Practice sheets:
Alan
Bret
Chad
Dale
Eric
Fred
Gale
Hugh
Ivan
Jack
Kent
Lori
Mary
Neil
Orin
Paul
Reed
Stan
Todd
Ursa
Vito
Ward
Yori
Zora
Alvin
Bryce
Candy
Daryl
Ellen
Freda
Garth
Harry
Irvin
Jerry
Karen
Laura
Merle
Nicky
Oprah
Penny
Quint
Rusty
Sandy
Tessa
Vince
Wanda
Yanni
Zelda
Audrey
Barney
Carmen
Darrin
Edward
Farrah
Garret
Harold
Isabel
Jessie
Karlie
Luthor
Martin
Nathan
Oswald
Parson
Quincy
Ramsey
Sophia
Terrie
Ursela
Vickie
Willie
Yvette
Anthony
Brandon
Candice
Darlene
Elenore
Felicia
Gabriel
Herbert
Isabela
Jasmine
Kenneth
Leonard
Michael
Norbert
Othello
Preston
Quentin
Roxanne
Suzanne
Timothy
Vincent
William
Xiaver
Yolanda
Algernon
Benjamin
Courtney
Danielle
Emmerson
Florence
Gilligan
Humphrey
Ignatius
Jennifer
Kathleen
Lawrence
Michelle
Nicholas
Orseline
Penelope
Rachelle
Samantha
Theodora
Victoria
Winifred
Yanamari
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CITIES &
STATESAtlanta,
Georgia
Austin,
Texas
Baltimore,
Maryland
Baton Rouge,
Louisiana
Birmingham,
Alabama
Boston,
Massachusetts
Buffalo,
New York
Calgary,
Alberta
Charleston,
South Carolina
Charlotte,
North Carolina
Chicago,
Illinois
Cincinnati,
Ohio
Cleveland,
Ohio
Columbus,
Ohio
Dallas,
Texas
Denver,
Colorado
Detroit,
Michigan
Edmonton,
Alberta
Fort Worth,
Texas
Hartford,
Connecticut
Honolulu,
Hawaii
Houston,
Texas
Indianapolis,
Indiana
Jacksonville,
Florida
Kansas City,
Missouri
Las Vegas,
Nevada
Los Angeles,
California
Louisville,
Kentucky
Memphis,
Tennessee
Mexico City,
Mexico
Miami,
Florida
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
Minneapolis,
MinnesotaMontreal,
Quebec
Nashville,
Tennessee
New Orleans,
Louisiana
New York,
New York
Norfolk,
Virginia
Oakland,
California
Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
Orlando,
Florida
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Phoenix,
Arizona
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
Portland,
Oregon
Providence,
Rhode Island
Raleigh,
North Carolina
Richmond,
Virginia
Rochester,
New York
Sacramento,
California
Salem,
North Carolina
Salt Lake City,
Utah
San Antonio,
Texas
San Diego,
California
San Francisco,
California
San Jose,
California
Seattle,
Washington
Spokane,
Washington
St. Paul,
Minnesota
St. Louis,
Missouri
St. Petersburg,
Florida
Tampa,
Florida
Toronto,
Ontario
Tucson,
Arizona
Tulsa,
Oklahoma
STATES
California
Connecticut
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Minnesota
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
Arizona
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Maryland
Michigan
Washington
Missouri
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Wisconsin
MonthsOct.
Aug.
Nov.
April
Feb.
May
Dec.
Jan.
March
June
Sept.
July
MOVIES
Air Force One
Aladdin
Apollo 13
Back to the Future
Batman
Batman Forever
Batman Returns
Beverly Hills Cop
Close Encounters
"Crocodile" Dundee
Dances With Wolves
E.T.
Forrest Gump
Ghost
Ghostbusters
Gone With the Wind
Home Alone
Independence Day
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Jaws
Jurassic Park
Liar Liar
Men in Black
Mission Impossible
Mrs. Doubtfire
Pretty Woman
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Rain Man
Return of the Jedi
Robin Hood
Snow White
Star Wars
The Empire Strikes Back
The Firm
The Fugitive
The Lion King
Jurassic Park
The Sound of Music
The Sting
Three Men and a Baby
Titanic
Tootsie
Top Gun
Toy Story
TwisterSTORIES
The Three Little Pigs
Little Red Riding Hood
Hansel And Gretel
Goldilocks And The Three Bears
Jack And The Beanstock
WORDS
AIR
ASPIRIN
ATTIC
BACK
BAG
BANK
BILLS
(as in debts)
CABIN
CENTS
CERAMIC
CLAY
DESK
EEK
("I see a mouse!")
