Daily wordsPalabras del 12 sep 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.
Diez palabras en inglés para todos los días: queue, antique, unique, opaque, plaque, technique, bouquet, croquet, mosquito, conquer. Cada una con su pronunciación y una frase para decir en voz alta.
MicrófonoOpcional
Las diez palabras10 palabras, 10 frases
- 1queue/kjuː/nounA line of people waiting for their turn.One syllable — it sounds exactly like the name of the letter Q.
- 2antique/ænˈtiːk/adjectiveMade long ago and valued for being old.'an-TEEK', with the stress on the second syllable.
- 3unique/juːˈniːk/adjectiveThe only one of its kind.Starts with a 'you' sound, then 'NEEK'.
- 4opaque/oʊˈpeɪk/adjectiveToo solid or cloudy for light to pass through.'oh-PAKE', stress on the second syllable.
- 5plaque/plæk/nounA flat metal plate fixed to a wall in memory of a person or event.Rhymes with 'black'.
- 6technique/tekˈniːk/nounA practiced way of doing a particular job.'tek-NEEK', stress on the second syllable.
- 7bouquet/buːˈkeɪ/nounA bunch of flowers arranged to be given as a gift.'boo-KAY' — the t at the end is silent.
- 8croquet/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.
- 9mosquito/məˈskiːtoʊ/nounA small flying insect whose bite leaves an itchy bump.The middle syllable is 'skee', not 'skwee'.
- 10conquer/ˈkɑːŋkər/verbTo take control of a place by force.'KONK-er', stress on the first syllable and no 'kw' in it.
Las frases
- 1
The queue for the estate sale already stretches past the croquet lawn.
- 2
Is that antique table for sale this morning?
- 3
This one is unique, so it costs more.
- 4
The glass is opaque, so I can't see inside.
- 5
There's a small plaque on the wall by the door.
- 6
He showed me his technique for cleaning old silver.
- 7
Someone left a bouquet of dried flowers on the table.
- 8
The croquet set out back is still for sale.
- 9
A mosquito got me while we waited outside.
- 10
It took an army to conquer this town.