Listed below are all of the English equivalents of the signs In the Sign Families Dictionary. Please keep in mind that as your signing knowledge increases you may choose a different sign to express your communication.
When learning sign, we go through stages. We may start off with making signs very large, use the wrong handshapes, and have our palms (sign orientation) facing the wrong direction. We may need to look up a sign again and again before it becomes part of our working sign vocabulary. It takes time and it also takes effort to study and review again and again.
You can use this listing as a worksheet. Go through the list and see if you know the sign. If you know the sign and can produce it again and again as the weeks go on, then you will know it is part of your sign vocabulary.
Each time you need to look up the sign, place a checkmark. The absence as well as the number of checkmarks will help you focus your studies.
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Sign Families Simultaneous Communication Vocabulary Building
A
- A lot (from the “Show Just How Big” Group)
- Agency (from the “All in the Family” Group)
- Agenda (from the “Law” Group)
- Algebra (from the “Mathematics Group”)
- Algebraic (from the “Mathematics Group”)
- Algorithm (from the “Law” Group)
- Abend (computer term) (from the “End Result” Group)
- Adapt (from the “Change It” Group)
- Adjust (from the “Change It” Group)
- Adjustment (from the “Change It” Group)
- Allow (from the “Allow Me” Group)
- Altar (from the “Altar” Group)
- Alter (from the “Change It” Group)
- Alumnus (from the “Year After Year” Group)
- Ambassador (from the “Royal Sash” Group)
- Ambulance (from the “Hospital” Group)
- Anatomy (from the “Body” Group)
- Ancestors (from the “Generation After Generation” Group)
- Area (from the “Area” Group)
- Arithmetic (from the “Mathematics” Group)
- Arthritis (from the “Shake It” Group)
- Association (from the “All in the Family” Group)
- Atlanta (from the “Members” Group)
- Atmosphere (from the “Environment” Group)
- Attempt (from the “Allow Me” Group)
- Attitude (from the “Circle the Heart” Group)
- Authority (from the “Show the Strength” Group)
B
- Background (from the “Law” Group)
- Base (from the “Down to Basics” Group)
- Basement (from the “Down to Basics” Group)
- Basic (from the “Down to Basics” Group)
- Basis (from the “Down to Basics” Group)
- Bathroom (from the “Shake It” Group)
- Become (from the “Change It” Group)
- Beneath (from the “Down to Basics” Group)
- Big (from the “Show Just How Big” Group)
- Blue (from the “Twist and Shake” Group
- Board (from the “Members” Group)
- Body (from the “Sentence” Group)
- Boston (from the “Draw a Seven” Group)
- Bracket (from the “All in the Family” Group)
- Brawny (from the “Show the Strength” Group)
- Bunch (from the “All in the Family” Group)
- Byte (from the “Law” Group)
C
- Calculus (from the “Mathematics Group”)
- Caption (from the “Sentence” Group)
- Category (from the “All in the Family” Group)
- Cellar (from the “Down to Basics” Group)
- Century (from “Make a Small Circle” Group)
- Change (from the “Change It” Group)
- Chant (from the “Music” Group)
- Chapel (from the “Rock the Church is Built On” Group)
- Character (from the “Circle the Heart” Group)
- Characteristic (from the “Circle the Heart” Group)
- Chart (from the “Altar” Group)
- Chicago (from the “Draw a Seven” Group)
- Choir (from the “Music” Group)
- Christ (from the “Royal Sash” Group)
- Church (from the “Rock the Church is Built On” Group)
- Circle formation (from the “All in the Family” Group)
- Circumstance (from the “Environment” Group)
- Circumstantial (from the “Environment” Group)
- Citizen (from the “Members” Group)
- Civilization (from the “Generation After Generation” Group)
- Class (from the “All in the Family” Group)
- Clean (from the “Nice and Clean” Group)
- Clean Up (from the “Nice and Clean” Group)
- Client (medical) (from the “Hospital” Group)
