QU words with pictures
Ideas for using the QU words flashcards
You can use these printable PDF cards to play all your flashcard games and activities. Here are a few more ideas that you may like to try.
- Cut the words off the bottom of the cards and use the 2 pieces of each one for vocabulary matching and memory games.
- Give a student 2 or more of the cards and see if they can create a sentence with them. It doesn’t matter how ridiculous the sentence is, only that it is grammatically correct.
- You can use the cards to play a game like Pictionary. A student takes a card at random then comes to the front of the class and tries to draw it on the board. The rest of the class must try to guess the word. This can also be made into a game with teams.
- For advanced classes, you can use the cards to play a game of “Who am I?”.
- Use the cards to have a spelling bee competition.
QU digraph word list
Here a QU sound word list in case you are looking for more words to create further activities. This list is by no means comprehensive and contains mostly short words, although some of them will be challenging and new to most ESL learners.
| earthquake | equip | equipment | liquid |
|---|---|---|---|
| mosquito | plaque | quack | quad |
| quaff | quail | quake | qualify |
| quality | qualm | quantify | quarantine |
| quarry | quarter | quarterback | quarts |
| quartz | quash | quay | queasy |
| queen | queer | quell | quench |
| query | quest | question | queue |
| quick | quid | quiet | quill |
| quid | quince | quip | quit |
| quiver | quiz | quokka | quota |
| quote | sequel | sequence | squad |
| square | squeeze | squid | squint |
| squirrel | squirt | squish | turquoise |
Practice sentences with QU words
Here are some fun silly sentences you can use to practice the pronunciation of the QU sound.
The quarry equipment found quartz.
The queen quickly quarantined the sickly squirrel.
A squad of squid squirted ink in the turquoise quay.
There was a queue for questions about the quest.
A quokka ate a quality square quince.
