Practice sheet: 5.A 

Sign: CAN

meaning ”able”double motion =

“possible”

1. CAN YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

[Can you understand me?]

Sign: “CAN”

meaning

“cylindrical metal container ”

also used for “cup”

Sign: FAVORITE

Can mean “prefer”“RED BLUE WHICH FAVOR

YOU?” (wh-q)

Can mean “favor” “FOR-ME YOU-MIND

FAVOR?” (y/n-q)

Sign: CAR

Sign smaller to use as a noun:

“YOU HAVE CAR YOU?”

Sign larger to use as a verb“YOU LIKE DRIVE?”

2. NAME YOUR FAVORITE CAR (Wh-Q)

[What is your favorite car?]

Sign: CHURCH

Sign: WALK-TO(Uses a classifier “V”) CL:V

Sign: WALK

Inflect: “Walk carefully”

Inflect: “Walk in a carefree manner”

3. YOU WALK-TO CHURCH?[Do you walk to church?]

There is an older sign for DOCTOR

That uses an “M”

And a newer sign that uses a “D”

NURSE uses an “N”

4. YOUR MOM NURSE?[Is your mom a nurse?]

she-give-youyou-give-me

5. YOUR GRANDMA GIVE YOU WRISTWATCH?

[Did your grandmother give you a watch?]

INTERNET

6. YOUR FAVORITE INTERNET S-I-T-E WHAT?

[What is your favorite Internet site?]

MOVIE

7. WHAT YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE?

[What is your favorite movie?]

Chair vs SIT

8. YOU HAVE FAVORITE CHAIR?

[Do you have a favorite chair?]

want vs don’t want

9. YOU WANT GO STORE?[Do you want to go to the

store?]

with = together

10. YOU LIKE SIGN WITH DEAF?

[Do you like signing with a Deaf person?]

CAN

ABLE / POSSIBLE

CAR

DRIVE

DRIVE-TO

FAVORITE

WALK-TO

WALK

CHURCH

NURSE

WRISTWATCH

WATCH

INTERNET

MOVIE

CHAIR

SIT

STORE

WITH 

Do the practice sheet. If the first partner gets done, have the second partner sign it. If you both get done, practice

fingerspelling and vocabulary. One partner spells a previously learned vocabulary word, the other signs it back.

SUGGEESTED PRACTICE WORDS: ANGRY, AUNT, UNCLE, BABY [son, daughter], BEDROOM-[box,

room], BRUSH-TEETH, CRY, EXCUSE-[lay-off/pardon/release/], FEEL, FRIEND-

[good-friend, boy-friend, girl-friend], HAPPY, HELP, HURT [pain, injury], IDEA-[SUPPOSE, if], LOVE, SAD, SORRY-[apologize, regret], STOP, WANT-

[don't-want, desire], WASH, CL:V-[STAND, walk-to, lay down, toss-and-turn, dive, jump, skate board,

scooter, get- up]

If you get done with the practice sheet and the above vocabulary review, inform your teacher. NOTE: Most

people will not finish before I move on to the next section. That is OKAY! Just work at your own speed.

Practice Sheet 5.B

CAN

FROM

COMPUTER Different ways:

1.2.3.

DOCTORDifferent ways:

1.2.

EMAIL

HOME

OUTSIDEDifferent ways:

1.2.

8. ANXIOUS

9. STORE

10. WITH 

1. CAN YOU DRIVE?[Can you drive?]

2. YOU DRIVE HERE FROM HOME?

[Did you drive here from home?]

3. HOW-MANY COMPUTER YOU HAVE?

[How many computers do you have?]

4. YOU NEED GO DOCTOR?[Do you need to go to a

doctor?]

5. YOU HAVE EMAIL YOUR HOME?

[Do you have e-mail access at home?]

6. WHERE YOUR HOME?[Where is your home?]

7. YOU LIKE PLAY OUTSIDE?[Do you like to play outside?]

8. YOU FEEL ANXIOUS?[Are you feeling anxious?]

9. YOUR FAVORITE STORE WHAT?

[What is your favorite store?]

10. YOU LIKE SIGN WITH FRIEND?

[Do you like signing with a friend?]

 

Do the practice sheet. If the first partner gets done, have the second partner sign it. If you both get done,

practice fingerspelling and vocabulary. One partner spells a previously learned vocabulary word, the other signs it

back.