- Clinic (from the “Hospital” Group)
- Clue (from the “Twist and Shake” Group)
- Code of Ethics (from the “Law” Group)
- Commandment (from the “Law” Group)
- Committee (from the “Members” Group)
- Communicate (from the “Communication” Group)
- Communication (from the “Communication” Group)
- Conclude (from the “End Result” Group)
- Conclusion (from the “End Result” Group)
- Condition (from the “Environment” Group)
- Congress (from the “Members” Group)
- Conscious (from “It’s a Wonder” Group)
- Conservative (from the “Shake It” Group)
- Consider (from “It’s a Wonder” Group)
- Constitution (from the “Law” Group)
- Contemplate (from “It’s a Wonder” Group)
- Conversation (from the “Communication” Group)
- Converse (from the “Communication” Group)
- Convert (from the “Change It” Group)
- Council (from the “Members” Group)
- Cultural (from the “Environment” Group)
- Culture (from the “Environment” Group)
D
- Deacon (from the “Royal Sash” Group)
- Decode (from the “Change It” Group)
- Deliver (from the “Freedom” Group)
- Deliverance (from the “Freedom” Group)
- Democracy (from the “Shake It” Group)
- Democrat (from the “Shake It” Group)
- Democratic (from the “Shake It” Group)
- Demonstrate (from the “Show Me” Group)
- Demonstration from the “Show Me” Group)
- Department (from the “All in the Family” Group)
- Detroit (from the “Draw a Seven” Group)
- Dialogue (from the “Communication” Group)
- Discipline (from the “Practice, Practice, Practice” Group)
- Display from the “Show Me” Group)
- District (from the “Area” Group)
- Divine (from the “Nice and Clean” Group)
- Division (from the “All in the Family” Group)
- Doctrine (from the “Teach Me” Group)
- Drill (from the “Practice, Practice, Practice” Group)
- Dynamic (computer term) (from the “This is the Way” Group)
E
- Easter (from the “Shake It” Group or “Twist and Shake” Group)
- Economic (from the “Money in the Hand” Group)
- Economical (from the “Money in the Hand” Group)
- Economy (from the “Money in the Hand” Group)
- Educate (from the “Teach Me” Group)
- Education (from the “Teach Me” Group)
- Effort (from the “Allow Me” Group)
- Elementary (from the “Down to Basics” Group)
- Emergency (from the “Shake It” Group)
- Emperor (from the “Royal Sash” Group)
- Encode (from the “Change It” Group)
- End (from the “End Result” Group)
- Energetic (from the “Show the Strength” Group)
- Energy (from the “Show the Strength” Group)
- Environment (from the “Environment” Group)
- Environmental (from the “Environment” Group)
- Estimate (from the “Mathematics Group”)
- Equipment (from the “Useful Things” Group)
- Evolution (from the “Change It” Group)
- Example from the “Show Me” Group)
- Excuse (from the “Nice and Clean” Group)
- Exercise (from the “Practice, Practice, Practice” Group)
- Exhibit from the “Show Me” Group)
- Expose (from the “Show Me” Group)
F
- Faculty (from the “Members” Group)
- Family (from the “All in the Family” Group)
- Federal (from the “Government” Group)
- Figure (from the “Mathematics Group”)
- Figure out (from the “Mathematics Group”)
- Field (from the “Area” Group)
- Finances (from the “Money in the Hand” Group)
- Financial (from the “Money in the Hand” Group)
- Forgive (from the “Nice and Clean” Group)
- Forgiveness (from the “Nice and Clean” Group)
- Form (from the “Altar” Group)
- Format (from the “Altar” Group)
- Formula (from the “Law” Group)
- Frank (from the “Nice and Clean” Group)
- Frankly (from the “Nice and Clean” Group)
- Fraternity (from the “All in the Family” Group)
- Free (from the “Freedom” Group)
- Freedom (from the “Freedom” Group)
- Friction (from the “Practice, Practice, Practice” Group)
- Friday (from “Make a Small Circle” Group)
- Function (from the “Practice, Practice, Practice” Group)
- Fundamental (from the “Down to Basics” Group)
- Funds (from the “Money in the Hand” Group)
- Furniture (from the “Shake It” Group)
G
- Generation (from the “Generation After Generation” Group)
