McDougal Littell: Spelling SkillBuilders Grade 7 Lesson 22

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Lesson 22 The letters qu

antique quite aquarium

boutique quiet squirrel

technique quickly equality

quarterly equator

mosquito qu arrel banquet

etiquette quotation ventriloquist

bouquet quotient

quilted

1. Look at the underlined letters in each word above. What letter always follows the letter q? _____

2. Say the first three words aloud. What two letters make the /k/ sound? _____ What silent letter follows these letters? _____

3. In the next three words, what two letters make /k/ the sound ? _____

4. In the remaining words, what two letters make the /kw/ sound? _____

Lesson Generalization

The letter q is always followed by the letter u in the English language.
When qu is pronounced /k/, it can appear in the middle of a word or at the end of a word: mosquito, antique.
The spelling is always que at the end of a word.
When qu is pronounced /kw/, it can appear in the middle of a word or at the beginning of a word: equator, quarrel.