Sentences from Multiple Meanings Read with ASL videos
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ABLE sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
They are easily able to chat in sign. Can you? They know ASL. Can you sign?
He has the ability to read Braille. Do you? He knows how to read Braille with his fingers. Do you know how to read this way?
She is able to take good care of her brother. She holds her younger brother's hand to keep him safe.
Looking carefully, she was able to choose the best apples. She carefully looked at each apple. She found the most beautiful ones.
While working, he is also able to relax with tea. He types with one hand and uses his prosthetic hand to hold the tea.
They were able to find something they both liked. Dad found something interesting on his phone. His son also liked it!
She was able to play with her baby after cooking. After she finished cooking, she could safely play with her baby.
With the pottery wheel, they were able to make things. They put clay on the wheel. While the wheel turned around and around, they shaped the clay with their hands.
Hurray! They were finally able to watch the new movie! They had to wait and wait for many months. Finally, they could watch the movie together!
On a sunny day, he was able to paint outside. A sunny day gives the opportunity to paint outside!
On a windy day, they were able to dance outside. It was windy on their wedding day. They still had a chance to dance outside!
He loves the pool, and ably dives for a ring. He skillfully dives under the water and grabs a ring.
When able to find time, they love playing ping-pong! They finished their work. During their free time, they played ping-pong!
Most people are not able to flip, but he can! He can do amazing flips! Most people are not able to flip like that.
AROUND sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
She put her arm around her dog.
They put their arms around each other.
Her dog wrapped the scarf around himself!
She wrapped a shawl around herself to keep warm.
He keeps winding the rope around and around his arm.
There is water all around the island.
They are sitting around the table together, chatting.
She is spinning around and around!
Around and around they go, riding in circles.
They drive into the circle, go around, and drive out.
The kids keep running around her!
The ants are crawling all around.
The birds are flying all around.
She rode her bike around the corner.
Look how he zigzags the ball around all those cones!
BOX sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
The cat jumps out of the box.
The woman is boxing.
The man boxes up the product.
The woman checks her mailbox.
BREAK sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
The ball broke the window.
There’s a break in the fence.
Mother will break up the fight.
Johnny promised Amy an ice cream cone. He broke his promise.
CAN sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
These children can balance well.
Only bicycle riders can use this path. It’s reserved for bikes.
These are jars of canned food. Canned food lasts a long time.
She is using a watering can to water the plant.
Use a watering can to water plants.
People can’t use this broken escalator. They’re not allowed to use it.
CLIMB Sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
Little by little, this bear is climbing a tree.
With his dad nearby, the boy climbs the ladder.
Slowly, they climbed the stairs to the airplane.
With a pack on her back, she’s climbing the mountain.
Laughing, the kids climbed onto their dad’s back.
Over many years, the vines have been climbing the walls.
As we watch, the moon climbs into the night sky.
These tall trees seem to climb to the sky!
CLOSE sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
The racer in the back closes in on the front one!
She opened the closed door to let them in.
She opened the closed book to read it.
The cat opens and closes its eyes.
The road is closed.
She turned the sign, showing that the store is now closed.
COAT sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
It is cold. The twins have on their heavy coats.
This paint is flaky.
This paint is peeling.
The house needs a new coat of paint.
The bridge is coated with ice.
Charlie’s coat is soft and furry.
They are wearing lab coats.
The candies are coated with chocolate.
CUT sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
He cut the wood with a circular saw.
She cut the yellow pepper with a knife.
She is getting a haircut.
The lawnmower is cutting the grass.
This button can turn on or cut the electrical power.
The cut of the diamond makes it sparkle.
DOWN sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
It’s a countdown.
He’s going down the tree trunk.
They are writing down words.
The students hurried to sit down.
The car broke down.
He feels down.
It’s sundown.
Water is running down the drain.
A cheetah lies down in the shade.
The child knocked down the blocks.
The wind knocked the trees down.