- Geometry (from the “Mathematics Group”)
- Global (from the “Year After Year” Group)
- Globe (from the “Year After Year” Group)
- Government (from the “Government” Group)
- Grammar (from the “Sentence” Group)
- Grant (from the “Allow Me” Group)
- Great (from the “Show Just How Big” Group)
- Green (from the “Twist and Shake” Group)
- Group (from the “All in the Family” Group)
H
- Hand down (from the “Generation After Generation” Group)
- Hand-me-down (from the “Generation After Generation” Group)
- Health (from the “Sentence” Group)
- Heritage (from the “Generation After Generation” Group)
- Heredity (from the “Generation After Generation” Group)
- Honest (from the “Nice and Clean” Group)
- Honesty (from the “Nice and Clean” Group)
- Hospital (from the “Hospital” Group)
- Huddle (from the “All in the Family” Group)
- Human (From the “Body” Group)
- Hygiene (from the “Body” Group)
I
- Image from the “Show Me” Group)
- Immense (from the “Show Just How Big” Group)
- Independent (from the “Freedom” Group)
- Indicate from the “Show Me” Group)
- Indication from the “Show Me” Group)
- Indoctrinate (from the “Teach Me” Group)
- Indoctrination (from the “Teach Me” Group)
- Infection (from the “Shake It” Group)
- Inferior (from the “Down to Basics” Group)
- Infirmary (from the “Hospital” Group)
- Inheritance (from the “Generation After Generation” Group)
- Instruct (from the “Teach Me” Group)
- Insurance (from the “Shake It” Group)
- Insure (from the “Shake It” Group)
- Intensity (from the “Show the Strength” Group)
- International (from the “Year After Year” Group)
- Internship (from the “Practice, Practice, Practice” Group)
- Interpret (from the “Change It” Group)
- Interpreting (from the “Change It” Group)
- Interview (from the “Communication” Group)
- Island (from the “Area” Group)
- Isolated (from the “Down to Basics” Group)
K
- Kindergarten (from the “Down to Basics” Group)
- King (from the “Royal Sash” Group)
L
- Language (from the “Sentence” Group)
- Large (from the “Show Just How Big” Group)
- Lavatory (from the “Shake It” Group)
- Law (from the “Law” Group)
- Layer (from the “Nice and Clean” Group)
- League (from the “All in the Family” Group)
- Legal (from the “Law” Group)
- Legend (from the “Generation After Generation” Group)
- Legendary (from the “Generation After Generation” Group)
- Legislature (from the “Members” Group)
- Let (from the “Allow Me” Group)
- Liberal (from the “Freedom” Group)
- Liberty (from the “Freedom” Group)
- Library (from “Make a Small Circle” Group)
- Linguistics (from the “Sentence” Group)
- Local (from the “Area” Group)
- Location (from the “Area” Group)
- Logic (from “It’s a Wonder” Group)
- Lord (from the “Royal Sash” Group)
- Lot (from the “Show Just How Big” Group)
M
- Mass (from the “All in the Family” Group)
- Massive (from the “Show Just How Big” Group)
- Material (media) (from the “Useful Things” Group)
- Math (from the “Mathematics Group”)
- Mathematics (from the “Mathematics Group”
- Mayor (from the “Government” Group)
- Media (from the “Useful Things” Group)
- Mediate (from the “Communication” Group)
- Mediation (from the “Communication” Group)
- Meditate (from “It’s a Wonder” Group)
- Meditation (from “It’s a Wonder” Group)
- Melody (from the “Music” Group)
- Member (from the “Members” Group)
- Message (from the “Sentence” Group)
- Meter (from the “Shake It” Group)
- Ministry (from the “Rock the Church is Built On” Group)
- Mission (from the “Rock the Church is Built On” Group)
- Missionary (from the “Circle the Heart” Group)
- Model (from the “Show Me” Group)
- Modeling (from the “Show Me” Group)
- Modification (from the “Change It” Group)
- Modify (from the “Change It” Group)
- Monday (from “Make a Small Circle” Group)
- Money (from the “Money in the Hand” Group)
- Moral (from the “Circle the Heart” Group)
- Much (from the “Show Just How Big” Group)
- Multiplication (from the “Mathematics Group”)