SUGGEESTED PRACTICE WORDS: ALL-[#ALL, whole], ASK-[ask-to, inquire, request],

BAD/GOOD-[better, best], BATHROOM-[toilet, restroom], BIG/[SMALL], COME/[GO]-[come on, go-there, go-to, attend], FAMILY-[class, group, team, category, cluster], FAVORITE-[prefer], FINE/[COOL,

swell], FROM, HERE, HOUSE/CITY, LIKE, MORE, NEED-[must, have-to, should, ought-to], SCHOOL-[academic], SO-SO-[maybe, sort-of], THINK-[brain,

mind. think-about, wonder], RAISED-[grow-up], [Negation: not, don't]   [3.*]

If you get done with the practice sheet and the above vocabulary review, inform your teacher.

Practice sentences: 5.C

OUTSIDE

PLAY

Related signs:1. PARTY (two signs)a. initialized version

b. use the sign for PLAY

2. TOYS (initialized version of PLAY)

STAND

VIDEO videotape:

video-record

FRIEND

Different ways:1. friend

2. good-friend

1. CAN YOU F-I-X COMPUTER?

[Can you fix computers?]

2. YOU LIKE DRIVE?[Do you like driving?]

3. YOU DRIVE-TO CHURCH?[Do you drive to church?]

4. YOU LIKE EMAIL?[Do you like using email?]

5. YOU WANT GO HOME?[Do you want to go home?]

6. YOU WANT GO OUTSIDE?[Do you want to go outside?]

7. YOU LIKE PLAY C-H-E-S-S?[Do you like to play chess?]

8. YOU THINK TEACHER NEED STAND?

[Do you think teachers should stand]

9. YOU HAVE MANY VIDEO INDEX-(point off to side)

HOME?[Do you have many videos at

home?]

10. ALL YOUR FRIEND SIGN?[Do all of your friends sign?]

 

 

Do the practice sheet. If the first partner gets done, have the second partner sign it. If you both get done,

practice fingerspelling and vocabulary. One partner spells a previously learned vocabulary word, the other signs it

back.

SUGGEESTED PRACTICE WORDS: BROTHER-[boy, male, man, same, right], CHILD-

[short, children], DAD-[parents] [grandpa], DIVORCE, HEY, HOW, HOW-MANY-[MANY], LIVE-[life,

address], MARRIAGE-[husband, wife, marry, married, spouse], MOM [grandma], SINGLE-[alone, something, someone, JUST, ONLY, SOMETHING], SISTER [girl, female], SLOW, SPELL-[fingerspell],

WORK, Possession: [have, own, her, his, its, mine, my, our, their, your, yours], GIRL-[woman, lady],

BOY-[male, man]   [2.*]

If you get done with the practice sheet and the above vocabulary review, inform your teacher.

Practice Sentences: 5.D

1. CAN YOU SPELL HIS/HER NAME?

[Can you spell his (or her) name?]

2. YOU DRIVE SLOW?[Do you drive slowly?]

3. ALL YOUR FRIEND HAVE COMPUTER?

[Do all your friends have a computer?]

4. YOUR DAD GIVE-YOU COMPUTER?

[Did your dad give you a computer?]

5. YOU HAVE INTERNET INDEX-(point off to the side)

HOME?[Do you have Internet access

at home?]

6. YOU LIKE GO MOVIES?[Do you like going to the

movies?]

7. YOU THINK CHILDREN SHOULD PUT-(away) THEIR

TOYS?[Do you think children

should put away their toys?]

8. YOU LIKE STAY HOME WATCH VIDEO?

[Do you like to stay home and watch a video?]

9. YOU WALK-TO SCHOOL?[Do you walk to school?]

10. YOU LIVE WITH YOUR MOM-DAD?

[Do you live with your parents?]

Do the practice sheet. If the first partner gets done, have the second partner sign it. If you both get done,

practice fingerspelling and vocabulary. One partner spells a previously learned vocabulary word, the other signs it

back.

SUGGEESTED PRACTICE WORDS: AGAIN-[repeat], DEAF, HEARING-[speak, say], WHAT

(huh?), LEARN, LIKE, MEET-[meet-you], NAME-[called], NICE-[clean], PLEASE, MEAN-(meaning)-

[what is the meaning of, purpose], SIGN-[sign language, signing], STUDENT (learn), TEACHER

[teach, agent]-[-er]-[professor, educate], THANK-YOU [good], UNDERSTAND, WHERE, WHO, WHY, Pronominalization and Indexing: [it, he, me, she,

him, her, this, you], Indexing/plural sweep: [them, they, those, us, we, you-all, that],

Affirmation/Negation: YES/NO   [1.*]

If you get done with the practice sheet and the above vocabulary review, inform your teacher.