The purpose of the present work was to compile and standardise test material for speech audiometry in India. Phonetically balanced list of words in Hindi has been prepared and used for discrimination tests. Six PB Lists of words have been prepared. Instruments, testing conditions and different variables operating in a controlled speech test and their effects on the final discrimination score has been discussed. The clinical application and method of presentation of the lists to the patients have been discussed. It is felt that in a multilingual country like India, Hindi speech material can be accepted for routine speech audiometry for all persons who have even minimum knowledge of Hindi.