Question

Fill in the blanks with collective nouns from the box:
troop of monkeys, fleet of ships, shoal of fish, flock of birds, school of dolphins, swarms
of bees.
1. The orchardist is tired of chasing away ...(a)............ and
...(b)............that attack
the ripe fruit on the trees. He felt even worse when he found that ...(c)............. had built a
hive in one of his favourite trees.
2. While we were watching ......(d).......and ..........(e)..... play about in the sea, we
also saw......(f)......at a distance.​

Answer 1

a. troop of monkeys

b. flock of birds

c. swarms of bees

d. shoal of fish

e. school of dolphins

f. fleet of ship