FOG
FRY
GAS
GLUE
GRAND
(grand-children)
GUIDE
("TV Guide")
ICE
IOWA
NAIL
OFF
OIL
OR
(as in this "or" that)
PARK
PLASTIC
POACH
POOL
PORCH
(by your front door)
PROM
(as in the dance)
RASH
RICE
ROOF
RUG
SINK
STEREO
STIFF
TELLER
THAI
(food)
TOY
VAN
X-RAY
YARD
ZOO
OCCUPATIONS
teacher
nurse
executive
analyst
truck driver
social worker
lawyer
financial manager
computer engineer
accountant
physician
marketing-
manager
physical
therapist
product designer
paralegal
1. 3+2+7+5=__
2. 5+5+9+-=__
3. 4+3+8+7=__
4. 2+4+6+9=__
5. 6+3+2+4=__
6. 7+3+8+2=__
7. 8+9+4+1=__
8. 10+3+1+5=__
9. 9+2+-+4=__
10. 6+5+3+6=__
1. 7-2-3-1=__
2. 8-5-0-2=__
3. 10-3-4-3=__
4. 9-4-4-0=__
5. 6-1-0-2=__
6. 9-3-5-1=__
7. 8-1-2-3=__
8. 7-3-1-5=__
9. 10-8-1-0=__
10. 10-3-4-3=__
1. 10÷2=__
2. 8÷4=__
3. 9÷3=__
4. 6÷2=__
5. 7÷7=__
6.10÷3=__
7. 8÷2=__
8. 7÷1=__
9. 10÷5=__
10. 4÷2=__
1. 2x2x3x1=__
2. 8x5x0x2=__
3. 3x3x3x3=__
4. 9x1x4x2=__
5. 6x1x6x2=__
6. 5x2x-x-=__
7. 8x1x3x4=__
8. 7x3x1x5=__
9. 4x8x1x3=__
10. 2x3x4x-=__
Contents
Part 1: NamesPart 2: CitiesPart 3: StatesPart 4: Months of the
yearPart 5: MoviesPart 6: StoriesPart 7: Loan SignsPart 8: AbbreviationsPart
9: Word practicePart 10: Word seek activity sheetsPart 11: Scrambled word
activity sheetsPart 12: Muscle memory sheetsPart 13: Numbers practicePart
14: Reading practicePart 15: About the authorNames: Three Letters
Ann
Bob
Cal
Dan
Eli
Gil
Hal
Ira
Jed
Ken
Lee
MegNed
Ona
Pat
Rex
Sam
Tim
Ugo
Val
Wil
Yao
Zeb
Names: Four letters
Alan
Bret
Chad
Dale
Eric
Fred
Gale
Hugh
Ivan
Jack
Kent
LoriMary
Neil
Orin
Paul
Reed
Stan
Todd
Ursa
Vito
Ward
Yori
Zora
Names: Five Letters
Alvin
Bryce
Candy
Daryl
Ellen
Freda
Garth
Harry
Irvin
Jerry
Karen
Laura
Merle
Nicky
Oprah
Penny
Quint
Rusty
Sandy
Tessa
Vince
Wanda
Yanni
Zelda
Names: Six Letters
Audrey
Barney
Carmen
Darrin
Edward
Farrah
Garret
Harold
Isabel
Jessie
Karlie
LuthorMartin
Nathan
Oswald
Parson
Quincy
Ramsey
Sophia
Terrie
Ursela
Vickie
Willie
Yvette
Names: Seven LettersAnthony
Brandon
Candice
Darlene
Elenore
Felicia
Gabriel
Herbert
Isabela
Jasmine
Kenneth
Leonard
Michael
Norbert
Othello
Preston
Quentin
Roxanne
Suzanne
Timothy
Vincent
William
Xiaver
Yolanda
Names: Eight Letters
Algernon
Benjamin
Courtney
Danielle
Emmerson
Florence
Gilligan
Humphrey
Ignatius
Jennifer
Kathleen
Lawrence
Michelle
Nicholas
Orseline
Penelope
Rachelle
Samantha
Theodora
Victoria
Winifred
YanamariCities and States:
Atlanta, Georgia
Austin, Texas
Baltimore, Maryland
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Birmingham, Alabama
Boston, Massachusetts
Buffalo, New York
Calgary, Alberta
Charleston, South Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Chicago, Illinois
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Dallas, Texas
Denver, Colorado
Detroit, Michigan
Edmonton, Alberta
Fort Worth, Texas
Hartford, Connecticut
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Texas
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jacksonville, Florida
Kansas City, Missouri
Las Vegas, Nevada
Los Angeles, California
Louisville, Kentucky
Memphis, Tennessee
Mexico City, Mexico
Miami, Florida
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Montreal, Quebec
Nashville, Tennessee
New Orleans, Louisiana
New York, New York
Norfolk, Virginia
Oakland, California
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Orlando, Florida
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Phoenix, Arizona
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Portland, Oregon
Providence, Rhode Island
Raleigh, North Carolina
Richmond, Virginia
Rochester, New York
Sacramento, California
Salem, North Carolina
Salt Lake City, Utah
San Antonio, Texas
San Diego, California