- Muscle (from the “Show the Strength” Group)
- Museum (from the “Altar” Group)
- Music (from the “Music” Group)
N
- Nature (from the “Circle the Heart” Group)
- Negotiate (from the “Communication” Group)
- Negotiation (from the “Communication” Group)
- Neutral (from the “Shake It” Group)
- Nice (from the “Nice and Clean” Group)
- Noble (from the “Circle the Heart” Group)
O
- Opportune (from the “Allow Me” Group)
- Opportunity (from the “Allow Me” Group)
- Orchestra (from the “Music” Group)
- Organization (from the “All in the Family” Group)
- Orientation (from the “Environment” Group
- Orthodox (from the “Nice and Clean” Group)
P
- Pass down (from the “Generation After Generation” Group)
- Patient (from the “Hospital” Group)
- Pardon (from the “Nice and Clean” Group)
- Parish (from the “Rock the Church is Built On” Group)
- Party (from the “Twist and Shake” Group)
- Path (from the “This is the Way” Group)
- Percent (from the “Draw a Seven” Group)
- Permit (from the “Allow Me” Group)
- Permission (from the “Allow Me” Group)
- Personal (from the “Circle the Heart” Group)
- Personality (from the “Circle the Heart” Group)
- Philadelphia (from the “Draw a Seven” Group)
- Philosophy (from “It’s a Wonder” Group)
- Phrase (from the “Sentence” Group)
- Physical (from the “Body” Group)
- Place (from the “Area” Group)
- Play (from the “Twist and Shake” Group)
- Plush (from the “Nice and Clean” Group)
- Poem (from the “Music” Group)
- Poetry (from the “Music” Group)
- Policy (from the “Law” Group)
- Political (from the “Government” Group)
- Politics (from the “Government” Group)
- Ponder (from “It’s a Wonder” Group)
- Portfolio (from the “Show Me” Group)
- Portray (from the “Show Me” Group)
- Position (from the “Area” Group)
- Power (from the “Show the Strength” Group)
- Practice (from the “Practice, Practice, Practice” Group)
- Prince (from the “Royal Sash” Group)
- Principle (from the “Law” Group)
- Privilege (from the “Allow Me” Group)
- Property (from the “Useful Things” Group)
- Psalms (from the “Music” Group)
- Pure (from the “Nice and Clean” Group)
- Purification (from the “Nice and Clean” Group)
- Purify (from the “Nice and Clean” Group)
- Purple (from the “Twist and Shake” Group)
Q
- Qualification (from the “Circle the Heart” Group)
- Qualify (from the “Circle the Heart” Group)
- Queen (from the “Royal Sash” Group)
R
- Rational (from “It’s a Wonder” Group)
- Rationale (from “It’s a Wonder” Group)
- Realization (from “It’s a Wonder” Group)
- Realize (from “It’s a Wonder” Group)
- Reason (from “It’s a Wonder” Group)
- Redeem (from the “Freedom” Group)
- Reference (from the “Communication” Group)
- Region (from the “Area” Group)
- Regional (from the “Area” Group)
- Regulation (from the “Law” Group)
- Rehearse (from the “Practice, Practice, Practice” Group)
- Relative (from the “All in the Family” Group)
- Remodel (from the “Change It” Group)
- Renovate (from the “Change It” Group)
- Renovation (from the “Change It” Group)
- Repent (from the “Change It” Group)
- Repentance (from the “Change It” Group)
- Represent (from the “Show Me” Group)
- Republic (from the “Shake It” Group)
- Republican (from the “Shake It” Group)
- Reputation (from the “Circle the Heart” Group)
- Rescue (from the “Freedom” Group)
- Resource (from the “Useful Things” Group)
- Restore (from the “Change It” Group)
- Restroom (from the “Shake It” Group)
- Result (from the “End Result” Group)
- Resume (from the “Altar” Group)
- Reveal (from the “Show Me” Group)
- Reverse (from the “Change It” Group)
- Road (from the “This is the Way” Group)
- Role (from the “Circle the Heart” Group)
- Rock (from the “Rock the Church is Built On” Group)
- Romp (from the “Twist and Shake” Group)
- Route (from the “This is the Way” Group)
- Royal (from the “Royal Sash” Group)
- Rule (from the “Law” Group)
S
- Safe (from the “Freedom” Group)
- Saint (from the “Nice and Clean” Group)
- Salvation (from the “Freedom” Group)
