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English Pronunciation: Consonant ~ The letter Q

In English the letter Q has two sounds and is always followed by the letter U.

For most English words the pronunciation of the qu is actually a combination of the K and the W. But there are a few words where the qu sounds like a K without the W.

Click on the sample words to listen to the sound files. Pay attention to the sound of the letters in bold.

*Letter*	IPA	Examples
q	kw	queen (kwin)	equal (ikwl)

	k		antique (ntik)

IPA stands for International Phonetic Alphabet. Learn more about phonetics and the IPA.

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