After qu the short sound 'o' is usually spelled with the letter a. The sound 'or' is spelled ar.
|
qualify |
She must pass an exam to qualify for that job.
|
|
quality |
This garden soil is good quality.
|
|
quantity |
The truck held a large quantity of bricks.
|
|
quarrel |
A small quarrel could be called a squabble.
|
|
quarry |
Stone for building is cut from a quarry.
|
|
squash |
Squash the box flat before putting it in the bin.
|
|
squat |
Squat means to crouch down low.
|
|
squabbled |
The children squabbled over who would get the last piece of cake.
*
|
|
squadron |
The squadron of aeroplanes took off together in formation.
*
|
|
squander |
Don't squander your money on useless things.
|
|
quarantine |
Animals from abroad must go into quarantine.
|
|
quarter |
We each had a quarter of the pizza.
|
|
quartz |
Quartz is a hard transparent mineral.
|
|
squalor |
The homeless people lived in absolute squalor.
*
|
|
quadrant |
The circle was divided into four equal quadrants.
*
|
* This sentence was added by a Spellzone user.
Learn this spelling list using the 'Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check' activity.
How to use:
Look and read the word.
Say the word. Click the speaker icon.
Cover the word.
Write the word.
Check your spelling.
Spelling games using the word list: qu makes o sound
Springtime Spelling
Spring into spelling!
Easter Egg Hunt
Crack the eggs!
Word Search, small
The classic English word game.
Against the Clock
Spelling 'against the clock'.
Mayan Temple
Try the temple spelling puzzle.
Monkey Business
It's bananas!
Test yourself using the 'Listen and Spell' spelling test.
Print worksheets and activities: qu makes o sound
Handwriting worksheets: qu makes o sound
"Thank goodness for Spellzone during this remote learning phase. The site is easy for students to navigate independently and they're really enjoying the activities and spelling games. You get an awful lot for your money with Spellzone. Really reassuring is the very prompt response with helpdesk queries. I've very rarely needed the helpdesk, but when I have, the issue has been addressed and sorted within a very short time."
Sarah Taggart, Oasis Academy Lord's Hill