- Sample (from the “Show Me” Group)
- Saturday (from “Make a Small Circle” Group)
- Save (from the “Freedom” Group)
- Scholarship (from the “Money in the Hand” Group)
- Section (from the “All in the Family” Group)
- Secure (from the “Freedom” Group)
- Security (from the “Freedom” Group)
- Semester (from the “Draw a Seven” Group)
- Senate (from the “Members” Group)
- Sentence (from the “Sentence” Group)
- Series (from the “All in the Family” Group)
- Set (computer term – from the “All in the Family” Group)
- Shift (from the “Change It” Group)
- Show (from the “Show Me” Group)
- Sign (from the “Show Me” Group)
- Simultaneous communication (from the “Communication” Group)
- Sing (from the “Music” Group)
- Situation (from the “Environment” Group)
- Society (from the “All in the Family” Group)
- Solid (from the “Show the Strength” Group)
- Song (from the “Music” Group)
- Sorority (from the “All in the Family” Group)
- Space (from the “Area” Group)
- Staff (from the “Members” Group)
- State (from the “Law” Group)
- Statistics (from the “Mathematics Group”)
- Stone (from the “Rock the Church is Built On” Group)
- Street (from the “This is the Way” Group)
- Strength (from the “Show the Strength” Group)
- Strive (from the “Allow Me” Group)
- Strong (from the “Show the Strength” Group)
- Submarine (from the “Down to Basics” Group)
- Subway (from the “Down to Basics” Group)
- Sunday (from “Make a Small Circle” Group)
- Surround (from the “Environment” Group)
- Switch (from the “Change It” Group)
- Symbol (from the “Show Me” Group)
- Symphony (from the “Music” Group)
- Symptom (from the “Show Me” Group)
- Synagogue (from the “Rock the Church is Built On” Group)
- System (from the “Altar” Group)
T
- Tabernacle (from the “Rock the Church is Built On” Group)
- Talk (from the “Communication” Group)
- Teach (from the “Teach Me” Group)
- Team (from the “All in the Family” Group)
- Technique (from the “This is the Way” Group)
- Temple (from the “Rock the Church is Built On” Group)
- Terminal (computer term – from the “Altar” Group)
- Terminal (from the “End Result” Group)
- Terminate (from the “End Result” Group)
- Testament (from the “Law” Group)
- Texas (from the “Draw a Seven” Group)
- Theory (from “It’s a Wonder” Group)
- Thing (from the “Useful Things” Group)
- Thinking (from “It’s a Wonder” Group)
- Thinking about (from “It’s a Wonder” Group)
- Thursday (from “Make a Small Circle” Group)
- Toilet (from the “Shake It” Group)
- Tomb (from the “Rock the Church is Built On” Group)
- Total communication (from the “Communication” Group)
- Toy (from the “Twist and Shake” Group)
- Tradition (from the “Generation After Generation” Group)
- Traditional (from the “Generation After Generation” Group)
- Training (from the “Practice, Practice, Practice” Group)
- Transformation (from the “Change It” Group)
- Translate (from the “Change It” Group)
- Translation (from the “Change It” Group)
- Trigonometry (from the “Mathematics” Group)
- Trustee (from the “Members” Group)
- Try (from the “Allow Me” Group)
- Tuesday (from “Make a Small Circle” Group)
- Turn into (from the “Change It” Group)
- Tutor (from the “Teach Me” Group)
U
- Universe (from the “Year After Year” Group)
- Use (from “Make a Small Circle” Group)
- Utilize (from “Make a Small Circle” Group)
V
- Vanilla (from the “Shake It” Group)
- Very (from the “Show Just How Big” Group)
- Victim (from the “Body” Group)
- Vitamin (from the “Shake It” Group)
W
- Washroom (from the “Shake It” Group)
- Way (from the “This is the Way” Group)
- Weather (from the “Shake It” Group)
- Wednesday (from “Make a Small Circle” Group)
- Where (from the “Shake It” Group)
- Will (as in God’s will) (from the “Law” Group)
- Workshop (from the “All in the Family” Group)
- Wonder (from “It’s a Wonder” Group
- World (from the “Year After Year” Group)
Y
- Year (from the “Year After Year” Group)
- Yellow (from the “Twist and Shake” Group)
- Yugoslavia (from the “Royal Sash” Group)
