Early Reader
Lesson 151Early Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 151: The QU Digraph

Focus: Digraph qu

Objective

What we'll learn

Read words with the qu digraph, where two letters make one sound.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

A digraph is two letters that team up to make ONE sound. When you see qu, don't say two sounds – say one!

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Underline the qu in each word. Say the one sound it makes.

Words

Word list

queenquiltquietquickquackquiz

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the queen.
  • We can see the quilt.
  • You can see the quiet.
  • They can see the quick.

Story time

Bo and the Queen

Bo went to the park. Bo saw a queen and a quilt.

"Look!" said Bo. "The quiet is by the quick."

Zoe came to help. Together they played with the quack and the quiz.

At the end of the day, Bo and Zoe smiled. What a wonderful Digraph qu adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Bo go?

2. What did Bo see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 subtract

Meaning: to take one number away from another

Example: 5 subtract 2 equals 3.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • quiltA quilt is something we can talk about or see.
  • quietA quiet is something we can talk about or see.
  • quickA quick is something we can talk about or see.
  • quackA quack is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Sort each word into the right group. (Tap a word, then tap a group.)

Digraph qu

Other

Stretch

Try more words

queenquiltquietquickquackquiz