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Elementary | Homeschool | Kindergarten | Preschool | Printables

Byinspirethemom April 5, 2022June 22, 2022

Trying to come up with some q words for kids? Let’s quench your curiosity and quickly give you some quality ideas.

Grab a quesadilla, find some quiet, and let’s get started exploring this quintessential letter of the alphabet.

Note: this post has a little something for preschool, kindergarten, all the way through elementary, and if you stick to the end, there is a freebie that you won’t want to miss out on.

Why should I start teaching the letter Q at such young of an age?

Sometimes q is neglected a little when we work on alphabet letters with our kids or also when it comes to vocabulary for our older kids. But ‘q’ needs a little attention of its own. 

For younger kids, the letter itself can be confused with other letters in the alphabet such as p and q, or Q and O. Therefore, it’s best to take a little time and help kids to differentiate between the letters. 

For older kids, its a fun letter with lots of potentially new vocabulary to learn! 

How to practice the letter Q

First of all, with young learners, start with these basic objectives when introducing the letter q.

• Recognize the letter (uppercase and lowercase)
• Form the letter correctly (uppercase and lowercase)
• Understand that ‘q’ is typically paired with ‘u’ and makes the /q-wuh/ sound.
• Understand that q can also make the sound /k/ (as in quay)

Prewriting pages, letter formation pages, letter coloring pages, practice writing pages, flashcards, and games are all great ways to introduce the letter Q.

Once the letter is solidified in you kid’s mind, the fun is ready to being, because it’s time to learn words that use the letter q. 

Q Words for Preschool

While there are tons of wonderful words that start with q, with preschoolers, it’s important to start with easy options. Keep it simple.

Preschoolers are still working on letter recognition. So focus on learning what the letter q looks like (uppercase and lower case) and use simple word examples they are very familiar with. Here are a few examples of great preschool words that start with q along with sentences for context:

Preschool words that start with q:

• Queen – The queen lives in her castle.
• Quiz – The student will take a quiz.
• Quiet – Let’s be quiet so we do not wake the baby.
• Question – What is your question?
• Quilt – The quilt will keep you warm.
• Quickly – The boy ran quickly to his mother

Q words for kindergarten

Once students can recognize and are familiar with the letter q, you can add more kindergarten words that start with q to their vocabulary. Being sure to teach them that the letters q and u are typically paired together. 

Keep in mind, that while you are teaching the letters, you are also teaching vocabulary words. Seeing a lot of random words, with the letter qu, that are not used in their vernacular is not particularly beneficial at this point.

Start with common Kindergarten q words, then be sure to teach the meaning of any new vocabulary.

Here are some great kindergarten words that start with q:

• Quarter – A quarter is worth twenty-five cents.
• Quest – I am on a quest to find my lost toy.
• Quartz – I found a rock that was made of quartz. 
• Quake – I felt the earth quake.
• Quality – The quality of her work was excellent.
• Quantity – Quantity is how many we have of something.
• Quail – The quail is a bird within the pheasant family.

Things that start with q for elementary schoolers

For elementary aged kids, you can build their vocabulary and spelling skills with some of the following q words for kids: (I’ve also included helpful sentences to give your student as a starting point for understanding the meaning. )

• Quarrel – We had a quarrel over who would sit in the front seat.
• Quartet – The quartet had two trumpets and two trombones.
• Quench – After hiking it felt good to drink some water and quench my thirst.
• Quash – The teacher went out of her way to quash the argument brewing between her students.
• Queue – There was a queue of previews waiting to be played before the movie started.
• Query – She stared at me instead of answering my query.
• Quicken – We will quicken our pace so we can arrive on time.
• Quill – We found a quill from a large bird’s wing.
• Quince – We planted apple, pear, peach, quince, and fig trees in our orchard.
• Quirky – My quirky neighbor sings to her bird.
• Quote – My favorite quote is by Abraham Lincoln.
• Quiver – She felt her voice begin to quiver as she began her speech.
• Quadruple – Gas will quadruple in price before next year.
• Qualify – I hope to qualify for the next school olympics.
• Qualm – The only qualm is, I won’t be home in time for dinner.
• Quibble – It is quite childish to quibble about what to eat for snack.
• Quota – Each kid has a quota of pages that must be completed for each day.

The ultimate q words for kids list

Here is a long list of q words for kids along with a simplified definition of each (click the word to view the dictionary definition). See how many you can learn with your kids!

