Class 3 · Hindi · 2026-27

संयुक्त अक्षर - joined letters with Answers

A sanyukt akshar is two consonants joined, with the first one losing its vowel. This is the first time in Hindi that a written shape is not simply one letter plus a matra, and it is where fluent Class 2 readers suddenly slow down.

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संयुक्त अक्षर - joined letters

Class 3 Hindi · Sanyukt akshar · 46 questions with answers

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A sanyukt akshar is two consonants joined, with the first one losing its vowel. This is the first time in Hindi that a written shape is not simply one letter plus a matra, and it is where fluent Class 2 readers suddenly slow down.

Breaks a joined letter back into the two consonants it is made of
Builds a joined letter from two given consonants
Reads a word containing a sanyukt akshar without stopping

Exercise 1 of 4 · 12 questions

संयुक्त अक्षर को तोड़िए - break the joined letter into two.

Write the answer · Warm-up

Here’s one done for you

क्ष → क् + ष. The small slanting mark under the first letter is the हलंत, and it means that letter has lost its अ sound. So क् is 'k' with no vowel, joined to ष. Show your child the हलंत once and most of these become readable.

1)क्ष
2)त्र
3)ज्ञ
4)श्र
5)द्व
6)क्त
7)प्र
8)स्त
9)न्न
10)द्ध
11)ष्ट
12)ग्र

Answers

1) क् + ष
2) त् + र
3) ज् + ञ
4) श् + र
5) द् + व
6) क् + त
7) प् + र
8) स् + त
9) न् + न
10) द् + ध
11) ष् + ट
12) ग् + र

Exercise 2 of 4 · 12 questions

दो अक्षरों को जोड़िए - join the two letters.

Write the answer · Guided

Here’s one done for you

प् + र → प्र. When र joins after a half letter it becomes a small slanting stroke at the foot, not a full र. This one shape appears in a very large number of Hindi words, so it is worth practising until it is automatic.

1)प् + र
2)स् + व
3)न् + न
4)म् + म
5)त् + व
6)ग् + र
7)क् + र
8)ट् + ट
9)द् + द
10)श् + व
11)स् + थ
12)च् + छ

Answers

1) प्र
2) स्व
3) न्न
4) म्म
5) त्व
6) ग्र
7) क्र
8) ट्ट
9) द्द
10) श्व
11) स्थ
12) च्छ

Exercise 3 of 4 · 12 questions

शब्द पढ़िए और संयुक्त अक्षर पर गोला लगाइए - read and circle the joined letter.

Circle the answer · Practice

Here’s one done for you

शिक्षक → the joined letter is क्ष. Read the word slowly: शि - क्ष - क. A child who has learned to break क्ष into क् + ष can now read it rather than guessing from the shape, which is what most children do until this is taught.

1)शिक्षक
2)पत्र
3)विद्या
4)प्रश्न
5)स्कूल
6)मित्र
7)सप्ताह
8)अच्छा
9)पुस्तक
10)उत्तर
11)बच्चा
12)स्वच्छ

Answers

1) क्ष
2) त्र
3) द्य
4) श्न (and प्र)
5) स्क
6) त्र
7) प्त
8) च्छ
9) स्त
10) त्त
11) च्च
12) स्व (and च्छ)

Exercise 4 of 4 · 10 questions

सही संयुक्त अक्षर भरिए - fill in the missing joined letter.

Write the answer · Challenge

Here’s one done for you

पु___क -> स्त, giving पुस्तक. Read what is already there aloud: पु ... क. The sound missing in the middle is 'st', which is written स्त. Saying the word aloud first works better than guessing the shape, which is what children do when they have not been taught to break these letters.

1)पु___क (book)
2)शि___क (teacher)
3)उ___र (answer)
4)मि___ (friend)
5)___श्न (question)
6)अ___ (grain)
7)स___ (truth)
8)यु___ (war)
9)वृ___ (tree)
10)स्व___ (healthy)

Answers

1) स्त - पुस्तक
2) क्ष - शिक्षक
3) त्त - उत्तर
4) त्र - मित्र
5) प्र - प्रश्न
6) न्न - अन्न
7) त्य - सत्य
8) द्ध - युद्ध
9) क्ष - वृक्ष
10) स्थ - स्वस्थ

While your child works

Teach the हलंत once, explicitly. Everything in this sheet follows from knowing that the mark means 'no vowel here'.
प्रश्न has two joined letters, so a child circling either is right. The answer key notes this.
If your child reads Hindi aloud fluently but stops at these words, this sheet is exactly the gap - it is not a reading problem.

Before you print it

What is on this worksheet

4 exercises, 46 questions, about 20 minutes. Every exercise has an answer key, printed on its own page so it can be kept back. 4 exercises start with a question already worked out, so you can check the method before helping.

Exercise	What the child does	Questions	Worked example
1	Written answers	12	Yes
2	Written answers	12	Yes
3	Circle the answer	12	Yes
4	Written answers	10	Yes

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About this worksheet

Does this worksheet include an answer key?

Yes. Every answer is on this page under the exercise, and the printable version puts them on a separate final sheet.

What is a sanyukt akshar?

Two consonants joined together, where the first loses its inherent अ sound - marked by the हलंत. क् + ष becomes क्ष. It is the first time a Devanagari shape is not simply one letter plus a matra.

Does this Class 3 Hindi worksheet come with answers?

Yes. Every exercise has a full answer key, and it prints on its own page at the end rather than beside the questions - so you can hand your child the sheet and keep the answers back. Some exercises also show one question already worked out, with the method rather than just the result, which is the part most answer keys leave out.

Is there a free printable PDF?

Yes, and there is no sign-up, no email and no account. The download button at the top of the sheet gives you the whole thing - all 46 questions across 4 exercises, plus the answer key - laid out to print on A4.

How long does this worksheet take?

About 20 minutes for 46 questions, though that is a guide rather than a target. It is designed to be split: the exercises are ordered so stopping halfway still leaves a complete piece of work, which matters more than finishing at this age.

Can I use it if my child is in a different class?

Often, yes - these topics are taught across several years and schools vary in when they arrive. Judge by the questions rather than the class on the label. If the first exercise is a struggle the level below is the better start, and the same topic at other levels is linked further up this page.

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