DROP sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
Oops! The bowl dropped.
Raindrops covered the window.
Drops of rain are falling.
Sad teardrops are falling.
Drop by drop, water drips down.
Dewdrops dot the flower.
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DRY sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
She washed the dog, then dried her with a towel.
Deserts are dry, so most plants can’t grow.
Dried fruit tastes delicious!
The wind and sun are drying the sheets.
She’s watering the dry plants.
Spot is thirsty! Why? His mouth is dry.
FACE sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
This woman is facing the camera.
Everyone has a smiling face!
They are all facing each other.
She faces the board, then the students.
The hands revolve around the clock face.
They are standing face to face.
He is wearing a face mask.
Clouds reflect on the building face.
These houses face the water.
She is making funny faces!
FALL sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
A year has four seasons: winter, spring, summer, and fall.
Beautiful leaves fall softly to the ground.
In the snowfall, snowflakes dance.
Falling water flows over the rocks.
Oops! The woman fell!
FLIP sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
The kayaker flipped over, then rolled back upright!
As the girl watched, her mom flipped the crepe.
After he flipped the coin, one person was happy!
She flipped through the pages, back and forth.
The switch was off, and then someone flipped it on.
She turned her head back and forth, flipping her hair.
On the trampolines, she did one flip after another!
While dad was flipping through the channels, the girl grabbed the remote!
After doing a flip, the skier continued skiing.
Her flip phone rang, so she flipped it open to talk.
FLY sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
He’s flying on his snowboard!
He is flying the drone, controlling where it goes.
He is flying a kite.
Flags are flying in the wind.
Running, they flew across the field!
The butterfly flew away.
She feels like she can fly!
The fly is on the window, rubbing its legs together.
GET sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
Both dogs are trying to get the ring.
He is getting out of bed.
They’re getting into the car.
It got stuck in the mud.
It’s getting dark.
The ducks got across the road.
Her mom helps her. Then she gets it!
Walking in the water, he got a rock.
GIVE sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
They gave each other a big hug!
Mom gave her a choice.
He is giving instructions.
Don’t give up! Keep trying!
Someone is giving the baby a bath.
The toddler gives her the ball.
HAND sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
Starting with a handstand, he walks on his hands.
Smiling, she dusts off her hands.
One climber gives a hand to another, helping him up.
The clock hands move, showing the time.
Here’s a handful of strawberries, ready to eat!
She smiles up at him, and they hold hands.
She’s looking at her hand of cards, thinking.
Someone handed him a plate of food.
He’s climbing the rope, hand over hand.
Holding the bowl, he paints it by hand.
HOLD sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
He goes up, holds his board, then goes down.
Holding onto the ropes, she swings.
Dad holds his baby closely.
She carefully holds the kitten and gives it a kiss!
They are both holding onto the same chip!
The bag holds a lot of groceries.
She is holding a box. The box holds many strawberries.
He taught her how to hold the paddle and hit the ball.
She holds bird food in her hand.
She is holding the dog, scratching, and petting him. He’s calm.
They are holding hands, going round and round.
Climbing, he holds on, lets go, and holds on again.
He held on to water ski. Oops! He let go!
Hold on! Don’t let go!
LIFT sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
The space shuttle lifts off!
Hot air balloons lift off and float away.
She lifts heavy boxes with the forklift.
They are lifting weights.
The parents lifted their child up high!
Another word for an elevator is a lift.
LIGHT sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
Heavy traffic moves slowly.
In light traffic, cars move quickly.
Light snow falls softly.
Heavy snow is coming down fast!
She likes skipping in the light rain!
She likes jumping up and down in the heavy rain!
A little girl wanted to go outside.
She saw it was lightly raining.
She got an umbrella and went out walking.
Then the rain got heavier and heavier!
The scarf flutters softly in the light wind.
In the heavy wind, the scarf flutters wildly!
In the dark storm, lightning flashes!
The couch is heavy.
