qu is a compound consonant (k + w)

Make the breathed consonant k and quickly round the lips for the voiced w.

Phonetic Symbol, kw

Drill: quah, qua, quee, quoo, quoh, quaw

This sound occurs initially and medially:

qualm

quack

quirk

quail

quest

quire

queen

quibble

quiet

quote

quince

quench

quart

quantity

quoit

quill

quarrel

quaver

quick

quality

quartette

  1. A quadrant is a quarter of a circle
  2. Miss Quinn made a quart of quince conserve
  3. The girls were dressed in quaint, queer costumes
  4. ''Quack, quack, quack" said the duck to the quadruped.
  5. The quiet hunter started in quest of quail.
  6. Mrs. Quickly finished the quilt at a quarter past six
  7. The squad left the quagmire and marched to the quarry.
  8. Mi Quay quickly quenched the fire and quelled the fears of the quivering

squeal

inquire

liquid

squeeze

equator

equality

squirt

fr e quent

bequ es t

squirm

request

require

squaw

eloquent

acquaint

squash

equal

inquisitive

  1. The squire squinted at the squadron
  2. Be quick and quiet and you may see the squirrel
  3. The quorum requested that the quotations be read
  4. The inquirer requited him for doing as requested
  5. The organist quailed when the choir quarreled
  6. His acquaintance quoted the requirements again
  7. The quarrier frequently quenched his thirst
  8. He acquired the quarry and acquitted the debt
  9. The queer bequest was bequeathed to Queenie De Quincy
  10. The eloquent lecturer requested the quartette to sing
  11. Which grocer had quantities of squash and only one quart of peas?
  12. The quiet Quakers were in a quandary when they heard the squaws squabbling
  13. Quentin quietly inquired the whereabouts of the queer questioner
  14. The goose squawked and the mouse squealed and squeezed into a hole
  15. Quickening her pace, the quivering child questioned the May Queen in a quavering voice