Four Directions

Hindi · Page 1 of 4

Name Date
DIRECTIONS: Same letter every time. Only the vowel mark hung on it changes.
1Read all eight marks
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2Page 3: two questions
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3Page 4: where each mark sits
ka
no mark at all — the letter on its own - and it already says ka
kaa
the mark goes after — a stroke after it
ki
the mark goes before — a hook BEFORE it, and read second
kee
the mark goes after — a hook after it
ku
the mark goes below — a tail underneath

And Three More

Hindi · Page 2 of 4

DIRECTIONS: Three more.
koo
the mark goes below — a bigger tail underneath
ke
the mark goes above — a stroke on the headline
ko
the mark goes above and after — a stroke above and a stroke after

The One That Goes Backwards

Hindi · Page 3 of 4

DIRECTIONS: Look at the odd one again, then answer.
This says ki.
The hook is on the LEFT, but read SECOND: k, then i. No other script you know writes a sound out of order.
  1. Write the two sounds of in the order you say them, and then in the order they are written on the page.
  2. Why can you not read this word one mark at a time, left to right, the way you read English?

Which Way Does It Go?

Hindi · Page 4 of 4

DIRECTIONS: Where does the mark sit: above, below, after or before?
3. The mark sits  
4. The mark sits  
5. The mark sits  
6. The mark sits  
7. The mark sits  
8. The mark sits