San Francisco, California
San Jose, California
Seattle, Washington
Spokane, Washington
St. Paul, Minnesota
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Petersburg, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Toronto, Ontario
Tucson, Arizona
Tulsa, Oklahoma
States:
Alabama
Arizona
California
Connecticut
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Washington
Missouri
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Wisconsin
Old Movies
Air Force One
Aladdin
Apollo 13
Back to the Future
Batman
Batman Forever
Batman Returns
Beverly Hills Cop
Close Encounters
"Crocodile" Dundee
Dances With Wolves
E.T.
Fatal Attraction
Forrest Gump
Ghost
Ghostbusters
Gone With the Wind
Home Alone
Independence Day
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Jaws
Jurassic Park
Liar Liar
Men in Black
Mission Impossible
Mrs. Doubtfire
Pretty Woman
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Rain Man
Return of the Jedi
Robin Hood
Snow White
Star Wars
The Empire Strikes Back
The Firm
The Fugitive
The Lion King
Jurassic Park
The Sound of Music
The Sting
Three Men and a Baby
Titanic
Tootsie
Top Gun
Toy Story
Twister
Stories:
The Three Little Pigs
Little Red Riding Hood
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Hansel And Gretel
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Goldilocks And The Three Bears
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Jack And The Beanstock
Lexicalized Fingerspelling:
Note: Some fingerspelled words have taken on special movements and/or
dropped certain letters. These words are referred to as "loan
signs."#ALL (uses a sweeping motion)
#BACK (area, direction or status)
#BUS (what you ride on)
#BUSY (person or phone)
#CAR (the "R" ends up pointing more forward than up)
#CLUB (often drops the letter "U")
#DO (done with the palms up, "on its back")
#DOG (looks like you are snapping your fingers)
#EARLY (moves in a circle--up, right, down, left)
#GO (uses a flip/twist of the wrist, "wide-G" closes the index
and thumb)
#HA (done upside-down and repeated to mean, "ha, ha, ha"
sarcastic)
#HS (high school)
#IF (done either forcefully, or with a fluttering motion of the middle
and ring fingers)
#JOB (twists and omits the "O"
#NO (straightened index and middle fingers raised and lowered onto pad of
thumb)
#NYOB ("Not your business" -- also look for "NYB,"
moved forward slightly toward the other person)
#TB (too bad, forward motion)
#TL (that's life and/or tough luck)
#WHAT (often omits the "H" and the "A," moves forward
and down, ends palm up)
#WHEN (often omits the "H" and the "N," starts palm
up, "turns over" or just moves forward and down)
#WOW (tips of "W" fingers briefly drop down to touch the tips
of the pinkie and thumb before resuming the "W" shape again)
#YES (starts palm down with bent wrist, moves to palm forward straight
wrist, sometimes moves forward, often omits the "E")AA (associate
of arts degree)
AC (air conditioning)
APT (apartment)
AUD (auditorium)
AVE (avenue)
BA (bachelor of arts degree)
BBQ (bar-be-que)
BLVD (boulevard)
CC (close captioned, or cross country)
CO (company)
CODA (child of deaf adult)
DEPT (department)
DS (drug store)
DPN (Deaf President Now)
Dr. (courtesy title)
HC (handicapped or homecoming)
HH (hard of hearing)
IBM (International Business Machines)
ICU (Intensive Care Unit)
ID (identification)
LAB (laboratory)
LB (pounds)
MA (masters degree)
MIN (minute)
Mr. (Mister)
Mrs. (as in "Mrs." Jones)
MW (microwave)
NG (no good)
NYOB ("Not your business")
(NAD) National Association of the Deaf
OIC (humorous form of "Oh-I-see")
OK (Okay)
OT (over time)
OZ (ounces)
Ph.D. (doctor of philosophy degree)
PO (post office)
REC (recreation)
