##  [Onomatopoeia and interjections: Words that imitate sounds or express emotion](/en/quiz/onomatopoeia-and-interjections-eng)

Onomatopoeia is the use of words that imitate sounds made by a person, an animal or a thing (like "puff," "moo" or "bang"). Onomatopoeic words should not be confused with interjections, which are words or phrases (such as "Yikes!" or "Hey!" or "My goodness!") used as exclamations to express a feeling.

In the questions below, find the onomatopoeic word that imitates the given sound, or the interjection that expresses the stated emotion. But be careful! Don't be confused by onomatopoeic words or interjections used in French!

For more information, see the article [interjections](https://www.noslangues-ourlanguages.gc.ca/en/writing-tips-plus/interjections).

1. a sneezeachoo

atzoo

atchoum

2. knuckles striking a doortoc-toc

bang

knock knock

3. a telephonering ring

ding-dong

dring dring

4. something falling into the waterplouf

splash

kerplunk

5. the joy of eatingom nom nom

tum tum

miam

6. painayoye

ouch

aïe

7. a clocktip-top

tic-tac

tick-tock

8. the sound a cat makesmeow

mioo

miau

9. dismay over a mistake or blunderoups

oops

whoups

10. snoringzzzz

rrrr…

purr