That is a rule in the Spanish language. U follows a Q to make the sylable sound depending on the pronuciation needed.
In the English language there is a rule to the letter Q that states that a word starting with the letter Q is allways followed by the U as a second letter.
There is NO word in the English language whereby the letter q is not followed by the letter u.
There are forty words that start with the letter Q and are not followed by a U. These words do not come from the English language. A couple examples are qat and qere.
The name of the country Qatar is one. Many other Arabic names have q's which are not followed by u's.
'Q' is always followed by 'U' in English words.
Yes, U.S. English typically follows the spelling convention of placing "u" before the letter "q" in words like "queen" or "quite."
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Qi is in the official scrabble dictionary
The 4 letter words with the letters q u and d in it include:quadquid
Yes, you can spell "Q" without the "U" by simply using the letter "Q" itself. In some contexts, such as in certain words borrowed from other languages or in specific names, "Q" can appear without "U." However, in standard English spelling, "Q" is typically followed by "U."
No, Q does not always have a U after it. However, the words in which Q is followed by another letter are often of non-English origin, such as the countries Qatar or Iraq, or the Chinese name Qi. StudyStudent: Yes but in English terms 'u' always follows 'q'.
"Coo" is the pronunciation of the Italian letter q.Specifically, the consonant "c" is similar to that in English. But it is not aspirated (preceded or succeeded by a breath of air). In forming words, it will be followed by the vowel "u", with few exceptions.
There are 5 words in scrabble that start with Q but dont need a U. QAIDs, QANAT, QATs, QOPHs, QIs, They are 2 other words that include the letter Q but don't need to be followed by a U. FAQIR, TRANQ, There are 2 with the U still in the word but not after the Q. SUQs, UMIAQ Finally, there are 19 words that don't start with Q but however still are followed by the U. AQUAs, AQUAE, EQUAL, EQUID, EQUIP, FIQUE, MAQUI, PIQUE, ROQUE, SQUAB, SQUAD, SQUAT, SQUAW, SQUEG, SQUIB, SQUID, TOQUE, TUQUE, USQUE