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20/6/26 – The Collective

Many collective nouns are both descriptive and very apt. For example, it is a KALEIDOSCOPE of BUTTERFLIES.

Group B contains the names of 12 animals. Group A contains words that rhyme with the collective nouns of theses animals. Can you match them up?

E.g. CRIED = PRIDE = LIONS.

Group A

CRIED      SPLASH       FLOUR       SICKLE

KEEP        THROB         LIVER           WARM

VAGUE     STEAK           WIPE            TACKLE

 

Group B 

LIONS                  HYENAS             PORCUPINES

COBRAS             LOCUSTS           KANGAROOS

VULTURES          BEES                    GIRAFFES

RHINOS                ZEBRAS              LEOPARDS

Puzzle courtesy of Mensa member Peter Hooton

  • Show Answer

CRIED  = PRIDE = LIONS

SPLASH = CRASH = RHINOS

FLOUR = TOWER = GIRAFFES

SICKLE = PRICKLE = PORCUPINES

KEEP = LEAP = LEOPARDS

THROB = MOB = KANGAROOS

LIVER = QUIVER = COBRAS

WARM = SWARM = BEES

VAGUE = PLAGUE = LOCUSTS

STEAK = WAKE = VULTURES

WIPE = STRIPE = ZEBRAS

TACKLE  = CACKLE = HYENAS

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