| Rhymes by Hand Configuration | Rhymes by Location | Spatial Verbs - Express the idea in ASL | Rhymes by Movement | Minimal Pairs |
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Sign with O* or B
TEACHER - rhyming sign
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Sign on chest
SORRY
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Express the idea in ASL.
"Please ask her."
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Sign with circular movement
PLEASE
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Sign with only one difference in HC, MOV, LOC, or PO
NAME
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Sign with S
COFFEE
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Sign in neutral space
STORE
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Express the idea in ASL.
"You're the same as me."
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Sign that taps down twice
CHURCH
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Sign with only one difference in HC, MOV, LOC, or PO
COFFEE
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Sign with L
BROTHER
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Sign on forehead or weak L-hand
BROTHER
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Express the idea in ASL.
"The boy interrupted the girl."
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Sign that moves toward signer in straight line once
HAVE
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Sign with only one difference in HC, MOV, LOC, or PO
WORK
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Sign with B
ROOM
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Sign on chin or lips
BETTER
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Express the idea in ASL.
"Pay me now!"
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Sign that moves away from signer once
GIVE-TO-you
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Sign with only one difference in HC, MOV, LOC, or PO
FAMILY
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Sign with X
FRIEND
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Sign on weak hand palm
EXCUSE
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Express the idea in ASL.
"My head hurts."
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Sign that moves downward once
SUBORDINATE
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Sign with only one difference in HC, MOV, LOC, or PO
HAPPY
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5" with palm facing downward
You use this classifier to represent a large building that you see from a distance.
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