Rhyming words in Hindi, called तुकांत शब्द (tukant shabd), are one of the fastest ways to get a child reading. Once a child can read नल, they can read जल, फल and कल by changing just one letter. That small success builds real confidence, and it is exactly how word families work in English too.
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This page gives you 30 Hindi word families, starting with two-letter words that have no matra, moving on to three-letter words and then easy matra words. Every word is in Devanagari with transliteration and meaning. You will also find a rhyme game, an original four-line Hindi rhyme and tips for using rhymes in class. For English rhymes, see our rhyming words for Class 1 guide.
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Quick answer: Hindi rhyming words (तुकांत शब्द) end with the same sound.
- Easiest families: नल–जल–फल–कल, बस–रस–दस–नस, मन–वन–धन–तन, सब–कब–तब–जब.
- Three-letter families: नमक–चमक–दमक, मगर–नगर–डगर, गरम–नरम–शरम.
- Matra families: आम–नाम–काम, मोर–चोर–शोर, पीला–नीला–गीला.
- Teach by changing the first letter and keeping the ending the same.
Rhyming words in Hindi: what are तुकांत शब्द?
तुक means rhyme and अंत means end, so तुकांत शब्द are words whose ends sound the same. In Hindi, two words rhyme when their last letter and its matra sound alike: नल and जल rhyme because both end in -ल with no matra. फल and फूल do not rhyme, even though they start the same way, because their endings sound different (-अल and -ऊल).
A simple test for children: say both words slowly and listen only to the end. If the end sounds like a twin, they rhyme.
Hindi rhyming words for Class 1: two-letter families (no matra)
Start here. These words have only two letters and no matra, so children can blend them straight away. If your child is still learning to blend, our guide to two-letter words in Hindi comes first.
| No. | Ending | Rhyming words (say it, meaning) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -ल | नल (nal, tap), जल (jal, water), फल (phal, fruit), कल (kal, yesterday or tomorrow) |
| 2 | -स | बस (bas, bus), रस (ras, juice), दस (das, ten), नस (nas, vein) |
| 3 | -न | मन (man, mind), वन (van, forest), धन (dhan, wealth), तन (tan, body) |
| 4 | -ब | सब (sab, all), कब (kab, when?), तब (tab, then), जब (jab, when) |
| 5 | -र | घर (ghar, house), पर (par, feather), डर (dar, fear), हर (har, every) |
| 6 | -ग | मग (mag, mug), जग (jag, jug), पग (pag, step), नग (nag, gem) |
| 7 | -ट | नट (nat, acrobat), तट (tat, shore), पट (pat, door panel), घट (ghat, water pot) |
| 8 | -त | छत (chhat, roof), मत (mat, do not), खत (khat, letter), गत (gat, past) |
| 9 | -म | कम (kam, less), हम (ham, we), दम (dam, breath), थम (tham, stop) |
| 10 | -द | कद (kad, height), पद (pad, foot or post), हद (had, limit) |
Three-letter Hindi word families (no matra)
Once two-letter families are easy, try these. The last two letters stay the same and only the first letter changes. Our three-letter words in Hindi list has more words for blending practice.
| No. | Ending | Rhyming words (say it, meaning) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | -मक | नमक (namak, salt), चमक (chamak, shine), धमक (dhamak, thud), दमक (damak, glow) |
| 12 | -लक | पलक (palak, eyelid), झलक (jhalak, glimpse), ललक (lalak, eagerness) |
| 13 | -गर | मगर (magar, crocodile), नगर (nagar, city), डगर (dagar, path), अगर (agar, if) |
| 14 | -हल | महल (mahal, palace), पहल (pahal, first step), टहल (tahal, stroll) |
| 15 | -रम | गरम (garam, hot), नरम (naram, soft), शरम (sharam, shyness), करम (karam, deed) |
| 16 | -टक | मटक (matak, sway), चटक (chatak, bright), अटक (atak, get stuck), खटक (khatak, bother) |
| 17 | -पट | झपट (jhapat, pounce), लपट (lapat, flame), कपट (kapat, trickery) |
| 18 | -तन | वतन (vatan, homeland), रतन (ratan, jewel), जतन (jatan, care) |
Hindi word families with matras
When your child starts reading matras, these families are a joy, because many of the words are everyday objects and make great picture cards.