The light pillows and table are easy to pick up!
At sunrise, sunlight shines brightly.
The forest and mountains light up as the sun rises.
The morning sun comes up and shines down on me.
In the morning, sunlight slowly lights the forest.
Moonlight reflects on the water.
At the mountain lake, moonlight reflected on the water.
In the dark, moonlight sparkled on the water.
The full moon’s light is reflecting on the rippling water.
Suddenly, the car headlights went on! Then they turned off.
The car’s headlights came on powerfully, then shut off.
In the darkness, the car’s headlights turned on, then off.
By candlelight, he wrote with a feather pen.
The candlelight from the candles on the table glowed.
Suddenly, the lamp came on and lit the desk.
A boy was playing with toys. Then a lamp lit the table.
Sitting in the firelight’s glow, she held her dog.
Sitting near the fireplace, a woman held her dog. Firelight glowed.
LINE sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
On the slackline, he keeps his balance.
People are drawing lines.
She’s slowly walking on the baseline.
People are standing in line, waiting.
People are standing in a long line, waiting.
They’re skateboarding along a line in the road.
Toys are lined up under the back car window.
He crossed the finish line first! He’s the winner!
Plan which way you’ll travel on the subway lines.
They’re looking at something interesting online.
Birds are flying near the shoreline.
A robotic arm is moving things on assembly lines.
I drove down a beautiful tree-lined street.
MAKE sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
They are having fun making a big mess!
He is making his robot move.
They are making a salad for dinner.
She is carefully making something with clay.
Friends make each other laugh!
I can fold paper to make animals and shapes.
Adding numbers together makes a sum.
She made the bed.
The magnifying glass made the flower look bigger!
She made it to the top! Success!
MOVE sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
The wipers moved snow off the windshield.
On the moving train, the baby sits still.
They’re moving boxes into their new home.
Her hands are moving as she signs.
It’s not American Sign Language.
Which sign language is it?
He’s explaining how the knight moves.
She’s thinking about chess moves.
She’s happy, moved by the card.
ON sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
She’s putting on her hat, jacket and backpack.
They’re getting on the school bus.
She’s having fun riding on the train!
They’re sailing on the sea.
They’re on their phones.
They’re watching a show on TV.
He’s working on his laptop.
She’s writing on the board.
They’re hanging a picture on the wall.
She’s spreading butter on the bread.
She’s sitting on a tree branch with an owl.
ONE sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
They’re playing basketball one on one.
The crew rowed as one.
One by one the bowling balls roll out.
The ducklings are following their mother, one after another.
One of the cat’s eyes is blue. The other one is not.
We put socks on one at a time.
There was no one in the rocking chair.
OPEN sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
Blooming flowers open their petals to show their colors.
She opens her arms wide to give a big hug!
Baby birds open their beaks wide to get food.
He opened his mouth to feel the wind from the open window!
To fly, the butterfly opens its wings.
She opened her laptop to start working.
They opened the book to read it.
He is opening the box to look inside.
To open the can, she pulled the tab.
The baby stretches, opens her eyes, then falls back to sleep.
They went up the steps and opened the door to go inside.
The gate is opening to a beautiful garden!
OUT sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
The horse is looking out. Does he see the cat?
This dog loves putting his head out the car window!
The car is stuck in the snow. He’s digging it out.
The snake stuck out its forked tongue again and again.
She tries several times before blowing the candle out.
The chick just hatched out of the egg.
Slowly, the turtle pokes out his head. Suddenly, he retracts it! Then he sticks it out again.
She opened the oven door to take the food out.
She’s helping the child get out of the pool.
Suddenly, a dog came running out of the tunnel!
OVER sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
The cat jumped over the flowers.
She is carrying her dog over her shoulder.
The baby fell over!
School’s over!
They put a blanket over their legs.
She turned the cake over.
A plane is flying overhead.
Water is rushing over the falls!
The moon is rising over the mountains.