REF (refrigerator)
RID (Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf)
RX (prescription)
SEC (sixty seconds in a minute)
TB (too bad)
TL (that's life and/or tough luck)
TDD (Telecommunication Device for the Deaf)
TTY (Teletype)
TV
VCR
VEG (vegetables)
VIT (vitamin)Commonly fingerspelled words:
[Yes, some of these words have signs]
AIR
ASPIRIN
ATTIC
BACK
BAG
BANK
BILLS (as in debts to pay)
CABIN
CENTS
CERAMIC
CLAY
DESK
EEK (as in "I see a mouse!")
FOG
FRY
GAS
GLUE
GRAND (as in grand-children)
GUIDE (as in "TV Guide")
ICE
IOWA
NAIL
OFF
OIL
OR (as in this "or" that)
PARK
PLASTIC
POACH (as in eggs)
POOL
PORCH (outside your front door)
PROM (as in the dance)
RASH
RICE
ROOF
RUG
SINK
STEREO
STIFF
TELLER (person who works at a bank)
THAI (as in food)
TOY
VAN
X-RAY
YARD
ZOO
Scrambled Word Activity
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suren
texciveeu
talaysn
uctkr vrride
lsiaoc kweror
ewryla
iaflancin nagmear
rmpeutco reeeinng
ottaannccu
iichyanps
tkmaniger enamarg
hiscpaly trapsithe
odpuctr resigned
ralalapegteacher
nurse
executive
analyst
truck driver
social worker
lawyer
financial manager
computer engineer
accountant
physician
marketing manager
physical therapist
product designer
paralegal
Fingerspelling diagnostic test (easy to hard)
1. cat
2. and
3. deaf
4. girl
5. start
6. agree
7. access
8. versus
9. veteran
10. Phoenix
11. anecdote
12. perspire
13. surround
14. neighbor
15. vengeance
16. basketball
17. suspension
18. immediately
19. electrocute
20. fingerprint
21. commandment
22. grandmother
23. magnanimous
24. controversy
25. conversation
26. trigonometry
27. misunderstand
28. questionnaire
29. transportation
FINGERSPELLING PROFICIENCY STAGES FOR HEARING ADULTS* Knows proper
placement of hand
* Can recognize each letter of the alphabet when signed slowly
* Can fingerspell each letter of the alphabet slowly
* Knows how to form double letters
* Knows different forms of individual letters, specifically E,
M,N,G,T,B,Z
* Can recognize letters fingerspelled quickly and in random order
* Understands the concept of appropriate lip-synching while
fingerspelling
* Can lip-synch while fingerspelling own name
* Can lip-synch while fingerspelling two letter words
* Can recognize two letter combinations in speed drills
* Can recognize 3 letter words
* Can lip-synch while fingerspelling 3 letter words
* Can recognize 4 and 5 letter words
* Can lip-synch while fingerspelling 4 and 5 letter words
* Can recognize long words spelled at a moderate pace
* Can recognize regionally common words fingerspelled very quickly
* Can recognize long words fingerspelled quickly in context
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LEVEL 1
* Knows proper placement of hand
* Understands concept of simultaneous attention to lip & hand
movements
* Can recognize each letter of the alphabet when signed slowly
* Can fingerspell each letter of the alphabet slowly
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LEVEL 2
Quiz on material learned in Level one:
Suggestion: Play ABC Bingo. Students draw a grid of squares on their
paper 5x5. (Five squares wide, five squares down, for a total of 25
squares.) Then they write the letters of the alphabet into the squares in
random order (not a-b-c). Now you are ready to play. The teacher shows
letters from the fingerspelled alphabet one at a time in random order. The
first two or three students to get bingo win a small prize (can of pop,
candy bar,--whatever). Continue the game until you get blackout. (Everybody
should get it at the same time. I tell them that way if there are any
letters left on their "card" those (letters) are the ones they
need to work on.)
