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Alphabet Practice Sheets | वर्णमाला सराव पत्रिका

Introduction | परिचय

These practice sheets are designed to help you master the Marathi alphabet through structured exercises. Complete each section carefully, writing your answers in the spaces provided.

Practice Sheet 1: Vowel Writing | स्वर लेखन

Exercise 1.1: Write Each Vowel

Write each vowel 5 times, following proper stroke order:

Vowel Write 5 times
अ (a) __ __ __ __ ___
आ (ā) __ __ __ __ ___
इ (i) __ __ __ __ ___
ई (ī) __ __ __ __ ___
उ (u) __ __ __ __ ___
ऊ (ū) __ __ __ __ ___
ऋ (ṛ) __ __ __ __ ___
ए (e) __ __ __ __ ___
ऐ (ai) __ __ __ __ ___
ओ (o) __ __ __ __ ___
औ (au) __ __ __ __ ___
अं (aṃ) __ __ __ __ ___

Exercise 1.2: Match Vowels to Transliteration

Draw lines connecting the Marathi vowel to its transliteration:

अ                ī
आ                a
इ                 ū
ई                 i
उ                 e
ऊ                u
ए                 ā
ऐ                 au
ओ                ai
औ                o

Exercise 1.3: Vowel Diacritics

Write the diacritic form for each vowel:

Vowel Diacritic Example with क
अ (a) ___ क = ka
आ (ā) ___ __ = kā
इ (i) ___ __ = ki
ई (ī) ___ __ = kī
उ (u) ___ __ = ku
ऊ (ū) ___ __ = kū
ए (e) ___ __ = ke
ऐ (ai) ___ __ = kai
ओ (o) ___ __ = ko
औ (au) ___ __ = kau

Exercise 1.4: Short vs Long Vowels

Mark each vowel as ‘S’ (Short) or ‘L’ (Long):

Vowel S/L
अ ___
आ ___
इ ___
ई ___
उ ___
ऊ ___
ए ___
ऐ ___
ओ ___
औ ___

Practice Sheet 2: Consonant Writing | व्यंजन लेखन

Exercise 2.1: Velar Consonants (क वर्ग)

Write each consonant 5 times:

Consonant Write 5 times
क (k) __ __ __ __ ___
ख (kh) __ __ __ __ ___
ग (g) __ __ __ __ ___
घ (gh) __ __ __ __ ___
ङ (ṅ) __ __ __ __ ___

Exercise 2.2: Palatal Consonants (च वर्ग)

Write each consonant 5 times:

Consonant Write 5 times
च (c) __ __ __ __ ___
छ (ch) __ __ __ __ ___
ज (j) __ __ __ __ ___
झ (jh) __ __ __ __ ___
ञ (ñ) __ __ __ __ ___

Exercise 2.3: Retroflex Consonants (ट वर्ग)

Write each consonant 5 times:

Consonant Write 5 times
ट (ṭ) __ __ __ __ ___
ठ (ṭh) __ __ __ __ ___
ड (ḍ) __ __ __ __ ___
ढ (ḍh) __ __ __ __ ___
ण (ṇ) __ __ __ __ ___

Exercise 2.4: Dental Consonants (त वर्ग)

Write each consonant 5 times:

Consonant Write 5 times
त (t) __ __ __ __ ___
थ (th) __ __ __ __ ___
द (d) __ __ __ __ ___
ध (dh) __ __ __ __ ___
न (n) __ __ __ __ ___

Exercise 2.5: Labial Consonants (प वर्ग)

Write each consonant 5 times:

Consonant Write 5 times
प (p) __ __ __ __ ___
फ (ph) __ __ __ __ ___
ब (b) __ __ __ __ ___
भ (bh) __ __ __ __ ___
म (m) __ __ __ __ ___

Exercise 2.6: Semi-vowels, Sibilants, and Glottal

Write each consonant 5 times:

Consonant Write 5 times
य (y) __ __ __ __ ___
र (r) __ __ __ __ ___
ल (l) __ __ __ __ ___
व (v) __ __ __ __ ___
श (ś) __ __ __ __ ___
ष (ṣ) __ __ __ __ ___
स (s) __ __ __ __ ___
ह (h) __ __ __ __ ___

Exercise 2.7: Compound Consonants

Write each compound consonant 5 times:

