Handshape 1 represents the consonants /d d d , p p p , ʒ zh zh /. Other important concepts tied to this handshape are the variations of “-ed” endings and recognizing the consonant phoneme /ʒ zh zh / .
Mnemonic Phrases
d eep az ure
d eep treas ure
Zs a Zsa p refers d iamonds
j e d up e
Practice
Handshape 1 and Vowels
azure , day , deep , did , die , do , paper , Papa , pay , pepper , per , pie
Handshape 1 and other consonant cues
bread , dance , days , dime , kept , lead , mind , plunge , top , words
More Practice
13,000+ Words that Use Handshape 1 - created using the Word List Generator
See Also
azure
/æˈʒɚ/
/aˈzhur/
/ăˈzhûr/
5t1m
VIDEO
deep
/diˈp/
/deeˈp/
/dēˈp/
1m1s
VIDEO
paper
/peɪˈpɚ/
/payˈpur/
/pāˈpûr/
1c5t1m
VIDEO
Papa
/pɑˈpə/
/pahˈpə/
/päˈpə/
1sf1sd
VIDEO
pepper
/pɛˈpɚ/
/pehˈpur/
/pěˈpûr/
1c1m
VIDEO
bread
/brɛˈd/
/brehˈd/
/brěˈd/
4s3c1s
VIDEO
dance
/dæˈns/
/daˈns/
/dăˈns/
1t4s3s
VIDEO
days
/deɪˈz/
/dayˈz/
/dāˈz/
1c5t2s
VIDEO
dime
/dɑɪˈm/
/dieˈm/
/dīˈm/
1s5t5s
VIDEO
kept
/kɛˈpt/
/kehˈpt/
/kěˈpt/
2c1s5s
VIDEO
lead
/liˈd/
/leeˈd/
/lēˈd/
6m1s
VIDEO
mind
/mɑɪˈnd/
/mieˈnd/
/mīˈnd/
5s5t4s1s
VIDEO
plunge
/plʌˈnʤ/
/pluhˈnj/
/plŭˈnj/
1s6sd4s7s
VIDEO
top
/tɑˈp/
/tahˈp/
/täˈp/
5sf1s
VIDEO
words
/wɚˈdz/
/wurˈdz/
/wûrˈdz/
6m1s2s
VIDEO