Collective Nouns

Correct. The collective noun for a group of experts is panel.

Correct. The collective noun for a group of tigers is – ambush. Another usage is a streak of tigers.

Correct. The collective noun for a group of wild cats is destruction.

Correct. The collective noun for a group of messengers is diligence.

Correct. The collective noun for a group of gamblers is talent.

Correct. The words company, flock and pandemonium are used as the collective nouns for a group of parrots.

Correct. The collective noun for a group of lizards is lounge.

Correct. The collective noun for a group of eagles is – Convocation. Some of the other collective nouns used with eagles are aerie, jubilee, soar and spread.

Correct. The words disputation, quarrel and eloquence are used as the collective nouns for a group of lawyers.

Correct. The word bloat is used for a group of hippopotamuses.

Correct. The words cauldron, caucus, congress, cowardice, hover, murder, muster and storytelling are used as the collective nouns for a group of crows.

Correct. The word flotilla is used for a group or fleet of ships.

Correct. The word congress is the collective noun for baboons.

Correct. The words cast, company and condescension are used as the collective nouns for a group of actors.

Correct. ‘Pantheon’ refers to the deities of people collectively.

Correct. The word undulation is used for a group or chain of hills.

Correct. The word culture is the collective noun for bacteria.

Correct. The collective noun for a group of hermits is observance.

Correct. The word ‘team’ is a collective noun for a group of players and the word ‘series’ is a collective noun for a number of matches played one after another.

Correct. The word audience is a collective noun for assembled spectators or listeners at a public event and the word parade is a collective noun for marching elephants.

Correct. The words bevy, cote, dole, exaltation, flight and piteousness are used as the collective nouns for a group of doves.

Correct. The word ‘panel’ is a collective noun for a group of experts gathered to plan or discuss an issue.

Correct. The word ‘jury’ is a collective noun for ‘a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court’.

Correct. The common factor is the collective noun – knot – used with four of the five given options viz. toads, shoelaces, eels and frogs. The odd one out is the word - hawks. The collective noun for hawks is – kettle, aerie, cast or leash.

Correct. The common factor is the collective noun – flight – used with four of the five given options viz. cormorants, swallows, refugees, stairs. The odd one out is the word - crocodiles. The collective noun for crocodiles is – bask, congregation, float, or nest.

Correct. The common factor is the collective noun – herd – used with four of the five given options viz. elephants, walruses, horses and wrens. The odd one out is the word - bees. The collective noun for bees is – grist, hive or swarm.

Correct. The word ‘class’ is a collective noun for a group of students studying together; the word ‘battery’ is a collective noun for a group of tests.

Correct. The common factor is the collective noun – colony – used with four of the five given options viz. ants, lepers, beavers and rabbits. The odd one out is the word - parrots. The collective noun for parrots is – company or pandemonium.

Correct. The common factor is the common noun – camel. Four of the five given collective nouns viz. caravan, train, herd and flock - are used with the word camel. The odd one out is the word - pack. The collective noun ‘pack’ is used with – dogs, wolves, hounds, sharks, weasels, etc.

Correct. The collective noun for a group of cheetahs is coalition.

Correct. The common factor is the common noun – hair. Four of the five given collective nouns viz. tuft, lock, strand and wig - are used with the word hair. The odd one out is the word - bunch. The collective noun ‘bunch’ is used with – bananas, grapes, keys, waterfowl, wildfowl, etc.

Correct. The common factor is the common noun – beggars. Four of the five given collective nouns viz. parliament, fighting, coster and guild - are used with the word beggars. The odd one out is the word - bench. The collective noun ‘bench’ is used with – bishops, judges and magistrates.

Correct. The common factor is the collective noun – nest – used with four of the five given options viz. vipers, mice, rabbits and wasps. The odd one out is the word - peacocks. The collective noun for peacocks is – pride, muster or ostentation.

Correct. The common factor is the common noun – baboon. Four of the five given collective nouns viz. congress, rumpus, flange and troop - are used with the word baboons. The odd one out is the word - cloud. The collective noun ‘cloud’ is used with - bats, gnats, grasshoppers and sea fowl.

Correct. The common factor is the common noun – bees. Four of the five given collective nouns viz. swarm, drift, erst and hive - are used with the word bees. The odd one out is the word - flight. The collective noun ‘flight’ is used with – birds, cormorants, pigeons, swallows, doves, dragons, stairs and steps.