ASL Fingerspelling Practice
A Grade 5 worksheet for practicing American Sign Language (ASL) fingerspelling, focusing on recognizing and forming letters.
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ASL Fingerspelling Practice
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This worksheet will help you practice recognizing and forming letters in American Sign Language (ASL) fingerspelling. Use the ASL alphabet chart below as a reference.
ASL Alphabet Chart
Look at the fingerspelled letter and write the corresponding English letter in the blank.
1. If your hand is in a fist with your thumb across your palm, you are signing the letter .
2. To sign the letter 'E', your fingers are curled towards your palm and your thumb rests on your .
3. The letter 'I' is signed with your pinky finger extended straight up, and the rest of your fingers .
4. To sign the letter 'R', cross your finger over your middle finger.
Describe how you would fingerspell the following letters.
1. How do you fingerspell the letter 'A'?
2. How do you fingerspell the letter 'S'?
3. How do you fingerspell the letter 'T'?
Match each description of a fingerspelled letter with the correct English letter.
1. Index finger extended, thumb between index and middle finger.
a. L
2. Pinky and thumb extended, middle fingers curled.
b. D
3. Index and thumb extended, forming an 'L' shape.
c. Y
Read each statement and circle True or False.
1. When fingerspelling, you should bounce your hand for each letter.
True
False
2. Fingerspelling is used for names, places, and words without a common sign.
True
False
Practice fingerspelling your full name. Then, write out the English letters that correspond to your fingerspelled name.