Master ASL Unit 7 Vocabulary Sign Language Continuum

Master ASL Unit 7 Vocabulary Sign Language Continuum Daily routines and activities Noun-Verb Pairs Describing Clothing Spatial Organization Turn Taking Strategies

FOR-EXAMPLE This is the same sign for to-SHOW, as in demonstrate.

SCHEDULE See how the 4 hand draws the lines like a grid like on a calendar?

VARY VARIOUS

EVERY-AFTERNOON Notice how the hand shows the suns position as it is going down on the horizon day after day.

EVERY-MORNING Here, the palm faces up to show the sun rising. The sign moves from left to right to represent one morning after another.

EVERY-NIGHT

EVERY-WEEKLY

EVERY-YEARLY ANNUALLY

EVERY-MONDAY For signs like EVERY-WEDNESDAY the day of the week moves down to show it occurring week after week, just like Wednesdays show up in a vertical line on a calendar.

EVERY

EVERY WEEKEND For EVERY-WEEKEND this is no short cut. You must use the sign for EVERY and WEEK and END.

BATH TAKE-A-BATH

BREAKFAST EAT-BREAKFAST For some, there is an alternate sign: B circles in at the mouth.

LUNCH EAT-LUNCH For some, there is an alternate sign: L circles in at the mouth.

DINNER SUPPER EAT-DINNER/SUPPER For some there is an alternate sign: D circles in at the mouth.

BRUSH HAIR

BRUSH TEETH

COMB HAIR

GET-DRESSED CLOTHES

PLAN PREPARE

READY to get READY Ready

GET-UP See the legs as they jump out of bed?

MAKE-UP PUT-ON-MAKE-UP

OVERSLEEP-IN-LATE This sign represents the sun going down for the night, rotating around the earth and coming back up again.

SHAVE (x 2)

SHOWER

WAKE-UP

ABOUT APPROXIMATELY AROUND Use this sign to show approximation of time, etc. .

BETWEEN Use this sign to show approximation of time, etc. .

CHANGE-CLOTHES The sign for physical change is different. This actually means to swap, or trade. Your clothes down physically change, you just switch them out.

DO -CHORES DUTIES

EARLY

FALL-ASLEEP

GET-IN-BED See the U shape that represents the legs jumping into bed?

REST RELAX

SET-ALARM SET-CLOCK This sign means SET-UP or ESTABLISH. It is also used for making an APPOINTMENT.

ERRANDS LOTS-TO-DO

SHAMPOO

HAIRSPRAY

PERFUME

TOOTHBRUSH

TOOTHPASTE

MOUTHWASH

FLOSS

CUT-NAILS

NAIL POLISH

DEODORANT

SOAP

SUNSCREEN

ALWAYS

FOR-FOR is used to ask “What-for? ” and “Why? ”, etc.

NEVER This illustration is a little wonky. The sign actually moves down and not across and actually looks like drawing a question mark in the air.

SOMETIMES See how the finger touches only once in a while?

USE “USE” means to use something. But, it also represents using some things you wear…. such as glasses, shoes, belts, etc. But we wear a shirt…which will use a different sign.

CLEAN to CLEAN

WASH-DISHES

FEED

LAUNDRY DO-LAUNDRY This sign represents the agitation motion the washing machine makes.

MAKE-THE-BED

MOW-LAWN

RAKE-LEAVES

SET-THE-TABLE

SWEEP

TAKE-OUT-TRASH

WASH-THE-CAR

YARD-WORK

AIRPLANE

FLY-BY AIRPLANE

SCISSORS

to cut with SCISSORS

CHAIR

to SIT

ERASER

to ERASE

TELEPHONE

to CALL-BYTELEPHONE

to be CALLEDBY-TELEPHONE

CAR

to DRIVE

to DRIVE-TO

to DRIVE-HERE

PERFECT TO-FIT

MATCH PARTNER ROOMMATE

CLOTHES WEAR The sign for to. WEAR is the same as CLOTHES.

USE WEAR (accessories, etc. ) The sign for to-USE is used for things other than clothes, such as shoes, glasses, belt, etc.

BLOUSE TOP

SHOES

BOOTS

DRESS

GLASSES

HAT

JACKET COAT

OVERCOAT

OVERALLS

PANTS (x 2)

SANDALS

SHIRT This is also the sign for VOLUNTEER and APPLY.

SHORTS

SKIRT

SOCKS

SWEATER

SWEATSHIRT HOODY

SLEEVELESS-TOP TANK TOP

TIE

TURTLENECK

WATCH

GO-ON CONTINUE

BUTTONS

LONG-SLEEVED

SHORT-SLEEVED

PATTERNED

PLAID

POLKA-DOT

SCOOPED-NECK

V-NECK

STRIPED

WIDE STRIPE

BIG LARGE TOO BIG

SMALL TOO SMALL

CUP/GLASS

DRINK

KEY

More about people… �HAIR �LONG-HAIR �SHORT-HAIR �BANGS �BRAIDS �BUZZ-CUT �BALD �HAIR – CURLS �HAIR-LONG-CURLS �MUSTACH �BEARD �GOATEE �SIDEBURNS �MUSCULAR �THIN �VERY-THIN �CHUBBY �FRECKLES

Yea! You’re Finished with Unit 7!

� EXAMPLE � CHANGE-CLOTHES � MAKE-BED � SCHEDULE � DO-DUTIES � MOW-LAWN � VARY/VARIOUS � EARLY � RAKE-LEAVES � EVERY-AFTERNOON � FALL-ASLEEP � SET-TABLE � EVERY-MORNING � GET-IN-BED � SWEEP � EVERY-NIGHT � REST/RELAX � TAKE-OUT-TRASH � EVERY-WEEK � SET-CLOCK/to SET-ALARM � WASH-CAR � EVERY-YEAR � ERRANDS � YARD-WORK � EVERY-MONDAY (each day) � SHAMPOO � AIRPLANE � EVERY � HAIRSPRAY � FLY-BY-PLANE � EVERY WEEKEND � PERFUME � SCISSORS � BATH/TAKE-A-BATH � TOOTHBRUSH � CUT-WITH-SCISSORS � BREAKFAST/EAT-BREAKFAST � TOOTHPASTE � CHAIR � LUNCH/EAT-LUNCH � MOUTHWASH � SIT � DINNER/SUPPER/EAT-DINNER/SUPPER � FLOSS � ERASER (board) � BRUSH-HAIR � CLIPPERS/CUT-NAILS � ERASE (board) � BRUSH-TEETH � NAIL-POLISH � TELEPHONE � COMB-HAIR � DEODORANT � CALL-BY-PHONE � GET-DRESSED/CLOTHES � SOAP � CALLED-BY-PHONE � PLAN/PREPARE � SUN-SCREEN � CAR � READY/to get READY � ALWAYS � DRIVE/to DRIVE � GET-UP � FOR-FOR � DRIVE-TO � MAKE-UP/PUT-ON-MAKE-UP � NEVER � OVERSLEEP/SLEEP-IN � SOMETIMES � SHAVE X 2 � USE � SHOWER � CLEAN (verb) � WAKE-UP � WASH-DISHES � ABOUT/AROUND/APPROXIMATELY � FEED � BETWEEN (times) � LAUNDRY/WASH-CLOTHES