• Queen – a woman ruler
• Quiz – a short assessment
• Quit – to stop doing something
• Quiet – not very loud
•  Question – a statement that asks for an answer
•  Quilt – A blanket made from pieces of fabric
•  Quip – a witty remark
•  Quickly – to do something fast
•  Quarter – one of four parts
•  Quest – on a mission
•  Quality – certain characteristic
•  Quantity – the amount of something
•  Quail – a bird in the pheasant family
•  Quack – the sound a duck makes
•  Quarrel – to argue or bicker
•  Quench – to satisfy a craving
•  Quash – to stop or put an end to
•  Queue – people or things waiting their turn
•  Quicken – to get faster
•  Quill – a large feather from a bird

• Quite – truly or entirely
•  Quince – a fruit in the rose family
•  Quirky – peculiar
•  Quote – repeated words or phrase from an author or book
•  Quiver – to shake
•  Quadruple – four times or four parts
•  Quadruplet – a group of four
•  Qualify – to be found competent
•  Qualm – uneasiness, concern
•  Quibble – a petty argument
•  Quota – a certain fixed amount
•  Quaint – an old fashioned charm
•  Quandary – uncertain predicament
•  Quantitative– describing or measuring how much
•  Quarantine – isolating oneself for medical reasons
•  Quarry – a place where cutting and blasting for rock happens
•  Queasy – feeling nauseous
•  Query – to inquire of
•  Quietude – being calm, still, and quiet
•  Quirk – peculiar behavior

• Quizzical – odd or puzzled
•  Quorum – a chosen number of people
•  Quotation – something that is being quoted
•  Quadrilateral – a shape with four sides
•  Quagmire – a bog
•  Qualitative – having to do with qualities
•  Quick – fast
•  Quiche – a pie-like egg bake
•  Quinoa – a plant cultivated for its edible seeds
•  Quartet – a group of four performing singers or insturmentalists
•  Quaver – to tremble and shake
•  Quicksand – loose sand that give way when you stand on it
•  Quintuple – five or five parts
•  Quintuplet – a group of five
•  Quad – a section of land or campus
•  Quiescent – still and quiet
•  Quintessential – pure essence of something
•  Quotable – worthy of repeating
•  Quesadilla – cheese between tortillas

Activities for practicing the letter Q

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1. Letter Q Practice Pack – Download the free printable Letter Q Practice Pack that is available in the Inspire the Mom’s free resource library. This pack includes q letter pages for preschoolers, vocabulary handwriting lists and letter tracing cards in both print and cursive, as well as a full q words list.
2. Sand tray – For letter formation and identification practice, use a sand tray OR a dish with sugar or cornmeal in the bottom and have your little ones trace the letter with their finger.
3. Letter Q Crafts – For your hand’s-on kids who are still learning to form letters, doing a couple letter q crafts might not be a bad idea.
4. Letter Q Book List – Grab some books for the letter q and enjoy a day of reading together.
5. Sensory Spelling Games – Check out this huge list of sensory spelling activities to use with q words (great for elementary aged students.) Activities include create things like legos, pipe cleaners, chalk, and even trampolines.
6. Q Coloring Sheets – Download some free q coloring sheets for your preschooler or kindergartener to reinforce this letter.
7. Write a Poem – With your older kids, have them create poetry using q words. For beginners, an acrostic poem would be a great place to start!
8. Play Word Games – With your older kids, pull out your Scrabble, Scattergories, or Boggle games and practing using all of your new vocabulary words.
9. Create a Word Wall – Put together you favorite q words and make a word wall with them.
10. Make Word Wrt – Create art using a q word, or multiple q words. Write them in bubble letters, or use paint, find an artistic ways to recreate your vocabulary words.
11. Play Vocabulary Bingo – Download a free vocabulary bingo sheet and write in your easy q words for kids, then enjoy an afternoon of learning new words while playing Bingo.

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Don't quit on Q! It may be one of the more challenging letters of the alphabet, but there are lots of Q words for kids to add to your vocabulary list. For students inclined to be curious about language, here are several lists of things that start with Q as well as engaging class activities.

Beginning Readers: Words That Start With Q

Despite the challenging nature of Q words, vocabulary for preschoolers and kindergartners should be simple, straightforward and meaningful. The key at this grade level is to link common sight words to clear, concrete images and concepts. Use these Q words for kids in your next reading or vocabulary lesson.

