Marathi Alphabet Dot to Dot Printables

Marathi Alphabet Dot to Dot: Follow अ, आ, इ to a Picture

Marathi alphabet dot to dot printables replace the numbers on a picture puzzle with Marathi letters. A child begins at अ, joins it to आ, then इ, and follows the varnamala (वर्णमाला), often called mulakshare, until the outline of an animal, flower or rocket appears.

This page explains the activity in English for parents and teachers. It is written with Marathi-speaking families abroad in mind, who often want children to recognise letters without turning every session into a drill.

Pick a picture from the grid and select the Marathi Alphabet Version on its puzzle page. The drawing and dot order are identical to the original numbered puzzle; only the labels change.

The Exact Letter Order on These Marathi Worksheets

Each round uses 49 labels: the vowels अ आ इ ई उ ऊ ऋ ए ऐ ओ औ, followed by अं and अः, then the consonants क ख ग घ ङ, च छ ज झ ञ, ट ठ ड ढ ण, त थ द ध न, प फ ब भ म, य र ल व, श ष स ह, and finally ळ, क्ष and ज्ञ.

Marathi is written in Devanagari, the same script used for Hindi. The visible difference in this sequence is ळ, a letter used in Marathi that standard Hindi charts do not include, and the absence of त्र, which appears at the end of the Hindi set on this site. Some Marathi charts also show additional vowels used for English loanwords; these worksheets do not include them.

All characters can be checked in the Unicode Devanagari code chart.

Spotting ळ and the Other Late Letters

ळ comes after ह on these sheets, so it is the first of the three closing labels in every round. Children who learnt letters from a Hindi chart may not expect it. Point it out on your chart before the trail reaches the consonant end.

क्ष and ज्ञ are combined letters, each built from two sounds. Children often recognise them later than single consonants. Treat the last three labels of the round as a small mini-goal: when they are done, the starred अ is next.

If a child mixes up ळ and ल, write them side by side and look at the shapes together. Recognising the difference on paper is the aim here; the sound difference is best modelled by a fluent speaker.

Look-Alike Devanagari Shapes and the Headline

Most letters hang from a horizontal top line. On the puzzle sheet, that line is part of each printed label and should not be traced as part of the picture.

Several pairs differ by a single stroke, such as ब and व, or घ and ध, and भ and म. Because the child has to choose the right one to continue the outline, the puzzle encourages a careful second look.

Labels are the independent letters from a chart, not the vowel signs used in barakhadi (बाराखडी). Practise those combinations separately once the basic letters are familiar.

After ज्ञ, a New Round Begins at अ

One full round of this collection uses 49 labels. When a picture has more than 49 dots, the sequence starts again at अ straight after ज्ञ, and a small star marks the restart dot. That starred अ begins the next stretch of the outline. Do not draw back to the अ where the whole picture began.

The 48-dot Trick-or-Treat Candy Bucket uses only the first 48 labels, so it never restarts and finishes at क्ष. The 65-dot Cute Baby Turtle contains one complete round (49 positions) plus 16 more labels, so it finishes at ग.

The 145-dot Snowdrop Flower contains two complete rounds (98 positions) plus 47 more labels, so it finishes at ळ. On longer sheets the same letter appears in several places, so keep a finger or a light pencil tick on the last dot you joined and count the rounds as you go.

Choosing a Picture for Your Child

The collection currently holds 67 pictures, from 43 to 145 dots. The shortest is Ringed Planet at 43 dots, a sensible first sheet for a child who is still learning where the vowel row ends.

If space is the favourite topic, try Ringed Planet (43 dots) and Saturn (43 dots). For flowers, compare Camellia Flower (45 dots) and Snowdrop Flower (145 dots); the difference in length shows how much more of the sequence a child will meet.

Animal fans can start with Blue Tang (50 dots) and Circus Camel (104 dots). Each card in the grid shows the dot count, suggested age range and difficulty, which come from a geometric analysis of the original puzzle rather than a guess. Ages listed across this collection include 5-7, 5-8, 6-8, 6-9. Equal dot counts do not guarantee identical spacing or turns, so look at the preview as well as the number.

How to Start a Marathi Alphabet Connect the Dots Activity

Before handing over the pencil, put a printed or hand-written Marathi mulakshare chart beside the sheet. Point to अ, आ, इ on the chart, then find the same labels on the picture together. Joining the first few dots as a pair makes the difference between reciting the sequence and locating a dot clear.

Before the trail reaches ह, look ahead together: ळ, क्ष and ज्ञ come next, and then a starred अ begins a new round. Saying the plan out loud prevents guesses.

Use a pencil while the routine is new. If a line looks wrong, go back to the last connection you are sure about and check the order on the chart before erasing. When the same label appears in more than one place, open the ordinary numbered version of the same puzzle: it uses identical dot positions, so the number tells you which dot comes next.

Small Games That Build Marathi Letter Recognition

Play “which one is ळ?” Write ल and ळ on separate cards, mix them up and ask your child to pick the right one, then find it on the sheet.

Hide a letter on the chart under a sticky note and ask which one is missing. Find it on the picture before uncovering the chart again.