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Teach how to form double letters
* Teach different forms of individual letters, specifically E,
M,N,G,T,B,Z
* Drill letters fingerspelled quickly and in random order
* Demonstrate two letter words:
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LEVEL 3Quiz on material learned in Level two:
(Instructions: Have the students number one to 10, warn them that some of
the words may be repeated.)
1.) if
2.) it
3.) is
4.) to
5.) be
6.) it
7.) is
8.) up
9.) to
10.) me
* Teach the concept of proper lip-synching with your
fingerspelling. Many people do not move their lips while fingerspelling.
Some Deaf people appreciate the mouthing of fingerspelled words because they
have had training in lip-reading and the extra information on the lips helps
make the fingerspelled word easier to catch. A few Deaf people have
complained to me about what they call "excessive" mouthing of
fingerspelled words, (whatever that is). My motto: "Mouthing of
fingerspelled words is to communicating with the Deaf as salt is to food--a
little here and there can be helpful, but too much will make it
distasteful." Now the point is if you are going to express a
fingerspelled word on the lips--make sure you are mouthing it way the word
would sound if you spoke it normally. For example if I were fingerspelling
the word "Bill," I would NOT mouth each letter individually
[bee-eye-el-el]. Instead I'd mouth it as if I were saying the whole word
normally, (just without sound).* Have students fingerspell their names one
at a time to the rest of the group. (They are not to voice their own
name--other students in class need to work.)* Teach how to sign billion,
trillion, & variations of 100 & 1000
* Demonstrate two letter words using speed drills: Write on the board the
words "me" and "be." Bring your hand up and quickly
spell one of the two words. Have a student either say or point to the word
you spelled. Then drill on those two words very quickly. Then add a third
word, drill some more. Then a fourth word, etc.
* Have the students practice two letter words while saying them
appropriately: ad, am, an, at, id, if, in, is, it, to, be, me, he, no, go,
do, so, up, on ...
* Demonstrate a list of 3 letter words slowly
* Demonstrate 3 digit numbers slowly
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LEVEL 4Quiz on material learned in Level 3:
Test on three letter words:
1. tap
2. log
3. fun
4. sit
5. bet
6. nap
7. dog
8. bat
9. run
10. hot
* Drill on 3 letter words phonetically. Add a letter to the sound
combinations below. For example add a "b" to "ag" and
end up with "bag." Then add an "h" an "l" an
"n" an "r" etc. to spell hag, lag, nag, rag. This helps
the students to begin recognizing two letter combinations instead of letter
by letter. After they get the "ag" concept down, move onto other
combinations. ag an at et it ig og ut
----------------* Students relay 3 letter words. Activity: Have the
students line up in a few columns, (either in their desks or while
standing). If you don't have at least 10 students you might want to use just
one line and give them a set time limit to complete the activity (instead of
competing against the other line, they are competing against the clock). The
people in each line are standing "one behind the other" and facing
forward toward the front of the room. They cannot see the person behind them
without turning around. The second to the last person (Julie) in the back
turns around to the last person (Kathy). The last person or
"anchor" (Kathy) spells a three letter word (from a list) to
(Julie). The second to the last person (Julie) turns forward again and uses
her fingertips to lightly tap the shoulder of the student in front of her
(Steve). The third student (Steve), feels the tap and turns around to
"read" the three-letter word. He then turns forward to the fourth
student (Mary) and taps her shoulder and so-forth until the word makes its
way up the line to the person at the front who "runs" to the board
and writes it down. The moment that Julie (the second to the last person in
line) finishes passing the original word, she immediately turns to Kathy
(the anchor) and gets another word. Julie does not wait for the first word
to make it all the way up to the front of the line before she passes the
next word to Steve. If Julie has gotten the second word and is ready to pass
it off to Steve, but Steve is still trying to pass the first word off to
Mary (Mary is slow) Then Julie will need to wait a moment. What seems to
work well is for Julie to just put her hand on the back of Steve's shoulder
and leave it there so he will know he has a "message" waiting and
turn around as soon as he passes his current word off. Whichever team gets
ten words to the blackboard the fastest wins. (A variation of this game can
be done where the students close their eyes and must feel the handshape of
the letter!)* demonstrate 4 digit words. I recommend you "embed"
them into sentences. For example, sign, "MY DAD NAME ____" and
spell the word BOB (or some similarly short word).