Consonant Write 5 times
श्र (śr) __ __ __ __ ___
क्ष (kṣ) __ __ __ __ ___
ज्ञ (jña) __ __ __ __ ___

Practice Sheet 3: Consonant Classification | व्यंजन वर्गीकरण

Exercise 3.1: Identify the Category

Write the category (Velar, Palatal, Retroflex, Dental, Labial) for each consonant:

Consonant Category
क _____
ट _____
त _____
प _____
च _____
ग _____
ड _____
द _____
ब _____
ज _____

Exercise 3.2: Aspirated vs Unaspirated

Mark ‘A’ for Aspirated, ‘U’ for Unaspirated:

Consonant A/U
क ___
ख ___
ग ___
घ ___
प ___
फ ___
ब ___
भ ___
त ___
थ ___

Exercise 3.3: Dental vs Retroflex

Mark ‘D’ for Dental, ‘R’ for Retroflex:

Consonant D/R
त ___
ट ___
थ ___
ठ ___
द ___
ड ___
ध ___
ढ ___
न ___
ण ___

Practice Sheet 4: Barakhadi Practice | बाराखडी सराव

Exercise 4.1: Complete the Barakhadi

Fill in the missing forms for क:

Base आ इ ई उ ऊ ऋ ए ऐ ओ औ अं
क का ___ ___ कु ___ कृ ___ कै ___ ___ ___

Exercise 4.2: Complete the Barakhadi for ग

Base आ इ ई उ ऊ ऋ ए ऐ ओ औ अं
ग ___ गि ___ ___ गू ___ गे ___ ___ गौ ___

Exercise 4.3: Complete the Barakhadi for म

Base आ इ ई उ ऊ ऋ ए ऐ ओ औ अं
म मा ___ मी ___ ___ मृ ___ मै ___ मौ ___

Exercise 4.4: Read and Write Syllables

Read the syllable and write it in Devanagari:

Transliteration Devanagari
kā ___
ki ___
gū ___
the ___
bai ___
pho ___
dau ___
rṛ ___
śu ___
hī ___

Exercise 4.5: Break Down Syllables

Break down each syllable into consonant + vowel:

Syllable Consonant Vowel
का क आ
गी ___ ___
तु ___ ___
मे ___ ___
शै ___ ___
रो ___ ___
लौ ___ ___
हं ___ ___

Practice Sheet 5: Word Reading & Writing | शब्द वाचन व लेखन

Exercise 5.1: Read and Transliterate

Read each word and write its transliteration:

Marathi Transliteration
मराठी _______
भारत _______
नमस्कार _______
पाणी _______
मित्र _______
शाळा _______
आभार _______
सूर्य _______
माता _______
पिता _______

Exercise 5.2: Write from Transliteration

Write the Marathi word for each transliteration:

Transliteration Marathi
namaskār _______
bhārat _______
pāṇī _______
mitra _______
śāḷā _______
ābhār _______
sūrya _______
mātā _______
pitā _______
dūdh _______

Exercise 5.3: Word Breakdown

Break down each word into its component syllables:

Word Breakdown
नमस्कार न-म-स्का-र
मराठी _______
भारत _______
पाणी _______
शाळा _______
दीवाळी _______
मंदिर _______
गणपती _______

Exercise 5.4: Fill in the Missing Letter

Complete each word:

Partial Word Complete Word Meaning
नमस्क___र _____ hello
म___ठी _____ Marathi
प___णी _____ water
म___त्र _____ friend
श___ळा _____ school
भ___रत _____ India
आ___ार _____ thanks
स___र्य _____ sun

Practice Sheet 6: Translation Practice | अनुवाद सराव

Exercise 6.1: Match Words to Meanings

Draw lines connecting Marathi words to their English meanings:

पाणी        mother
माता        hello
नमस्कार     friend
मित्र       water
आभार        sun
सूर्य       thanks
भारत        school
शाळा        India
मराठी       father
पिता        Marathi

Exercise 6.2: Fill in the Blanks

Complete each sentence with the correct word from the box:

Word Box: नमस्कार, मराठी, पाणी, मित्र, भारत

  1. माझे नाव आहे। (My name is .) Answer: ______

  2. _ शिकतो आहे। (I am learning __.) Answer: ______

  3. , कसे आहात? (, how are you?) Answer: _____

  4. द्या। (Give .) Answer: ______

  5. _ मोठा देश आहे। (_ is a big country.) Answer: _____

Practice Sheet 7: Pronunciation Practice | उच्चार सराव

Exercise 7.1: Dental vs Retroflex

Practice saying these word pairs aloud 5 times:

