Hindi Writing – Vowels (स्वर)

💡Tips for Parents

▸ Why It Matters This worksheet covers all ten Hindi independent vowels (स्वर), used at the start of a word or whenever a vowel stands alone rather than attached to a consonant. It completes the foundation this consonant-and-vowel series has been building: with the ka-varga through त-वर्ग consonants already practiced, these ten vowels are the last piece before your child can start combining sounds into real syllables. Three of the five pairs here are short/long versions of the same sound — अ/आ, इ/ई, उ/ऊ — a length distinction that doesn't exist in English, where vowel length rarely changes a word's meaning the way it does in Hindi, so it's worth having your child hold each long vowel noticeably longer while writing, connecting the shape on the page to a sound in their mouth. ▸ Getting Started Trace the five "short" vowels in order — अ इ उ ए ओ — then their paired partners right after each one — आ ई ऊ ऐ औ — so the visual similarity between each pair stays fresh rather than being separated by pages. Point out that these rounder, looping shapes look quite different from the blocky, headline-topped consonants your child traced in the earlier worksheets in this series; that's a real, useful distinction, not just a stylistic one, since vowels and consonants behave differently once they start combining into words. Let your child move at whatever pace keeps each pair's comparison fresh, even if that means stopping partway through. ▸ If They Get Stuck If अ and आ (or इ and ई, उ and ऊ) get swapped, point out that the long version simply adds one extra vertical stroke or loop to the short one — have your child trace the short vowel first, then practice just the extra piece a few times before combining them into the full long vowel. For ऐ and औ, which don't follow that same short-to-long pattern, resist the urge to explain the historical reasons why; it's enough for now that your child notices they look and behave differently, without needing to understand exactly why. ▸ Praise Points Praise your child specifically for noticing that ऐ and औ aren't simple long versions like the other pairs, but their own combined sounds: "You saw that these two don't just add a line like the others did — you're really looking closely instead of guessing." That habit of close comparison, built across three worksheets of consonants and now vowels, is exactly what will make the next step — combining these letters into real syllables — click into place.

🎯What This Worksheet Builds

Practices all ten independent Devanagari vowels, अ आ इ ई उ ऊ ए ऐ ओ औ, focusing on the short-long pairs (अ/आ, इ/ई, उ/ऊ) and their distinct shapes.

👉Next Step

With consonants and vowels both practiced, move on to combining them into matras and simple two-letter words.