Recognize and use collective nouns (L.2.1.a)
Exercise Difficulty 1 ~1 min eng.g2.f.ex_23

Collective Or Individual Sort

Prompt

Sort these 10 nouns as COLLECTIVE or INDIVIDUAL: flock, bird, herd, cow, team, player, swarm, bee, family, person.

M-2-F-EX-23 Diagram
Two-mat sort: LEFT mat labeled COLLECTIVE NOUNS (green) with group icon; RIGHT mat labeled INDIVIDUAL NOUNS (yellow) wit

Two-mat sort: LEFT mat labeled COLLECTIVE NOUNS (green) with group icon; RIGHT mat labeled INDIVIDUAL NOUNS (yellow) with single-item icon. 10 noun tiles ready to drag. Print-ready, dyslexic-friendly font.

How it's presented
mode drag and drop
Answer criteria
type two bucket sort
collective
flockherdteamswarmfamily
indivIDual
birdcowplayerbeeperson
Hints
  1. A collective noun names a GROUP as one word.
  2. An individual noun names ONE thing.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Treats 'family' as individual (it names a group).
  • Treats 'birds' (plural) as collective — but plurals are not collectives.
Used in lessons