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Quiz: Test Your Knowledge Of Collective Nouns Even English Speakers Have Trouble With

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Collective nouns quiz represented by a pod of whales breaching the water.

Collective nouns are some of the most fascinating vocabulary terms in English. Who decided that a group of whales are a pod and a group of walruses are a huddle? Yet while people love to throw out collective nouns as a fun fact, they’re pretty underused in casual conversation. That’s why even a skilled English speaker might have trouble figuring out the correct word for the animal or plant they’re talking about. That’s why we thought we’d test you with a collective nouns quiz.

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James Lane

James grew up in Australia and has worked as an independent theatre producer, filmmaker and teacher in Hanoi and Berlin. He has written for NPR Berlin, the Newer York Press, ExBerliner and Babbel on issues of language and culture. He is currently based in Delhi, working with disadvantaged children to address environmental issues through film, radio and storytelling.

James grew up in Australia and has worked as an independent theatre producer, filmmaker and teacher in Hanoi and Berlin. He has written for NPR Berlin, the Newer York Press, ExBerliner and Babbel on issues of language and culture. He is currently based in Delhi, working with disadvantaged children to address environmental issues through film, radio and storytelling.

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