Sign inThe Letter Q
In this lesson, we will learn about all the sounds of the letter Q. It is the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet. Stop worrying and join me.
Q is the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet. It is also a consonant.
Consonants are the letters that are produced by stopping the letter from flowing easily.
| Uppercase Form | Q |
|---|---|
| Lowercase | q |
| Name | kiu (pronounced /ˈkjuː/) |
| Common Sound | /k/ |
The Letter Q: Sound
The letter Q only has one sound:
Sound 1: /k/
'Q' mostly stands before 'u' and sounds /k/:
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rac
Tip
'Q' mainly comes before 'ui', 'ue', or 'ua'. However, some loanwords from Middle Eastern regions or from the Arabic language can take 'q'
ni
bur
The Letter Q: Use
The capital letter Q is used as
The Roman Numeral Q is sometimes used to represent the number 500,000
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