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Grade 8: Self-Learning Pack

This document is a self-learning packet for grade 8 English that focuses on collective nouns. It includes examples of collective nouns for people, things, and animals. There are several activities for students to practice identifying, defining, and using collective nouns in plural and singular form in sentences. The activities provide collective nouns and ask students to write the plural form, identify the singular or plural that fits in a sentence, and use collective nouns in original sentences. The document aims to help students learn about and practice collective nouns.

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Grade 8: Self-Learning Pack

This document is a self-learning packet for grade 8 English that focuses on collective nouns. It includes examples of collective nouns for people, things, and animals. There are several activities for students to practice identifying, defining, and using collective nouns in plural and singular form in sentences. The activities provide collective nouns and ask students to write the plural form, identify the singular or plural that fits in a sentence, and use collective nouns in original sentences. The document aims to help students learn about and practice collective nouns.

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English

Grade 8

Self-Learning pack
Grade 8

Content : North Central Province

Developed by : K.G.M.Indika Thushara – B / Aluyatawela Secondary School


English
Grade 8

Lesson-08 Let’s learn collective Nouns


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Collective Nouns-Plurals

Son : Mother, where is the key

Mother: It’s on the dining table.

Son : Mum, There are many keys.

Mother : Yes, It’s a bunch of keys.

Father : Oh, I kept a bunch of keys also on the table.

Son : Yes, father there are many keys on the table.

Mother : Son, look… there are two bunches of keys.

This is father’s bunch of keys. This is yours.

Activity 8.1
Read the examples given.And draw collective nouns.

Ex:

1. There is a team of players.

There is a box of matches.

2. There are some boxes of


matches.

Content : North Central Province

Developed by : K.G.M.Indika Thushara – B / Aluyatawela Secondary School


English
Grade 8

Activiy 8.2

Turn the following collective nouns into plural.

Singular Plural
1) A herd of elephants herds of elephantts

2) A bunch of grapes

3) A cluster of flowers

4) A group of people

5) A band of musicians

6) A board of directors

These are some collective nouns of people.

Content : North Central Province

Developed by : K.G.M.Indika Thushara – B / Aluyatawela Secondary School


English
Grade 8

These are some collective nouns of things.

These are some collective nouns of animals.

Content : North Central Province

Developed by : K.G.M.Indika Thushara – B / Aluyatawela Secondary School


English
Grade 8

Activity 8.3
Write the collective nouns in plural.

1. A range of mountains -

2. a troop of scouts -

3. a carton of milk -

4. a herd of cattle -

5. a comb of bananas -

6. a flock of sheep -

7. a caravan of gypsies -

8. a group of dancers -

9. a heap of rubbish =

10. a fleet of ships -


Activity 8.4
Use singular or plural forms of collective nouns given where necessary. ( Use the words
given in the activity- 3)

Last week we set off to Galle from Nuwara Eliya early in the morning to visit our granny.We
saw (1) a …………………………… of mountains .It was totally covered with mist.We
bought (2)some………………………of bananas and (3) a ………………………………. of
milk for granny. On our way to Gall we saw many animals. First we saw (4)
a………………………………. of cattle and (5) two …………………….of sheep. And also
we saw (6) a ………………………… of scouts were cleaning (7) a …………………………
of rubbish. Not only them but also we saw something rare. It was (8) a
…………………………… of gypsies. There were (9) four ……………………………of
dancers with them.When we were passing Galle road we saw (10) many …………………….
of ships too.

Content : North Central Province

Developed by : K.G.M.Indika Thushara – B / Aluyatawela Secondary School

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