẻ cá An army of ants: đàn kiến A flight of birds: 1đàn chim bay A flock of birds/ ducks: đàn chim/ vịt A haul of fish: mẻ lưới đầy cá A flock of sheep: đàn cừu A herd of deer/cattle/elephants/goats/buffaloes: đàn hươu/gia súc/ voi/ dê/ trâu A hive of bees: tổ ong/ bầy ong A litter of cubs: nhóm thú nhỏ 10.A host of sparrows: đàn chim sẻ 11.A team of horses: đàn ngựa 12.A troop of lions: đàn sư tử 13.A zoo of wild animals: vườn bách thú 14.A pack of wolves: bầy sói 15.A litter of puppies/kittens: bầy chó con/ mèo 16.A swarm of bees/ants/rats/flies: đàn ong/ kiến/ chuột/ ruồi 17.A team of horses/ducks/oxen: đàn ngựa/ vịt/ bò 18.A murder of crows: bầy quạ 19.A kennel of dogs: cũi đầy chó 20.A pack of hounds: bầy chó săn The following collective nouns are used for THINGS A group of islands: nhóm đảo A galaxy of stars: dải A wad of notes: cuộn giấy A forest of trees: rừng A stack of wood: bó củi A fleet of ships: hạm đội tàu A string of pearls: chuỗi ngọc trai An album of stamps/autographs/photographs: an bum tem/ thảo/ ảnh A hedge of bushes: hàng rào bụi rậm 10.A library of books: thư viện sách 11.A basket of fruit: rổ hoa 12.A bowl of rice: bát cơm 13.A pack of cards: 14.A pair of shoes: đôi giày 15.A bouquet of flowers: bó hoa 16.A bunch of keys: chùm chìa khóa 17.A chest of drawers: tủ com mốt (có nhiều ngăn kéo rộng) 18.A pack of lies: loạt lời nói dối 19.A range of mountains: dãy núi 20.A cloud of dust: đám bụi EXERCISE Exercise 1: Fill in the blank: A …………………………………… of locusts attacked a ………………………………… of cattle A ……………………………………… of birds is always a beautiful sight They welcomed the chief guest with a ………………………………… of flowers As we drove down the country side, we saw a …………………………………………… of sheep grazing in the fields The ………………………………… of thieves has been arrested by the police There we saw a man carrying a ……………………………………… of clothes on his head A ………………………………………… of musicians was hired to perform at the party My friend has a fine …………………………………… of old stamps Exercise 2: Fill in the blank: Swimming in the shallow water was a of herrings A _ of sheep was happily grazing in the field All night we could hear the _ of wolves howling Looking out to sea, we noticed a _ of dolphins swimming The _ of lions slept all day on the African plains A long of steps led to the top of the tower Our cat has just had a _ of seven kittens We each picked a _ of juicy grapes from the vine The hen waddled by with her _ of chicks 10.A of thieves stole the precious diamonds 11.In the jungle, we could see a of monkeys swinging in the trees 12.An enormous of locusts ate all the crops 13.The of elephants stomped through the water hole 14.The of geese made a terrible squawking sound 15.We were in awe as we watched the of whales swimming pod herd pack swarm litter troop pride gaggle flock flight band bunch school brood shoal