Animal Group Names - An English-Zone.Com Chart Reading Exercise

Reading for Specific Purposes: Practice finding information in tables.
Use the information in the table on the left to answer the questions on the right.

ANIMAL	GROUP WORD	EXAMPLE
Antelope	herd	A herd of antelope.
Ant	colony army	A colony of ants. An army of ants.
Ape	shrewdness	A shrewdness of apes.
Baboons	troop	A troop of baboons.
Bacteria	culture	A culture of bacteria.
Badger	cete	A cete of badgers.
Bass	shoal	A shoal of bass.
Bear	sleuth sloth	A sleuth of bears. A sloth of bears.
Beaver	colony	A colony of beavers.
Bee	swarm grist hive	A swarm of bees. A grist of bees. A hive of bees.
Bird	flock flight congregation volery	A flock of birds. A flight of birds. A congregation of birds. A volery of birds.
Boar	sounder	A sounder of boars.
Buffalo	herd	A herd of buffalo.
Buck	brace clash	A brace of bucks. A clash of bucks.
Caterpillar	army	An army of caterpillars.
Cat	clowder clutter	A clowder of cats. A clutter of cats.
Cattle	herd drove	A herd of cattle. A drove of cattle.
Chicken	brood peep	A brood of chickens. A peep of chickens.
Chicks.	clutch chattering	A clutch of chicks. A chattering of chicks.
Clam	bed	A bed of clams.
Cobra	quiver	A quiver of cobras.
Colt	rag	A rag of colts.
Cow	herd drove	A herd of cows. A drove of cows.
Coyote	band	A band of coyotes.
Crane	sedge siege	A sedge of cranes. A siege of cranes.
Crocodile	float	A float of crocodiles.
Crow	murder	A murder of crows.
Cub	litter	A litter of cubs.
Curlew	herd	A herd of curlews.
Cur	cowardice	A cowardice of curs.
Deer	herd	A herd of deer.
Dog	pack	A pack of dogs.
Donkey	herd pace	A herd of donkeys. A pace of donkeys.
Dove	dule	A dule of doves.
Duck	brace paddling team	A brace of ducks. A paddling of ducks. A team of ducks.
Elephant	herd	A herd of elephants.
Seal	pod	A pod of elephant seals.
Elk	gang	A gang of elks.
Emu	mob	A mob of emus.
Ferret	business	A business of ferrets.
Finch	charm	A charm of finches.
Fish	school shoal run haul catch	A school of fish. A shoal of fish. A run of fish. A run of fish. A catch of fish.
Fly	swarm	A swarm of flies.
Fox	skulk leash	A skulk of foxes. A leash of foxes.
Frog	army colony	An army of frogs. An colony of frogs.
Goose	flock gaggle skein	A flock of geese. A gaggle of geese. A skein of geese.(in flight)
Gnat	cloud horde	A cloud of gnats. A horde of gnats.
Goat	herd tribe trip	A herd of goats. A tribe of goats. A trip of goats.
Goldfince	charm	A charm of goldfinches.
Gorilla	band	A band of gorillas.
Greyhound	leash	A leash of greyhounds.
Hare	down husk	A down of hares. A husk of hares.
Hawk	cast kettle	A cast of hawks. A kettle of hawks.
Hen	brood	A brood of hens.
Heron	hedge	A hedge of herons.
Hog	drift parcel	A drift of hogs. A parcel of hogs.
Horse	team pair harras	A team of horses. A pair of horses. A harras of horses.
Hound	pack mute cry	A pack of hounds. A mute of hounds. A cry of hounds.
Jellyfish	smack	A smack of jellyfish.
Kangaroo	troop mob	A troop of kangaroos. A mob of kangaroos.
Kitten	kindle litter	A kindle of kittens. A litter of kittens.
Lark	ascension exaultation	An ascension of larks. An exaultation of larks.
Leopard	leap spot	A leap of leopards. A spot of leopards.
Lion	pride	A pride of lions.
Locust	plague	A plague of locusts.
Magpie	tiding	A tiding of magpies.
Mallard	sord	A sord of mallards.
Mare	stud	A stud of mares.
Marten	richness	A richness of martens.
Mole	labour	A labour of moles.
Monkey	troop	A troop of monkeys.
Mule	barren span	A barren of mules. A span of mules.
Owl	parliament	A parliament of owls.
Oxen	yoke drove team herd	A yoke of oxen. A drove of oxen. A team of oxen. A herd of oxen.
Oyster	bed	A bed of oysters.
Parrot	company	A company of parrots.
Partridge	covey	A covey of partridges.
Peacock	muster ostentation	A muster of peacocks. A ostentation of peacocks.
Peep	litter	A litter of peeps.
Penguin	colony	A colony of penguins.
Pheasant	nest nye bouquet	A nest of pheasants. A nye of pheasants. A bouquet of pheasants.
Pigeon	flock flight	A flock of pigeons. A flight of pigeons.
Pig	litter	A litter of pigs.
Plover	wing congregation	A wing of plovers. A congregation of plovers.
Pony	string	A string of ponies.
Porpoise	pod	A pod of porpoises.
Quail	covey bevy	A covey of quail. A bevy of quail.
Rabbit	nest	A nest of rabbits.
Rat	pack swarm	A pack of rats. A swarm of rats.
Rattlesnake	rhumba	A rhumba of rattlesnakes.
Raven	unkindness	An unkindness of ravens.
Rhino	crash herd	A crash of rhinos. A herd of rhinos.
Roebuck	bevy	A bevy of roebucks.
Rook	building clamour	A building of rooks. A clamour of rooks.
Seal	herd pod	A herd of seals. A pod of seals.
Sheep	drove flock	A drove sheep. A flock of sheep.
Snake	nest	A nest of snakes.
Snipe	walk wisp	A walk of snipe. A wisp of snipe.
Sparrow	host	A host of sparrows.
Squirrel	dray	A dray of squirrels.
Starling	murmuration	A murmuration of starlings.
Stork	mustering	A mustering of storks.
Swallow	flight	A flight of swallows.
Swan	bevy herd lamentation wedge	A bevy of swans. A herd of swans. A lamentation of swans. A wedge of swans.
Swift	flock	A flock of swifts.
Swine	sounder drift	A sounder of swine. A drift of swine.
Teal	spring	A spring of teal.
Toad	knot	A knot of toads.
Trout	hover	A hover of trout.
Turkey	rafter	A rafter of turkeys.
Turtledove	pitying dule	A pitying of turtledoves. A dule of turtledoves.
Turtle	bale	A bale of turtles.
Walrus	pod	A pod of walrus.
Whale	school gam pod	A school of whales. A gam of whales. A pod of whales.
Viper	nest	A nest of vipers.
Wolf	pack route	A pack of wolves. A route of wolves.
Woodcock	fall	A fall of woodcocks.
Woodpecker	descent	A descent of woodpeckers.