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LEVEL 5:
Quiz on material learned in Level 4
1. baby
2. date
3. home
4. hope
5. seat
6. love
7. look
8. kind
9. nice
10. boat
11. free
12. good
13. send
14. cake
15. most
* Can recognize 4 and 5 letter words
* Can appropriately lip-synch while fingerspelling 4 and 5 letter words
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Level 6:
Quiz on material learned in Level 5
1. think
2. drink
3. steer
4. bring
5. spend
6. lover
7. leave
8. study
9. sport
10. group
11. learn
12. those
13. marry
14. their
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Level 7:
Quiz on material learned in Level 6* Can recognize long words spelled at
a moderate pace
* Can recognize common names spelled quickly
________________________
Level 8:
Quiz on material learned in Level 7
William
Belinda
Brian
Cindy
Connie
Rod
Todd
Correy
Charity
Kristie
Dawn
Kelly
Mike
Mary
Fred
Steve
Jessica
Ellen
Michelle
Tina
* Can recognize regionally common words fingerspelled very quickly
for example: names of nearby cities
________________________
Level 9
Quiz on material learned in Level 8Teacher should spell the names of
various nearby cities. I sometimes use the local phone directory because it
generally has a list of cities in its reference section.
* Can recognize long words fingerspelled quickly
Phonetic practice system:
cab
dab
gab
lab
nab
tab
add
bad
dad
fad
had
lad
mad
pad
tad
bag
hag
lag
nag
rag
sag
tag
wag
gal
pal
sal
bam
cam
dam
ham
lam
nam
pam
ram
sam
yam
ban
can
dan
fan
man
pan
ran
tan
van
cap
gap
lap
map
nap
pap
rap
sap
tap
yap
bar
car
far
jar
mar
par
tar
bat
cat
fat
hat
mat
nat
pat
rat
sat
vat
law
paw
raw
saw
bay
day
hay
lay
may
pay
ray
say
way
eat
pea
sea
bed
fed
led
ned
red
ted
wed
ref
beg
leg
peg
elf
del
gel
mel
ben
den
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men
pen
ten
yen
pep
rep
yep
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per
bet
get
let
met
net
pet
set
vet
yet
few
jew
pew
hey
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dib
fib
nib
rib
hid
lid
rid
sid
vid
big
dig
fig
gig
jig
pig
rig
wig
ill
nil
dim
him
jim
rim
vim
bin
din
fin
gin
pin
sin
tin
win
dip
hip
nip
rip
sip
tip
dis
sis
bit
fit
hit
lit
mit
nit
pit
sit
wit
bob
cob
lob
doc
odd
hod
pod
rod
sod
doe
hoe
roe
toe
woe
off
bog
cog
dog
fog
hog
jog
log
nog
sog
old
mom
son
ton
won
boo
zoo
bop
cop
hop
lop
mop
top
for
nor
cot
dot
got
hot
jot
lot
not
pot
rot
tot
cow
how
now
tow
sow
row
bow
box
fox
lox
pox
sox
boy
coy
roy
soy
bub
dub
hub
pub
rub
sub
tub
bud
cud
dud
mud
pud
due
hue
rue
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bug
dug
hug
jug
lug
mug
pug
rug
tug
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bum
gum
hum
rum
sum
bun
fun
nun
run
cup
pup
sup
cur
fur
bus
but
cut
gut
hut
mut
nut
rut
tut
buy
bake
cake
fake
jake
lake
make
rake
take
wake
bike
dike
hike
like
mike
nike
pike
yike!
