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Daily wordsWörter vom 12. Sept. 2026

The U after Q that stays silent

You get to the estate sale twenty minutes early, and the line already stretches past the croquet lawn.

Zehn Wörter Englisch für jeden Tag: queue, antique, unique, opaque, plaque, technique, bouquet, croquet, mosquito, conquer. Jedes mit Aussprache und einem Satz zum Laut-Sagen.

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Die zehn Wörter10 Wörter, 10 Sätze

  1. 1
    queue/kjuː/nounA line of people waiting for their turn.One syllable — it sounds exactly like the name of the letter Q.
  2. 2
    antique/ænˈtiːk/adjectiveMade long ago and valued for being old.'an-TEEK', with the stress on the second syllable.
  3. 3
    unique/juːˈniːk/adjectiveThe only one of its kind.Starts with a 'you' sound, then 'NEEK'.
  4. 4
    opaque/oʊˈpeɪk/adjectiveToo solid or cloudy for light to pass through.'oh-PAKE', stress on the second syllable.
  5. 5
    plaque/plæk/nounA flat metal plate fixed to a wall in memory of a person or event.Rhymes with 'black'.
  6. 6
    technique/tekˈniːk/nounA practiced way of doing a particular job.'tek-NEEK', stress on the second syllable.
  7. 7
    bouquet/buːˈkeɪ/nounA bunch of flowers arranged to be given as a gift.'boo-KAY' — the t at the end is silent.
  8. 8
    croquet/kroʊˈkeɪ/nounA lawn game where players knock a wooden ball through hoops with a mallet.'kro-KAY' — the t is silent and the stress is on the second syllable.
  9. 9
    mosquito/məˈskiːtoʊ/nounA small flying insect whose bite leaves an itchy bump.The middle syllable is 'skee', not 'skwee'.
  10. 10
    conquer/ˈkɑːŋkər/verbTo take control of a place by force.'KONK-er', stress on the first syllable and no 'kw' in it.

Die Sätze

  1. 1

    The queue for the estate sale already stretches past the croquet lawn.

  2. 2

    Is that antique table for sale this morning?

  3. 3

    This one is unique, so it costs more.

  4. 4

    The glass is opaque, so I can't see inside.

  5. 5

    There's a small plaque on the wall by the door.

  6. 6

    He showed me his technique for cleaning old silver.

  7. 7

    Someone left a bouquet of dried flowers on the table.

  8. 8

    The croquet set out back is still for sale.

  9. 9

    A mosquito got me while we waited outside.

  10. 10

    It took an army to conquer this town.