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Donation Day Group Words

Practice collective nouns such as pair, bundle and team as a family packs clothes for a donation center, then pick verbs that fit a group word.

Grade 2ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.2.1.a

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 10 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 2
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students identify collective nouns and tell what they mean.
  • Students choose the collective noun that fits a group of people, animals, or things.
  • Students use a collective noun with a verb that names one group, such as is or takes.

How to use

Read the examples in each section aloud before students begin. Review the verb section together, since group words take verbs like is and takes.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.2.1.a

Use collective nouns, such as group.

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Donation Day Group Words

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.

sweaterpileclosetbundlebuttonshelfpaircrowd

2.
Match each group word to what it means.
  1. pile
  2. collection
  3. crowd
  4. team
  1. A. people who work together
  2. B. things lying on top of each other
  3. C. many people in one place
  4. D. things someone saves and keeps
3.
Does the group word fit the things it names? Sort the phrases.
a pair of mittensa flock of shirtsa herd of socksa bundle of scarvesa stack of sweatersa school of hats
Makes senseDoes not make sense

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.
Word bank: school · bundle · team · herd · flock

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?
  • A. a flock of socks
  • B. a crowd of socks
  • C. a pair of socks
  • D. a team of socks
6.
Which group word best finishes the sentence? Mom found her old ___ of buttons in a glass jar.
  • A. audience
  • B. orchestra
  • C. litter
  • D. collection

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.
  • A. take
  • B. takes
  • C. taking
8.
Write is or are from the word bank to finish each sentence. Use each word once.
Word bank: are · is

The team   ready to carry the boxes.
The boxes   very heavy.

9.
Which sentence is written correctly?
  • A. Our class clap when the truck arrives.
  • B. Our class clapping when the truck arrives.
  • C. Our class claps when the truck arrives.
  • D. Our classes claps when the truck arrives.
10.
Write a sentence about a chore you do at home. Use a group word such as pile, pair, or stack.

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