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joke
poke
toke
woke
bale
dale
gale
kale
male
tale
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file
mile
nile
tile
dole
hole
mole
pole
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sole
came
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game
lame
name
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lime
mime
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home
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rome
come
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cane
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fine
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tine
vine
wine
bone
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pone
tone
cape
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nape
tape
cope
dope
hope
mope
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pope
rope
bare
care
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fare
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mare
pare
rare
ware
dire
fire
hire
mire
sire
tire
wire
bore
core
fore
gore
lore
more
pore
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bate
date
fate
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late
mate
rate
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deal
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peak
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leap
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beat
feat
heat
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peat
seat
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need
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weed
meek
peek
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seek
book
cook
hook
look
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rook
took
boom
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room
boon
goon
loon
moon
noon
soon
ball
call
fall
gall
hall
mall
tall
wall
bill
dill
gill
hill
jill
pill
will
feel
peel
reel
host
most
post
dive
five
hive
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give
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fish
wish
farm
harm
warm
barn
darn
warn
fort
mort
port
sort
tort
dart
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mart
part
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face
lace
mace
pace
race
bade
fade
made
wade
dice
mice
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gage
page
rage
sage
wage
damp
lamp
ramp
vamp
band
hand
land
sand
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dent
gent
lent
pent
rent
sent
tent
vent
went
dune
june
rune
tune
brace
grace
place
trace
black
crack
flack
quack
shack
snack
track
tract
blade
evade
grade
stade
trade
claim
brain
chain
drain
grain
plain
stain
train
blame
frame
shame
crane
blare
glare
flare
share
stare
plate
grate
crate
brave
clave
crave
shave
stave
clasp
grasp
class
glass
crass
grass
brass
blast
bleak
creak
freak
sneak
cream
gleam
steam
dream
clean
glean
wheat
bleat
cheat
treat
check
fleck
bleed
creed
freed
greed
brick
chick
flick
prick
stick
trick
blind
grind
brine
shine
thine
whine
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bring
cling
wring
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flint
print
quint
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bliss
grist
wrist
groan
crone
drone
phone
stone
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chore
store
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chose
close
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those
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gloss
gross
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flown
brown
crown
drown
frown
shown
froze
stuck
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cluck
pluck
prune
trunk
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clunk
flunk
drunk
chunk
thunk
stunk
brunt
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shunt
stunt
This special fingerspelling section is being included so that you can
practice your receptive skills. learning to fingerspell is a lot like
learning to type. First you should start with small combinations of letters
like "cat" then work youR way up to longer words. spell the word
over and over to yourself while pronouncing it normally. For example, the
"c" in "cat" should be pronounced like the letter
"k." remember, don't say individual letters! Say whole words.
Avoid spelling the abc's in order. "a,b,c,..." Instead, practice
using names of family members and nearby cities, If you need to study for an
other class, why not spell your way through the text? A word of caution,
don't practice spelling license plates! Many students like to spell license
plates while driving. But this is a bad habit because it causes you to think
letter by letter instead of whole words. It is much better to spell road
signs like "exit" and "yield." Again, you need to say
the complete word, "yield," not just "y" then "i"
then "e"... Some people enjoy using a mirror to practice. Mirrors
are okay but not near as effective as a camcoder and vcr. If you have access
to a camcoder, you can videotape yourself fingerspelling various words. Here
is a suggestion. write a long list of words that are important to you. then
sit down in front of a camcoder and spell the words one at a time to the
camcoder leaving a short break between words. Then put the video and your
list away. after a few days, get out the video, a blank sheet of paper, and
a pen or pencil. Pop the video into a vcr and test yourself. write down the
fingerspelled words. Then get out your original list and compare to see how
well you did. keep making videos and testing yourself until you reach the
level of skill you desire. Of course the best way to practice is with a
partner, (if you can find one). Grab a friend and the phone book and head
for a park or a restaurant. The phone book is an excellent resource for
practicing fingerspelling because it has lists of cities. (look under the
zip code section) then after you have mastered all the cities, you have a
few thousand names you can work on. or you can look under the government
section and spell various agencies throughout the city and county. Then if
you need even more practice, you can turn to the yellow page index and spell
the various headings in the yellow pages. An other idea is to play board
games. many popular board games can be modified to include fingerspelling.
For example, you could play "battleship" using fingerspelling and
numbers. One of my favorite activities is what I call the "Hellen
Keller Speller." You work with a partner. you closes your eyes. The
other person spells a word into your hand and you say or sign the word back
to him or her. Then you switch roles. This is a lot of fun. It even works if
the power is out! One more idea that will work for those of you who use the
internet: You can set up your chat room to use this type of font. Then all
you have to do is sign on to any live chat room and watch the
fingerspelling. use your search program to find the font on the net then
download it into your computer then use your preferences option to select a
fingerspelling font. Good luck and happy signing!
