Chapter 1: Vowels (Swar)
Vowels (Swar)
The Hindi vowels are: अ आ इ ई उ ऊ ऋ ए ऐ ओ औ अं अः. They can be spoken on their own.
Words made from vowels
अ - अनार (pomegranate), आ - आम (mango), इ - इमली (tamarind), ई - ईख (sugarcane), उ - उल्लू (owl), ऊ - ऊन (wool), ए - एड़ी (heel), ऐ - ऐनक (spectacles), ओ - ओखली (mortar), औ - औरत (woman), अं - अंगूर (grapes).
Important questions
Q1. Which are the vowels (swar) in Hindi?
अ आ इ ई उ ऊ ऋ ए ऐ ओ औ अं अः
Q2. Which is the first Hindi vowel?
अ
Q3. Name a Hindi word that begins with the vowel अ.
अनार (pomegranate)
Q4. Name a Hindi word that begins with the vowel आ.
आम (mango)
Q5. Name a Hindi word that begins with the vowel इ.
इमली (tamarind)
Q6. Name a Hindi word that begins with the vowel ई.
ईख (sugarcane)
Q7. Name a Hindi word that begins with the vowel उ.
उल्लू (owl)
Q8. Name a Hindi word that begins with the vowel ऊ.
ऊन (wool)
Q9. Name a Hindi word that begins with the vowel ए.
एड़ी (heel)
Q10. Name a Hindi word that begins with the vowel ऐ.
ऐनक (spectacles)
Q11. Name a Hindi word that begins with the vowel ओ.
ओखली (mortar)
Q12. Name a Hindi word that begins with the vowel औ.
औरत (woman)
Q13. Name a Hindi word that begins with the vowel अं.
अंगूर (grapes)
Q14. Name a Hindi word that begins with the vowel ऋ.
ऋषि (sage)
Q15. Which Hindi vowel does उल्लू (owl) begin with?
उ
Q16. Which Hindi vowel does ईख (sugarcane) begin with?
ई
Q17. Which Hindi vowel does ऊन (wool) begin with?
ऊ
Q18. Which Hindi vowel does ऐनक (spectacles) begin with?
ऐ
Q19. Which Hindi vowel does ओखली (mortar) begin with?
ओ
Q20. How many vowels does the Hindi varnamala have?
13
Quiz
1. Which vowel does आम (mango) begin with?
आम begins with आ.
2. Which vowel does इमली (tamarind) begin with?
इमली begins with इ.
3. Which vowel does ऊन (wool) begin with?
ऊन begins with ऊ.
4. Which vowel does ऐनक (spectacles) begin with?
ऐनक begins with ऐ.
5. Which is the first Hindi vowel?
The first vowel is अ.