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Study the word list: qua and squa words

After qu, the short vowel sound /o/ is usually spelled with the letter a. The sound /or/ is spelled ar.

	quality	This garden soil is good quality.
	quantity	The truck held a large quantity of bricks.
	quarantine	Animals from abroad must go into quarantine.
	quarry	Stone for building is cut from a quarry.
	quarter	We each had a quarter of the pizza.
	quartz	Quartz is a hard transparent mineral.
	squash	Squash the box flat before putting it in the bin.
	squad	There are three new players in the squad.
	squat	He lowered into a squat.
	squalor	The house was in squalor.
	squander	His mother worried he would squander his savings.
	squadron	The squadron pilots took off together.
	squabble	The brother and sister were known to squabble.

Learn more about these words in Unit 3. Spelling the consonant sounds, Part 2

Use the list: qua and squa words

Learn this spelling list using the 'Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check' activity.

Look	quality
Say
Cover	Look again
Write
Check

Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check

How to use:

Look and read the word.

Say the word. Click the speaker icon.

Cover the word.

Write the word.

Check your spelling.

quality

quantity

quarantine

quarry

quarter

quartz

squash

squad

squat

squalor

squander

squadron

squabble

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Test yourself using the 'Listen and Spell' spelling test.

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This garden soil is good _______.

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