1. 3+2+7+5=__
2. 5+5+9+-=__
3. 4+3+8+7=__
4. 2+4+6+9=__
5. 6+3+2+4=__
6. 7+3+8+2=__
7. 8+9+4+1=__
8. -+3+1+5=__
9. 9+2+-+4=__
10. 6+5+3+6=__
1. -÷2=__
2. 8÷4=__
3. 9÷3=__
4. 6÷2=__
5. 7÷7=__
6. -÷3=__
7. 8÷2=__
8. 7÷1=__
9. -÷5=__
10. 4÷2=__
1. 2x2x3x1=__
2. 8x5x0x2=__
3. 3x3x3x3=__
4. 9x1x4x2=__
5. 6x1x6x2=__
6. 5x2x-x-=__
7. 8x1x3x4=__
8. 7x3x1x5=__
9. 4x8x1x3=__
10. 2x3x4x-=__1. 3+2+7+5=
2. 5+5+9+10=
3. 4+3+8+7=
4. 2+4+6+9=
5. 6+3+2+4=
6. 7+3+8+2=
7. 8+9+4+1=
8. 10+3+1+5=
9. 9+2+10+4=
10. 6+5+3+6=
1. 7-2-3-1=
2. 8-5-0-2=
3. 10-3-4-3=
4. 9-4-4-0=
5. 6-1-0-2=
6. 9-3-5-1=
7. 8-1-2-3=
8. 7-3-1-5=
9. 10-8-1-0=
10. 10-3-4-3=
1. 10÷2=
2. 8÷4=
3. 9÷3=
4. 6÷2=
5. 7÷7=
6.10÷3=
7. 8÷2=
8. 7÷1=
9. 10÷5=
10. 4÷2=1. 2x2x3x1=
2. 8x5x0x2=
3. 3x3x3x3=
4. 9x1x4x2=
5. 6x1x6x2=
6. 5x2x10x10=
7. 8x1x3x4=
8. 7x3x1x5=
9. 4x8x1x3=
10. 2x3x4x10=
Fingerspelling Activity/Test
Have your partner or your students list the alphabet on a sheet of paper.
Then you spell the following words to them. When you spell "ape,"
your partner adds "p" and "e" to the "a" that
is already on her paper.
APE
BOY
CAT
DOG
EGG
FIT
GAP
HID
ILL
JOB
KEY
LOT
MAN
NOT
OLD
PIN
QUO
RUN
SIT
TAG
UGH
VAN
WON
X-RAY
ZOO
1. 3+2+7+5=
2. 5+5+9+10=
3. 4+3+8+7=
4. 2+4+6+9=
5. 6+3+2+4=
6. 7+3+8+2=
7. 8+9+4+1=
8. 10+3+1+5=
9. 9+2+10+4=
10. 6+5+3+6=1. 7-2-3-1=
2. 8-5-0-2=
3. 10-3-4-3=
4. 9-4-4-0=
5. 6-1-0-2=
6. 9-3-5-1=
7. 8-1-2-3=
8. 7-3-1-5=
9. 10-8-1-0=
10. 10-3-4-3=
1. 10÷2=
2. 8÷4=
3. 9÷3=
4. 6÷2=
5. 7÷7=
6.10÷3=
7. 8÷2=
8. 7÷1=
9. 10÷5=
10. 4÷2=1. 2x2x3x1=
2. 8x5x0x2=
3. 3x3x3x3=
4. 9x1x4x2=
5. 6x1x6x2=
6. 5x2x10x10=
7. 8x1x3x4=
8. 7x3x1x5=
9. 4x8x1x3=
10. 2x3x4x10=
Fingerspelling Activity/Test
Have your partner or your students list the alphabet on a sheet of paper.
Then you spell the following words to them. When you spell "ape,"
your partner adds "p" and "e" to the "a" that
is already on her paper.
APE
BOY
CAT
DOG
EGG
FIT
GAP
HID
ILL
JOB
KEY
LOT
MAN
NOT
OLD
PIN
QUO
RUN
SIT
TAG
UGH
VAN
WON
X-RAY
ZOO