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English words starting with Q — with CEFR levels

43 words from A1 to C2. Click a word to learn it in its unit.

  • B1quaken · a sudden shaking of the ground
  • B2qualificationn · a course or exam that makes you suitable
  • B1qualifiedadj · having the training for a job
  • B1qualifyv · to pass the exams for a job
  • C2qualitativeadj · based on qualities, not numbers
  • A2qualityn · how good or bad something is
  • B1qualityadj · of high standard; very good
  • C2qualmn · a small doubt about what is right
  • B2quantifyv · to measure or express as a number
  • B1quantityn · an amount of something
  • B2quarantinen · a period of isolation to stop disease spreading
  • B2quarreln/v · an angry argument
  • B2quarrelsomeadj · always ready to argue
  • C1quarryn · a place where stone is dug out of the ground
  • A1quartern · one of four equal parts
  • A2queenn · a woman who rules a country
  • B2queeradj · strange or unusual
  • B2queryn · a question, especially asking for information
  • C1queryv · to ask a question about something
  • C1questn · a long search for something
  • A1questionn · something you ask to get an answer
  • B2questionv · to doubt or ask about something
  • B1question markn · the mark ? at the end of a
  • B1questionnairen · a list of questions to get information
  • B1queuen · a line of people waiting
  • B2queuev · to wait in a line for something
  • A2quickadj · done in a short time
  • A1quicklyadv · in a fast way
  • A1quietadj · making little or no noise
  • B2quietn · a peaceful time without noise
  • A2quietlyadv · with little noise
  • C1quipn/v · a clever, funny remark
  • C1quirkn · an odd habit or feature of a person
  • C2quirkv · to twitch slightly, especially into a smile
  • C1quirkyn/adj · unusual in a charming way
  • A2quitv · to stop doing something
  • B2quitadj · free of something, rid of it
  • A2quiteadv · fairly; to some degree
  • C2quivern/v · to shake slightly
  • A2quizn · a game of questions and answers
  • B2quotableadj · good enough to be repeated or quoted
  • B2quotationn · words taken from a book or speech
  • B2quoten/v · words taken from a text or speech