Donation Day Group Words
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Use collective nouns while a family cleans out closets.
What is a group word?
A group word, or collective noun, names many people, animals, or things as one group. For example, a herd is one group of cows.
1.
Circle every group word.
2.
Match each group word to what it means.
3.
Does the group word fit the things it names? Sort the phrases.
Donation Day
It is Donation Day at the Okafor house. The family is packing old clothes and toys to give to a donation center.
4.
Finish each sentence with a group word from the word bank. You will not use every word.
Dad and the kids worked as a to carry the heavy boxes.
Grandpa tied the extra hangers together into one .
A of geese flew over the house as the family loaded the car.
5.
Ben found two socks that match. Which words name them with a group word?
6.
Which group word best finishes the sentence? Mom found her old ___ of buttons in a glass jar.
Group words and verbs
A group word names one group, so it goes with verbs such as is, was, and takes. For example: The herd is eating grass.
7.
Which word finishes the sentence? Our family ___ old clothes to the donation center every spring.
8.
Write is or are from the word bank to finish each sentence. Use each word once.
The team ready to carry the boxes.
The boxes very heavy.
9.
Which sentence is written correctly?
10.
Write a sentence about a chore you do at home. Use a group word such as pile, pair, or stack.