Read everyday signs
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Words to read
प्रवेश
entrancepraveś
निकास
exitnikās
दवा
medicinedavā
शौचालय
toiletśaucālay
बैंक
bankbaiṅkकमला
Kamala, a nameKamlāदिल्ली
DelhiDillīReading tips
Read the whole sign, then check its meaning. Names use the same script with no capital letter. कमला is the landlady’s name in the first Hindi A1 scene.
Reading practice
Read with support
Match the words to their pictures.
Read with support
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Read with support
Match the words to their meanings.
Read without a sound cue
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Read without a sound cue
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Read without a sound cue
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Sound to spelling
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Spelling to sound
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Sound to spelling
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Spelling to sound
Read the word. Choose its sound.
Read and decide
Which sign lets you leave?
Listen and find
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Listen and find
Listen. Find the printed item.
Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.
Recall the spelling
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Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.
Recall the spelling
Listen and build the word without its picture.
Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.
Recall the spelling
Listen and build the word without its picture.
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Find public signs and familiar names.
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Use Devanagari InScript or the course tiles. Consonant comes first, then matra; halant joins consonants. Unicode normalisation accepts equivalent dotted spellings.