People

An army of/a squad of soldiers

An audience of listeners

A band/an orchestra of musicians

A batch/class of pupils/students

A bevy of beauties/girls/ladies

A board of directors

A cast/company of actors

A choir of singers

A congregation of worshippers

A crew of sailors

A crowd of audience/people/spectators

A field of runners

A flock of tourists

A gang of burglars/labourers/thieves

A panel of experts/judges

A party of friends

A patrol/posse of helpers

A posse of helpers

A school of clerks

A staff of employees/servants/teachers
A team of athletes/player

A tribe of natives

A troop of scouts

A troupe of acrobats/dancers/performers

Animals

An army of ants

A brood of chickens

A cloud/cluster/swarm of grasshoppers

A colony of ants/bats/penguins

A drove of bullocks/cattle

A flight of swallows

A flock of birds/sheep

A gaggle of geese

A herd of buffaloes/cattle/cows/elephants

A herd/stable/stud/team of horses

A herd/train of camels

A host of sparrow

A leap of leopards

A litter of cubs/kittens/puppies

A mob of kangaroos/wallabies/wombats

A nest of mice/rabbits
A pack of hounds/wolves

A pod of dolphins/whales

A pride of lions/ostriches

A school of dolphins/sharks/whales

A shoal of fish

A sloth of bears

A swarm of bees

A troop of monkeys

Objects

A batch of biscuits/cakes/loaves

A bouquet of flowers

A bunch of bananas/flowers/grapes/keys

A bundle of sticks

A chain/range of mountains

A chest of drawers

A clump of bushes/trees

A cluster of diamonds/stars

A clutch of eggs

A collection of books/coins/stamps

A crate of fruit

A fleet of cars/ships
A flight of stairs/steps

A galaxy of stars

A group of islands

A heap of rubbish/stones

A hedge of bushes

A library of books

A pack of cards

A pile of books/paper/stones

A quiver of arrows

A row of houses

A set of china/tools

A stack of hay

A string of beads/pearls

A suit of clothes

A tray of drinks

Phrasal Quantifiers

A bar of chocolate/soap

A basin/bucket/pail of water

A blade of grass

A block of ice/wood

A bottle of drink/glue
A carton of milk

A clove of garlic

A cube of sugar

A dash of cream/pepper/salt

A drop of oil/water

A grain of rice/sand/wheat

A length of cloth/ribbon/rope

A litre of juice/petrol/water

A loaf of bread

A lump of coal

A pat of butter

A piece/plot of land

A piece of cake/paper/rope

A pinch/spoonful of salt/sugar

A portion of food

A puff of smoke

A ream of paper

A reel of thread

A roll of film

A sachet of coffee/sugar

A sack of flour/rice
A sheet of paper

A sip of tea

A slice of cake/cheese/meet

A speck of dirt/dust

A stalk of flower

A stick of gum

A strand of hair

A tin of condensed milk/sardines

A tub of butter/margarine

A tube of toothpaste

Similes

as angry as a wasp

as bald as an egg

as beautiful as a rainbow/rose

as bitter as bile/medicine

as black as coal/a crow

as blind as a bat

as bold as a brass

as brave as a lion

as bright as day/a button/a new pin

as brown as a berry
as busy as a bee

as clumsy as a bear

as cunning as a fox

as deep as the ocean

as delicate as a flower

as devoted as a mother

as easy/simple as ABC

as fair/white as snow

as faithful/loyal as a dog

as fierce as a lion/tiger

as fit as a fiddle

as flat as a pancake

as foolish as a calf

as free as a bird/breeze

as fresh as dew/a daisy

as friendly/playful as a puppy

as frisky/innocent as a lamb

as gentle as a dove/fawn

as gloomy as night

as graceful as a swan

as hairy as a gorilla
as happy as a lark

as hard as steel/a rock

as heavy as a lead/an elephant

as hot as fire/pepper

as hungry as a wolf

as jealous as a cat

as lazy as a toad

as light as a feather

as loud as thunder

as merry as a cricket

as nervous as a mouse

as pale as a ghost

as pretty as a picture

as proud as a peacock

as pure as a lily

as quick as lightning

as red as blood/a cherry

as rosy as a bride

as rude as a bear

as sharp as needle/razor