| No. | Ending | Rhyming words (say it, meaning) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | -आल | बाल (baal, hair), गाल (gaal, cheek), लाल (laal, red), जाल (jaal, net), थाल (thaal, big plate) |
| 20 | -आम | आम (aam, mango), नाम (naam, name), काम (kaam, work), दाम (daam, price), शाम (shaam, evening) |
| 21 | -आर | हार (haar, necklace), कार (kaar, car), तार (taar, wire), चार (chaar, four) |
| 22 | -आना | खाना (khaana, food), गाना (gaana, song), दाना (daana, grain), नाना (naana, grandfather) |
| 23 | -आली | थाली (thaali, plate), ताली (taali, clap), डाली (daali, branch), खाली (khaali, empty) |
| 24 | -इल | दिल (dil, heart), तिल (til, sesame), मिल (mil, meet), खिल (khil, bloom) |
| 25 | -ईर | तीर (teer, arrow), खीर (kheer, rice pudding), वीर (veer, brave), नीर (neer, water) |
| 26 | -ईला | पीला (peela, yellow), नीला (neela, blue), गीला (geela, wet), ढीला (dheela, loose) |
| 27 | -ऊल | फूल (phool, flower), धूल (dhool, dust), भूल (bhool, mistake) |
| 28 | -एल | खेल (khel, game), रेल (rel, train), तेल (tel, oil), मेल (mel, friendship) |
| 29 | -ओर | मोर (mor, peacock), चोर (chor, thief), शोर (shor, noise), ओर (or, side, direction) |
| 30 | -ओटा | छोटा (chhota, small), मोटा (mota, thick), लोटा (lota, water pot), खोटा (khota, fake) |
A short Hindi rhyme to read together
Here is an original four-line rhyme that uses words from family 1. Read it aloud, clap on the last word of each line, and ask your child to find the four rhyming words.
नल से निकला ठंडा जल,
पेड़ पर लटका मीठा फल।
आओ मिलकर बनाएँ दल,
हँसें-खेलें हर एक पल।
Nal se nikla thanda jal,
Ped par latka meetha phal.
Aao milkar banaayen dal,
Hansen-khelen har ek pal.
Meaning: Cool water came out of the tap, a sweet fruit hangs on the tree. Come, let us make a team together, and laugh and play every single moment.
The rhyming words are जल, फल, दल (team) and पल (moment). For more poems to read with children, see our collection of Hindi poems for kids.
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Rhyme game: तुक मिलाओ (tuk milaao)
This game works at home in pairs or in class in two teams. You need no materials, though word cards make it easier for readers.
- Say a word from the tables, for example मन.
- Your child says a rhyming word: वन, धन or तन. Made-up words that rhyme are fine for a laugh, but give a point only for real words.
- Swap turns. Now your child gives you a word.
- Level up: for readers, write the first word and ask them to write a rhyming word by changing only the first letter.
- Odd one out: say four words, one of which does not rhyme (बस, रस, घर, दस). Your child spots घर.
Odd one out practice (with answers)
| Words | Odd one out |
|---|---|
| नल, जल, कप, फल | कप |
| सब, कब, तब, घर | घर |
| आम, नाम, मोर, शाम | मोर |
| पीला, नीला, थाली, गीला | थाली |
| खेल, तेल, फूल, रेल | फूल |
| नमक, चमक, कलम, दमक | कलम |
Tips for using Hindi rhyming words in class
- One family a day. Write the family on the board and underline the shared ending in a different colour.
- Word ladders. Write नल, then change one letter at a time: जल, फल, कल. Children climb the ladder by reading each word.
- Picture cards. Draw फल, नल, बस and घर on cards. Children pair the ones that rhyme.
- Make a class rhyme. Give the class one family and ask for a silly two-line rhyme. Write the best ones on a chart.
- Check that it really rhymes. Words like फल and फूल, or मन and मान, look alike but do not rhyme. Point these out.
Hindi word family worksheets for blending and rhyming
The Hindi Two and Three Letter Words Worksheets PDF (38 A4 pages, ages 5 to 7) uses only words without matras, so children can blend straight away. It includes word families that change one letter (नल, जल, फल, कल, बल · सब, कब, तब, जब · मन, वन, धन, तन · बस, रस, दस, नस), 16 two-letter and 12 three-letter picture words to read and trace, blending boxes, word ladders, jumbled letters, read and match, phrases, 12 short no-matra sentences, answer keys and a शाबाश! certificate.
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Frequently asked questions
What are तुकांत शब्द in Hindi?
तुकांत शब्द (tukant shabd) are rhyming words, words whose endings sound the same, such as नल, जल, फल and कल, or आम, नाम and काम.
What are easy Hindi rhyming words for Class 1?
Easy families for Class 1 include नल–जल–फल, बस–रस–दस, मन–वन–धन, सब–कब–तब and घर–पर–डर. They have only two letters and no matra.
How do I know if two Hindi words rhyme?
Say both words slowly and listen to the end. If the last letter and its matra sound the same, as in मोर and चोर, the words rhyme.
Do फल and फूल rhyme?
No. They start with the same letter, but फल ends with a short -अल sound and फूल ends with a long -ऊल sound, so the endings do not match.
Why are rhyming words useful for learning Hindi?
Rhyming families let children read many new words by changing just one letter. This builds blending skills, vocabulary and reading confidence quickly.
