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Animals and their Sounds (List & Pictures) | Animal Onomatopoeia

If you’re looking for a list of animals and their sounds, you’re in the right place. Keep on reading for animal sound onomatopoeia, along with pictures. Have some fun learning the animal sounds in English!

Animal and their Sounds List

Check out this list with animal sounds in English.

  • chirp (bird)
  • cluck (chicken)
  • cock-a-doodle-doo (rooster)
  • cuckoo (cuckoo bird)
  • hee-haw (donkey)
  • hoot (owl)
  • meow (cat)
  • oink (pig)
  • moo (cow)
  • neigh (horse)
  • purr (cat)
  • quack (duck)
  • ribbit (frog)
  • roar (bear/lion)
  • tweet (bird)
  • woof (dog)

Animal Sounds List with Pictures

Have a look at these animals and the sounds that they make in English.

chirp (bird)

bird sound

cluck (chicken)

chicken sound

cock-a-doodle-doo (rooster)

rooster sound

cuckoo (cuckoo bird)

bird sound

hee-haw (donkey)

donkey sound

hoot (owl)

owl sound

meow (cat)

cat sound

oink (pig)

pig sound

moo (cow)

cow sound

neigh (horse)

horse sound

purr (cat)

cat sound

quack (duck)

duck sound

ribbit (frog)

frog sound

roar (bear/lion)

bear sound

tweet (bird)

bird sound

woof (dog)

dog sound

Also, be sure to have a look at this list of the biggest animals in the world. Do you have any animals with their sounds that you’d like us to add to the list? Leave a comment and let us know.

Animal Sounds in Words Chart

Check out this chart with animals and their sounds.

animals and their sounds chart

Animals and their sounds chart

FAQs about Animals and their Sounds

There are a number of common questions that people have about animal onomatopoeia. Here are the answers to some of the most popular animals with their sounds questions.

What sound does a dog make?

Woof.

What sound does a cat make?

Meow.

What sound does a cow make?

Moo.

What sound does a chicken make?

Cluck.

What sound does a horse make?

Neigh.

What sound does a sheep make?

Baa.

What sound does a pig make?

Oink.

What sound does a duck make?

Quack.

What sound does a lion make?

Roar.

What sound does a frog make?

Ribbit.

 

Learn More English Vocabulary

Now that you’ve mastered animal onomatopoeia, it’s time to turn your attention to some other things. Here are some recommendations:

  • Animals under the sea
  • Flower list with pictures
  • Names of instruments
  • Animals that are omnivores
  • Animals you can find in a zoo
  • Herbivorous animals
  • Kinds of insects

Animal Sound Guessing Game

How much do you know about animal onomatopoeia? Take this easy quiz and find out!

Animals and their Sound: Join the Conversation

Do you have any animal sounds that you’d like us to add to the list? Let me know! Or, any tips for remembering this animal sound list. We’d love to hear from you.

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