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Mukta Words: Punjabi Reading Practice

One big crossword of Punjabi mukta words — two, three and four letters long, with no vowel signs. Spell home, road, tree and more as you build Gurmukhi reading skills.

Across

  1. 2Frozen water that is cold and white — ice in Punjabi.
  2. 3The moving air you feel on your face — wind in Punjabi.
  3. 7A farmer uses this to dig the field — plough in Punjabi.
  4. 9The part of your body between your head and shoulders — neck in Punjabi.
  5. 11A small city; a Nagar Kirtan winds through one — town in Punjabi.
  6. 12Cars and buses drive on this — road in Punjabi.
  7. 15The show with clowns, acrobats, and a big tent — circus in Punjabi.
  8. 16The gentle forest animal with antlers that leaps and runs — deer in Punjabi.
  9. 18The part of the body you stand on — feet in Punjabi.
  10. 20The opposite of cold — hot in Punjabi.
  11. 21The flower that floats on top of the water — lotus in Punjabi.
  12. 25A tall plant with a trunk, branches, and leaves — tree in Punjabi.
  13. 26The huge shade tree with hanging roots — banyan in Punjabi.
  14. 29When you give your word to do something — promise in Punjabi.
  15. 30A very high, rocky landform you climb — mountain in Punjabi.
  16. 32To walk or get moving — 'move' in Punjabi.
  17. 33You write with this — pen in Punjabi.

Down

  1. 1You turn this to get water — tap in Punjabi.
  2. 2How strong you are; your muscles have it — strength in Punjabi.
  3. 4The country you belong to — homeland in Punjabi.
  4. 5The place where your family lives — home in Punjabi.
  5. 6Another name for the whole world — world in Punjabi.
  6. 8The scaly animal that snaps its jaws in the river — crocodile in Punjabi.
  7. 10You knock on this to enter a house — door in Punjabi.
  8. 13To make or finish something — 'do' in Punjabi.
  9. 14Your whole physical self — body in Punjabi.
  10. 15Easy and not complicated — simple in Punjabi.
  11. 17The opposite of hard; a pillow is this — soft in Punjabi.
  12. 19Push-ups and running are a kind of this — exercise in Punjabi.
  13. 22A small lake where ducks swim — pond in Punjabi.
  14. 23The part of you that thinks and dreams — mind in Punjabi.
  15. 24The sweet liquid you squeeze from fruit — juice in Punjabi.
  16. 27A chat or something you say — talk in Punjabi.
  17. 28A tiny bit of time, like a second — moment in Punjabi.
  18. 30An apple or a mango is one — fruit in Punjabi.
  19. 31The pots and dishes you cook and eat from — utensils in Punjabi.

What you'll learn

  • Read Punjabi mukta words — words written with no vowel signs
  • Sound out each Gurmukhi letter and blend the sounds into a word
  • Two-, three- and four-letter words together, from ghar (home) to darakhat (tree)

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