Match the Collective Noun Printable Worksheets for Grade 2

A noun is defined as a word that names something, such as a person, place, thing, or idea. It is a word that refers to someone, somewhere or something. Hence, names such as Sam, Martin, Martha, animal names, place names, and feelings such as jealousy and more are nouns. It functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects such as places, creatures, objects, etc. There are several types of nouns.

Summary:

• A noun refers to things ranging from a person an animal, a place, a quality, an idea, to an action.

There are a few different types of nouns:

• Proper noun
• Common noun
• Abstract noun
• Collective noun

We bring to you the ‘matching collective nouns’ worksheets for second graders with exercises related to collective nouns. A collective noun is a noun that is generally a word or a phrase that represents a group of people or things. Ex: A fleet of ships. Even though it represents a group of things, it is treated as a singular entity and like most common nouns, collective nouns can be made plural too. Depending on the sense of the sentence, one can use a collective noun as both singular or plural.

Collective Noun Matching Practice Worksheets

The task at hand is fairly easy if one knows a few common collective nouns. Second graders have to match the individual elements with the relevant collective noun groups. The first one is solved in order to give an idea of what needs to be done.

The noun is the first part of speech taught to young kids when they start learning English grammar. It is essential as most of the words we use in a sentence generally are nouns. It is only when a person knows nouns properly that he can move on to learn about pronouns and their use. In the worksheet, there are five sheets in total each consisting of eight questions.  This will ensure that students know at least a few of the most commonly used collective nouns. Download the worksheet and get started.

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