PAINT sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
Pour the paint into a tray.
You can use a roller to paint a wall.
You can spray paint a car to change the color.
With paintbrushes, they’re painting on the window.
Painters paint paintings to sell.
A buyer hangs a painting.
She paints because she enjoys it. She painted this.
PARK sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
Many cars park in the parking lot.
The car is parking.
The bike is parked next to a tree.
They are playing baseball in the ballpark.
People relax and have fun in the park.
PULL sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
It’s fun when Mom pulls me on my sled!
The kids are pulling together.
The boy and the fish both pulled hard!
The man wants the horses to pull fast.
How many pull ups did you see?
RIDE sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
He is learning to ride a bike.
He is carrying his bike, not riding it.
They are riding horses on the beach.
The man is riding back and forth on the waves.
A ladybug is riding on the snail’s shell.
A bird is riding on the boy’s back.
They ride along in the backseat of the car.
The boy rides in a box, pretending he’s driving a car!
ROLL sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
They are rolling a beachball.
She is rolling a tire.
He is rolling down the hill!
The bowling ball rolls fast!
He rolls the soccer ball all around.
They roll to victory!
She rolled along, skating skillfully!
They rolled their toys back and forth.
Roll the dice!
The bread roll is rolling.
He is rolling a sushi roll.
She is rolling out the dough.
He is using a paint roller.
She rolled up her sleeves.
They unrolled their mats.
They are rolling a snowball.
Waves are rolling in.
Clouds are rolling in.
The dogs are rolling over together.
Worker names roll.
RUN sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
He’s running as fast as he can, flying his kite!
The boy holds tight to the kite string and runs as the kite flies behind him.
The water in the small stream runs down the hill.
The water runs through the rocks and continues running downhill.
She ran water over the grapes to clean them.
The grapes are placed under running water to rinse them clean.
They were surprised to run into each other while shopping!
Two women were walking along when they saw each other! They took advantage of running into each other by having a fun chat.
A science teacher and her class are running an experiment.
Students watch their teacher draw out liquid and transfer it to run an experiment.
The washing machine is ready to run.
The washing machine is running, cleaning the clothes.
Clothes go in the washing machine. Water runs in and fills it up. Then the machine starts running.
The manager runs the flower shop, planning carefully.
She carefully checks each flower, and then compares it to her running list.
The baby’s bottle is running out of milk. It’s almost gone!
The baby will drink until the milk runs out and is completely gone.
SIGN sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
Welcome signs show many languages.
This sign shows that camels travel here.
Street signs are above the road sign.
She told a story with American Sign Language.
Dark clouds show signs of a storm.
No sign of rain here!
She signed for the package.
What’s your sign?
Sensors send signals showing vital signs.
This shows vital signs.
Signs of love!
SINK sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
The apples sank, then floated up.
The paper ship is sinking.
There’s sunken treasure under the sea!
Laughing, they sank into the pile of leaves.
Her hopes sank.
The sun sank into the ocean.
They washed the dishes in the sink.
SPRING sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
Suddenly, the frog springs into the water!
When the toast is ready, it springs up from the toaster!
The water hose sprang a leak!
On the springs, the see-saw moves up and down.
She has a spring in her step!
With one step, she sprang across the spring!
The diver dove off the springboard.
Hot water bubbles up at the hot springs.
Did she do a handspring?
Spring brings growing things!
In spring, seeds grow roots, stems, and leaves.
In springtime, flowers spring up!
STICK sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
The dog grabbed the stick!
Giraffes stuck their heads through the windows.
The snail slowly stuck its head out.
They’re sticking sticky notes.
They’re using a selfie stick.
TAKE sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
She is taking the flowers out of the box.
He is taking the computer apart.
What is he doing? He’s taking the puzzle pieces apart.
They are taking their dog for a walk.
He is taking the woman’s temperature.
He took a breath to go underwater.
The bird is taking a bath.
The baby is taking his first steps!
