Master ASL Unit 7 Vocabulary

Daily routines and activities

Noun-Verb Pairs

Describing ClothingSpatial Organization

Turn Taking Strategies

Sign Language Continuum

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?

to 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-WEEK

EVERY-YEAR

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.

to TAKE-A-BATH

to EAT BREAKFAST/BREAKFAST

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

to EAT LUNCH/LUNCH

For some, there is an alternate sign: L circles in at the

mouth.

For some there is an alternate sign: D

circles in at the mouth.

to EAT DINNER/ SUPPER/

DINNER/SUPPER

to BRUSH HAIR

to BRUSH TEETH

to COMB HAIR

to GET-DRESSED

PLAN/PREPARE

READY

Ready

to GET-UP

See the legs as they jump out

of bed?

to PUT-ON-MAKE-UP

to OVERSLEEP/to SLEEP-IN-

LATE

This sign represents the sun going down for the

night, rotating around the earth

and coming back up again.

to SHAVE (x2)

to SHOWER

to WAKE-UP

AROUND/APPROXIMATELY/

ABOUT

Use this sign to show approximation of time,

etc..

BETWEEN

Use this sign to show approximation of time,

etc..

to 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.

to DO CHORES/DUTIES

EARLY

to FALL-ASLEEP

to GET-IN-BED

See the U shape that represents the legs jumping into bed?

to REST/RELAX

to SET-AN-ALARM/CLOCK

This sign means SET-UP or ESTABLISH. It is also used

for making an APPOINTMENT.

ERRANDS

SHAMPOO

HAIRSPRAY

PERFUME

TOOTHBRUSH

TOOTHPASTE

MOUTHWASH

FLOSS

to CUT-NAILS

NAIL POLISH

DEODORANT

SOAP

SUNSCREEN

ALWAYS

FOR-FOR

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?

to 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.

to CLEAN

to WASH-DISHES

to FEED

to DO LAUNDRY

This sign represents the agitation motion the

washing machine makes.

to MAKE-THE-BED

to MOW-LAWN

to RAKE-LEAVES

to SET-THE-TABLE

to SWEEP

to TAKE-OUT-TRASH

to WASH-THE-CAR

to do YARD-WORK

AIRPLANE

to FLY-BY AIRPLANE

SCISSORS

to cut with SCISSORS

CHAIR

to SIT

ERASER

to ERASE

TELEPHONE

to CALL-BY-TELEPHON

E

to be CALLED-BY-TELEPHONE

CAR

to DRIVE

to DRIVE-TO

to DRIVE-HERE

PERFECT/TO-FIT

to MATCH/PARTNER/ROOMMATE

CLOTHES/WEAR

The sign for to-WEAR is the

same as CLOTHES.

to USE

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 (x2)

SANDALS

SHIRT

This is also the sign for VOLUNTEER and APPLY .

SHORTS

SKIRT

SOCKS

SWEATER

SWEATSHIRT/ HOODY

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/TOO BIG

SMALL/TOO SMALL

CUP/GLASS

to DRINK

KEY

GO-ON/CONTINUE

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Yea!

You’re Finished with Unit 7!