Count rounds with buttons or counters: one counter each time the trail passes ज्ञ. It makes long pictures feel manageable.

Let a Marathi-speaking relative call out a letter from the current section while the child points to it, over video if needed.

After colouring, write the Marathi name of the picture underneath if the family knows it, and find its first letter on the chart.

At Home, in Marathi Class or Weekend School

Many families outside South Asia keep a home language alive through weekend classes, grandparents on video calls and a few minutes of practice at the kitchen table. A short dot-to-dot sheet works well in that rhythm because a child can stop at any letter and continue later.

In a class or weekend school, give each table a large mulakshare chart and show one restart at the starred अ. Pairs can alternate finding and joining.

Choose one focus per sheet, such as vowels, look-alike pairs or the closing letters ळ, क्ष and ज्ञ, and keep the rest supported with the chart.

Common Mix-Ups and How to Fix Them

One possible slip is jumping back to the very first अ after ज्ञ. On these sheets the next अ is a different dot, marked with a star. If a child draws a line across the whole picture, check whether that happened; erase that one line and look for the star.

A second slip is choosing a similar-looking letter that is nearby rather than the correct one further away. The trail on a dot-to-dot is not always the shortest hop. Encourage your child to find the label first and only then draw, instead of drawing towards the closest dot and checking afterwards.

Losing the place is the third. Long trails in an unfamiliar script are tiring, and a child who has paused may not remember where they were. A light pencil tick beside the last joined dot, or a small sticky note, saves a lot of searching. Stopping halfway and coming back tomorrow is perfectly fine.

Marathi Letters and the English ABC Version Are Different Choices

Many puzzles on this site also come in an English alphabet version, labelled A to Z and then AA, AB and so on. The Marathi version uses its own 49-label sequence and repeats it, rather than combining letters. Explain the difference if your child moves between the two collections.

Some children find it motivating to complete the same picture twice, once with English letters and once with Marathi letters, and compare. Others prefer a new picture every time. Either works; check the download options on each puzzle page, because not every picture has every version.

For the youngest children, the ordinary numbered sheet may be the better first step. Once they can follow a sequence of numbers confidently, switching to letters adds a new challenge without changing how the puzzle works.

What These Worksheets Practise, and What Needs Another Activity

These Marathi alphabet worksheets ask a child to recognise printed letters, recall their order and search the page for the next one. Drawing the connections also gives practice in steady, controlled lines, and the finished picture is something to colour and keep.

They are not handwriting or tracing pages. The pencil forms the outline of a picture, not the strokes of अ or क, so stroke order and letter formation need a separate writing model. For writing Marathi letters, use a separate copybook with the headline and stroke guides.

They also do not teach pronunciation or vocabulary on their own. A puppy or a rocket can start a conversation about the word for it, but the labels are letters, not a word list. Use a teacher, a fluent family member or reliable audio for sounds, and add a word activity after the puzzle if reading is the goal.

Printing a Clear Marathi Alphabet PDF

Open the puzzle you want, choose Marathi Alphabet Version and download the PDF in A4 or US Letter. The file keeps the labels sharper than printing a screenshot or the small preview image.

Print at actual size (100%) and check one sample before making copies. Make sure ळ and ल are distinguishable at your print scale, and that each letter’s top line is crisp.

Use a sharp pencil for the trail and leave heavy colouring until all connections are made. Avoid shrinking several sheets onto one page; small labels in an unfamiliar script are harder to tell apart than large ones.

Check the print preview before making copies. If an edge is clipped, use the printer’s fit option or reduce the scale only enough to keep the whole drawing on one page. Check the smallest labels again after resizing.

Let the Learner Curate a Marathi Letter Exhibit

Choose ल and ळ from the worksheet sequence and place large copies on two small cards. Ask the child to find each on the reference chart and explain a visible difference. Keep the cards beside the picture while connecting, without asking for a sound explanation unless a fluent speaker can provide one.

After the drawing is complete, turn it into a small exhibit: picture, chosen letter cards and a note about what helped. Let the child decide which card needs another outing on a new puzzle. This makes the next choice specific instead of simply asking for a harder worksheet. If the family also uses the Hindi version, compare the supplied sequences before switching; a familiar drawing does not mean every letter position is the same in the two versions.

About This Guide and Reporting a Problem

The Marathi-letter version keeps the picture, dot positions and connection order of the original puzzle and only changes the labels, repeating the 49-label sequence described above. The round calculations on this page use that sequence and the listed dot counts.

This guide was prepared with AI-assisted drafting and editing. Puzzle examples, dot counts and final labels were checked against the site’s puzzle data; it has not been reviewed by a specialist teacher of the language. Read about the project on our About page and see our editorial policy for production, automation and correction standards.

If a label, picture or download looks wrong, report the problem with the puzzle URL and the version name, Marathi Alphabet Version. For printing issues, include the paper size and what was clipped. See our terms of use for printing and sharing permissions. Related collections: Hindi alphabet, Gujarati alphabet, Kannada alphabet dot to dot printables.

The activity ideas are suggestions for home and classroom use, not results from a classroom trial or a promise of reading progress.