प, ◌ु, ◌ू and ऊ
Read the u-signs written below a consonant.
Meet the letters
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i
pa. Plain p: no puff of air.
i
short u sign
i
long ū sign
i
ū
Build the reading unit
Enter parts in logical order; the font places and joins them.
प + ु → पु
आ + ल + ू → आलू
Words to read
पानी
waterpānī
पुल
bridgepul
आलू
potatoālū
ऊन
woolūnReading tips
प · pa · Plain p: no puff of air.
ु · short u sign
ू · long ū sign
ऊ · ū
Both u-signs hang below the consonant: ु is short u, ू is long ū. At the start of a word, long ū is the letter ऊ.
Reading practice
Short u or long ū
Listen to the mystery sound. Which one is it?
Listen first
Short u or long ū
Listen to the mystery sound. Which one is it?
Listen first
Short u or long ū
Listen to the mystery sound. Which one is it?
Listen first
Letters in words
Match each sign to the same sign in its example.
Letters in words
Match each sign to the same sign in its example.
Find the sound
Match the sounds to the signs. Tap a sign to check.
Read with support
Match the words to their pictures.
Read without a sound cue
Match the words to their pictures.
Sound to spelling
Listen. Choose the spelling.
Spelling to sound
Read the word. Choose its sound.
Sound to spelling
Listen. Choose the spelling.
Spelling to sound
Read the word. Choose its sound.
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.
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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You can read and write this
Read the u-signs written below a consonant.
पानी
waterपुल
bridgeआलू
potatoऊन
woolUse a Hindi keyboard
Use Devanagari InScript or the course tiles. Consonant comes first, then matra; halant joins consonants. Unicode normalisation accepts equivalent dotted spellings.