English Pronunciation Tip of the Day
Tip 169
Category:
Spelling-to-sound
Author: JAM
<qu>
At the beginning of a word, the sequence <qu> is (as you probably know already) nearly always pronounced /kw/. Elsewhere, however, there are quite a few words where the pronunciation is simply /k/. Here are a few examples:
| antique | exchequer | torque |
| barque | liquor | unique |
| cheque | liquorice | |
| coquette | marque | |
| croquet | marquetry |