| The Latin alphabet | |||||
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| Aa | Bb | Cc | Dd | ||
| Ee | Ff | Gg | Hh | Ii | Jj |
| Kk | Ll | Mm | Nn | Oo | Pp |
| Rr | Ss | Tt | Uu | Vv | |
| Ww | Xx | Yy | Zz | ||
Q is the seventeenth (number 17) letter in the English alphabet. It is nearly always followed by a silent letter U. Q makes a kw sound as in quick or a k sound as in unique.
Some people say that the letter Q is not needed, because the sound it makes can be made with C or K and W instead. The same thing is said about the letter X.
Below are some ancient ways of writing Q.
| Egyptian hieroglyph Q | Phoenician Q | Etruscan Q | Greek Qoppa | ||
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