While on a video call, he takes a second call.
How do you take a picture? I’ll show you!
How does a turtle eat? He takes many bites!
Taking a ride is fun!
He decided to take a nap.
The snail is taking his time, moving very slowly.
The plane is taking off!
THROUGH sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
The ship is moving smoothly through the water.
Quickly, the dog runs through the tunnel!
These cars are driving through a long, lighted tunnel.
He leaps up and send the basketball down through the hoop!
With her head through the fence, she eats from the other side.
Slowly, the turtle makes its way through the grass.
Walking through dry leaves is fun!
They’re walking through the forest.
These cubs are closely following their mother through the snow.
He’s running through the house!
She’s looking through the clothes to find some she likes.
He runs his fingers through his hair again and again.
The curious cat is peeking out through the basket.
Sand is slowly falling through her fingers.
She walks through the pipe, then cheerfully waves hello!
TIE sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
She ties on her apron, and gets ready to work.
He’s tying his tie.
Family ties bring people together.
Friendship ties bring people together.
A boat is tied to the dock.
She untied the bow to look in the box.
Bow tie pasta is shaped like a bow tie.
Each bicyclist tried to win. Surprise! It was a tie!
TURN sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
The car stops, then turns right.
The driver is turning the steering wheel.
The airplane is slowly turning.
The green traffic light turned yellow, then red.
You can turn a light on or off.
He sat down and turned the TV on.
He turned the water on and off.
While reading, she turns the pages.
She turned the food over on the grill.
The owl turned its head to look, then turned again.
Like magic, my drawing turned into a real house!
The caterpillar turned into a butterfly!
We are taking turns.
UNDER sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
Underwater, a diver explores a wrecked ship.
She softly scratched the cat under its chin.
Since it’s raining, they’re eating under an umbrella.
He’s carrying a skateboard under his arm.
Standing underneath the car, the mechanics work together.
Underneath the blanket, someone is trying to get out.
A scientist is looking carefully at something under a microscope.
The long ship is gliding under the bridge.
Under the leaf, a bug is hiding.
On top, the fish is dark with white spots. The underside is white.
As a giraffe stands under a tree, another comes along.
In a cave underground, they gaze upward.
UP sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
One boy is helping set up the tent. The older boy is watching.
He hid behind the pillows and then popped up!
Mom told the kids to hurry up!
They’re keeping the balloons up in the air.
The burner keeps the hot air balloon up.
Suddenly, the kitten woke up!
Someone is sweeping up the leaves.
The kids put their hands up to answer questions.
They go upstairs, then slide down, step by step.
Dad lifted her way up!
Dad tossed the apple up! Who caught it?
UPSIDE DOWN sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
Do you like going upside down on a rollercoaster?
How many mugs are upside down?
We put my bike upside down so we could fix it.
The caterpillar can eat upside down!
The world looks different upside down!
Hanging upside down is a lot of fun!
They are flying upside down!
WALK sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
This is a crab. Crabs walk sideways.
This is a sidewalk.
The family is walking on the sidewalk.
This is a crosswalk.
He’s walking across the crosswalk.
We walk across the crosswalk.
The zebra is walking. In England, these are called zebra crossings.
The boy is walking his bike.
Two friends are enjoying a walk on the beach.
This map shows many short walks.
WAVE sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
The puppy is running on stones, his ears waving!
The stingray slowly waves its fins underwater.
The ocean has waves.
Flags are waving.
Groups stand up and down to make a wave!
Her hair is wavy.
Very tall grass is waving.
They are waving.
WORK sentences: Read with ASL YouTube
These wind turbines work to make electricity.
This tool works to lift the car.
These old machines don’t work anymore.
Firefighters do dangerous rescue work.
Wow! Look up at the colorful fireworks!
Glasses work to help us see clearly.
They’re working on their garden together.
They’re working something out together.
She held her cat while she worked out.
The caterpillar slowly worked its way along.