• Quack: Sound a duck makes
• Queen: Female ruler
• Quick: Fast
• Quiet: Not making noise
• Quilt: Blanket made of smaller pieces of cloth
• Quit: Stop doing something
• Quiz: Short list of questions

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Printing the Letter Q Printable

For your youngest learners, our Q letter activities will be blessedly easy. Try out a trace-the-letter activity focusing on Q-words. Download it below and print it off for your students.

Tracing the letter q

Quickly Match Q Words With a Printable

Young learners can practice their Q word vocabulary with a fun printable worksheet. They match common Q words to the corresponding pictures, which they can also color. Download and print the worksheet below.

Q words for kids matching activity

Early Elementary Words That Start With Q

Many of your 1st and 2nd grade students will likely have never encountered any of these words before. Visual aids, such as a picture of a quail or an online animation of a quivering bowl of Jell-O, can help your younger students make key linguistic connections.

• Quail: A small, plump kind of bird
• Quake: To shake hard
• Quality: A characteristic, or something with good characteristics
• Quantity: Amount of something
• Quarrel: Argument
• Quart: Measurement of liquid; one-fourth of a gallon
• Quarter: One of four parts
• Quartet: Group of four, especially musicians
• Quartz: Rock crystal
• Quash: To stop, to make go away
• Quench: To put out or stop, especially a fire
• Quest: A job with a specific goal
• Question: A statement looking for an answer
• Queue: A line of people waiting for something
• Quicken: To speed up
• Quill: A feather or a narrow spine, as on a porcupine
• Quince: A fruit used to make jelly
• Quintet: Group of five, especially musicians
• Quip: A quick joke
• Quirky: Peculiar or unique, not like other people
• Quiver: To shake gently
• Quote: One person's words, said by another person

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Quiz Kids With Word Forms

To improve retention, encourage learning by association. In explaining the words, connect quest with question and quicken with quick to help lay foundations for a fuller understanding of English. See if they can turn other Q words into different parts of speech.

Queue Up With Q Prefixes

To help your students with this challenging list, tell them about the meaning of the quad- and quint- prefix. Associate query with question in their minds. Ask if they've seen a quicksand scene in a movie, and show a non-scary video clip if you've got it. New words mean a blank slate. Make sure it's filled with something memorable.

Upper Elementary Words That Start With Q

Activities in upper elementary grades three, four and five should encourage students to consider the larger scope of the language they're learning. Vocabulary still begins with memorization, but grows through context and leads to lifelong literacy. Use these Q words for kids in your next vocabulary list or spelling activity.

• Quadrangle: A four-sided shape, such as a square or rectangle
• Quadruped: Animal that walks on four legs
• Quadruple: To do something four times
• Quadruplet: One of four babies born at once
• Quaff: To drink
• Quagmire: A problem with no obvious solution
• Qualify: To be judged ready for, to be entitled to
• Qualm: Concern, worry
• Quarantine: Isolation for medical reasons
• Quarterback: Leader of the offensive team in American football
• Quartering: Providing shelter to
• Quarry: A place where stone is dug up for building
• Quell: To stop something from happening
• Query: To ask questions of
• Quetzal: A long-tailed, brightly colored bird native to Central and South America
• Quibble: To argue over a minor detail
• Quiche: A French pastry made with egg and cheese
• Quicksand: Sand suspended in water
• Quinceañera: A celebration for 15-year-olds in Mexican culture
• Quintuple: To do something five times over
• Quintuplet: One of five babies born at once
• Quorum: Enough people to start a meeting
• Quota: The number of things needed for a task

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A Quick Quest Into Q Etymology

Many of these words can serve as inspiration for creative tasks. In particular, if you have a very verbal group, their polysyllabic nature makes them perfect for spelling bees. Etymology trivia also fits here, with quad, quint and the direct import from Latin quorum all making appearances. Encourage students to consider how the words came to be what they are.

Printable Quiz on Q Words

This list is an excellent opportunity to introduce the most important rule for Q words: always followed by U — except when they aren't. Download and print a quiz to drive home this key rule of English spelling.

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Quizzes, Queries and Questions

You may not believe it, but there are even more Q words than featured above! Check our WordFinder's list of words that start with the letter Q. The advanced search fields let you search by word length or letters included.

Challenging vocabulary may not be an ideal match for every student, but it can also ignite a lifelong love affair with language. When your students are comfortable enough in their vocabulary to ask questions, pose queries and generally question this most quizzical of letters, you'll know you've got them hooked. For more enriching vocabulary and etymology, take a look at these words that start with R. They're reading, raring and really rigorous!

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