Understand that Hindi has no silent letters
Understand the formation of conjunct consonants; for example, क्ष, त्र, ज्ञ
Develop a bank of words beginning with each letter; for example, खरगोश; खाना; खरबूज़ा; टमाटर; टोपी; टेढ़ा
Recognise how Hindi words are pronounced with a nasal sound when written with a bindu (ं), for example, नहीं; बंदर, or chandrabindu (ँ), for example, माँ; कहाँ
Understand the use of the underdotted characters (◌̣) क़ ज़ फ़ ग़ ख़ in words loaned from other languages
Understand that Hindi has no silent letters
Understand the formation of conjunct consonants; for example, क्ष, त्र, ज्ञ
Develop a bank of words beginning with each letter; for example, खरगोश; खाना; खरबूज़ा; टमाटर; टोपी; टेढ़ा
Recognise how Hindi words are pronounced with a nasal sound when written with a bindu (ं), for example, नहीं; बंदर, or chandrabindu (ँ), for example, माँ; कहाँ
Understand the use of the underdotted characters (◌̣) क़ ज़ फ़ ग़ ख़ in words loaned from other languages