Dental Retroflex
ताल (tāl) टाळ (ṭāḷ)
थाल (thāl) ठाल (ṭhāl)
दाल (dāl) डाळ (ḍāḷ)
नाड (nāḍ) ण (ṇa)

Exercise 7.2: Aspiration Practice

Practice saying these pairs with a candle. The flame should flicker for aspirated sounds:

Unaspirated Aspirated
क (k) ख (kh)
ग (g) घ (gh)
प (p) फ (ph)
ब (b) भ (bh)
त (t) थ (th)
द (d) ध (dh)

Exercise 7.3: Three ‘S’ Sounds

Practice saying these words, focusing on the difference:

स (s) श (ś) ष (ṣ)
सूर्य (sūrya) शाळा (śāḷā) कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa)
सर (sara) शर (śara) षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī)
ससा (sasā) शेष (śeṣa) दुःख (duḥkha)

Exercise 7.4: Vowel Length

Practice saying these pairs. Hold long vowels for 2 beats:

Short Long
कर (kar) कार (kār)
मित्र (mitra) मीत्र (mītra)
सुख (sukh) सूख (sūkh)
गुण (guṇa) गूण (gūṇa)

Practice Sheet 8: Writing Practice | लेखन सराव

Exercise 8.1: Copy the Words

Copy each word 3 times:

Example: नमस्कार

Words to copy:

  1. मराठी
  2. भारत
  3. पाणी
  4. शाळा
  5. मित्र

Exercise 8.2: Write Sentences

Copy each sentence:

  1. नमस्कार, कसे आहात? _______

  2. माझे नाव _ आहे। _________

  3. मी मराठी शिकतो आहे। _______

  4. आभार। _______

  5. भेटून आनंद झाला। _______

Answer Key | उत्तर की

Exercise 1.2: Vowel Matching

अ-a, आ-ā, इ-i, ई-ī, उ-u, ऊ-ū, ए-e, ऐ-ai, ओ-o, औ-au

Exercise 1.3: Diacritics

आ-ा, इ-ि, ई-ी, उ-ु, ऊ-ू, ए-े, ऐ-ै, ओ-ो, औ-ौ

Exercise 1.4: Short/Long

अ-S, आ-L, इ-S, ई-L, उ-S, ऊ-L, ए-L, ऐ-D, ओ-L, औ-D

Exercise 3.1: Categories

क-Velar, ट-Retroflex, त-Dental, प-Labial, च-Palatal, ग-Velar, ड-Retroflex, द-Dental, ब-Labial, ज-Palatal

Exercise 3.2: Aspirated/Unaspirated

क-U, ख-A, ग-U, घ-A, प-U, फ-A, ब-U, भ-A, त-U, थ-A

Exercise 3.3: Dental/Retroflex

त-D, ट-R, थ-D, ठ-R, द-D, ड-R, ध-D, ढ-R, न-D, ण-R

Exercise 4.1: क Barakhadi

की, कू, के, को, कौ, कं

Exercise 5.1: Transliteration

मराठी - marāṭhī, भारत - bhārat, नमस्कार - namaskār, पाणी - pāṇī, मित्र - mitra, शाळा - śāḷā, आभार - ābhār, सूर्य - sūrya, माता - mātā, पिता - pitā

Exercise 5.2: Write Marathi

नमस्कार, भारत, पाणी, मित्र, शाळा, आभार, सूर्य, माता, पिता, दूध

Daily Practice Schedule | दैनंदिन सराव वेळापत्रक

Day Focus Area Time
Day 1 Vowels writing & recognition 15 min
Day 2 Velar & Palatal consonants 15 min
Day 3 Retroflex & Dental consonants 15 min
Day 4 Labial consonants & Semi-vowels 15 min
Day 5 Sibilants & Compound consonants 15 min
Day 6 Barakhadi practice 20 min
Day 7 Word reading & writing 20 min

Tips for Effective Practice | प्रभावी सराव टिप्स

  1. Write daily: Consistency is more important than duration
  2. Say aloud: Always pronounce what you write
  3. Use proper stroke order: Build good habits from the start
  4. Review mistakes: Learn from errors
  5. Practice with others: Study with a partner if possible

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