as shy as a squirrel
as slippery as an eel

as slow as a snail/tortoise
as soft as a silk

as sour as vinegar/a lime

as strong as an ox

as stubborn as a donkey/mule

as sweet as honey/sugar

as talkative as magpic

as tall as a giant

as tender as a shepherd

as thin as a rake/toothpick

as thirsty as a sponge

as timid as a rabbit

as weak as water

as wet as a fish

as wise as Solomon/an owl

Verb Phrases

Answer carefully

Arrive safely

Blow gently/strongly

Caw/chirp/cluck/gobble/honk noisily

Cheer loudly
Cry/weep bitterly/sadly

Dance gracefully

Dress smartly

Drive recklessly

Eat hungrily

Examine carefully/thoroughly

Explain clearly

Fall/rain heavily

Fight bravely

Flow rapidly/swiftly

Hold tightly

Jump joyfully

Laugh heartily

Leave early

Listen attentively/carefully

Love dearly

Play happily

Ran quickly

Read quietly/silently

Scream/shout angrily

Shine brightly
Sing sweetly

Sit comfortably

Sleep soundly

Smile broadly/sweetly

Speak confidently/fluently

Wait patiently

Walk clumsily/quickly/slowly

Whisper softly

Work tirelessly/skilfully

Write neatly

Twin Words

Bread and butter

Cats and dogs

Cup and saucer

Day and night

Fair and square

Fish and chips

Food and beverages

Fork and spoon

Fruit and vegetables

Give and take

Here and there

High and low

Hot and bothered

Mortar and pestle

Needle and thread

Nut and bolt

Over and over

Pots and pans

Round and round

Safe and sound

Salt and pepper

Thick and thin

Tooth and nail

Up and down
buy
do
eat
get /
come
give
go
hear
make /
pay
ring
run
say
see
sell
sit
take
tell
write
wear
swim
speak
sing
stand
keep /
know
send
meet
blow
break
catch
draw
drink
fall /
find
bring
sleep
think
beat
begin
bend /
bite
build
burn
dig
drive
fight
fly
forget
grow /
hang
hide
hold
kneel
leave
lie /
ride
rise
sew
shake
shoot
show
sink
spend
steal
strike
teach
tear
throw
wake
win /
wind /
add
allow
arrive
care
carry /
change
close /
copy
cry
dance
die
divide
drop
fit /
hand /
hope
hurry
join
jump
laugh
live
lock
open
reply /
roam
row
skip
stop
study
talk
tie
use
walk
wait
kill
breathe
cut
hit
hurt
let
put
read
shut
Adjectives
big bigger biggest
cool cooler coolest
fat fatter fattest
hot hotter hottest
long longer longest
near nearer nearest
old older oldest
sad sadder saddest
slow slower slowest
small smaller smallest
tall taller tallest
quick quicker quickest
new newer newest
strong stronger strongest
rich richer richest
poor poorer poorest
brave braver bravest
dark darker darkest
cold colder coldest
fast faster fastest
high higher highest
kind kinder kindest
dear dearer dearest
deep deeper deepest
clear clearer clearest
clean cleaner cleanest
clever cleverer cleverest
great greater greatest
large larger largest
late later latest
light lighter lightest
red redder reddest
low lower lowest
wet wetter wettest
thick thicker thickest
true truer truest
thin thinner thinnest
white whiter whitest
warm warmer warmest
wide wider widest
wise wiser wisest
bright brighter brighter
busy busier busiest
dirty dirtier dirtiest
dry drier driest
easy easier easiest
funny funnier funniest
happy happier happiest
hard harder hardest
heavy heavier heaviest
lazy lazier laziest
lucky luckier luckiest
narrow narrower narrowest
naughty naughtier naughtiest
noisy noisier noisiest
old older oldest
pretty prettier prettiest
safe safer safest
shallow shallower shallowest
sharp sharper sharpest
simple simpler simplest
soon sooner soonest
thin thinner thinnest
tiny tinier tiniest
ugly uglier ugliest
young younger youngest
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
careful more careful most careful
dangerous more dangerous most dangerous
enjoyable more enjoyable most enjoyable
foolish more foolish most foolish
forgetful more forgetful most forgetful
mountainous more mountainous most mountainous
valuable more valuable most valuable
bad worse worst
good better best
many more most
little less least
much more most