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Games and activities (29)
Say It: Everyday Phrases
சொற்றொடர் பயிற்சி
Practise saying whole Tamil phrases aloud - greetings, introductions and everyday sentences.
Tricky Sounds
கடினமான ஒலிகள்
The three L sounds, two R sounds and three N sounds English does not have. Learn them, hear the difference, then say them.
ASL Fingerspelling
விரல் எழுத்து
Read a handshape description and pick the letter. Drills the letters learners actually confuse.
Read the Fingerspelled Word
விரல் எழுத்தைப் படி
Letters appear one at a time - work out the word. The hardest skill in ASL.
ASL Numbers
ASL எண்கள்
Number handshapes 1 to 10, including the palm orientation rule beginners get wrong.
Put It in ASL Order
ASL சொல் வரிசை
Arrange the gloss into correct ASL word order. Topic first, time first, question word last.
The Face Is Grammar
முகமே இலக்கணம்
Match each facial expression to the grammar it carries - question, negation, condition.
Classifiers
வகைக் குறிகள்
Match a classifier handshape to what it represents: vehicle, person, flat surface.
Where Does the Sign Happen?
சைகை அளவுருக்கள்
Every sign has five parameters. Identify where on the body each one is made.
Which Parameter Differs?
எந்த அளவுரு வேறு?
Two signs differ in exactly one parameter. Spot which - MOTHER and FATHER differ only in location.
ASL Sign Flashcards
சைகை அட்டைகள்
Flip cards for ASL vocabulary, with the full parameter breakdown on the back.
Deaf Culture Quiz
பண்பாட்டு வினாடி வினா
Etiquette, history and community norms - as much a part of ASL as the signs.
Match: Family
பொருத்து - குடும்பம்
Tamil family words are precise where English is vague. Pair each one correctly.
Match: Everyday Phrases
பொருத்து - அன்றாடத் தொடர்கள்
Whole phrases rather than single words - closer to how you actually speak.
Put the Tamil Months in Order
தமிழ் மாதங்களை வரிசைப்படுத்து
Chithirai to Panguni. The Tamil calendar year, in sequence.
Balloon Pop: Opposites
பலூன் - எதிர்ச்சொற்கள்
Opposite pairs, at speed. Harder than it looks.
Letter Rain: Compound Letters
எழுத்து மழை - உயிர்மெய்
Compound letters falling. The real test of whether the grid has been learnt.
Finish the Proverb
பழமொழியை முடியுங்கள்
Twenty Tamil proverbs, split in half. Each one comes with what it actually means - the part nobody explains.
What Time Is It?
மணி என்ன?
Read an analogue clock and say the time in Tamil. The hour hand moves with the minutes, as a real clock does.
Draw a Kolam
கோலம் போடுங்கள்
Join the dots to make six traditional kolam patterns. Kolam is geometry taught in a doorway, and this is the sequence part of it.
Read the Tamil Number
எண்ணைப் படியுங்கள்
Tamil number words up to a hundred, with the traditional Tamil digits shown alongside.
Type It: Animals
தட்டச்சு - விலங்குகள்
Type the Tamil word exactly. Needs a Tamil keyboard - finding that setting is itself worth doing once.
Type It: Fruits
தட்டச்சு - பழங்கள்
Fruit names, typed in Tamil.
Type It: Family
தட்டச்சு - குடும்பம்
Family words, typed out.
Type It: Colours
தட்டச்சு - நிறங்கள்
Colour words in Tamil script.
Type It: Numbers
தட்டச்சு - எண்கள்
Tamil number words, spelled out.
Type It: School
தட்டச்சு - பள்ளி
Classroom words, typed.
Type It: Home
தட்டச்சு - வீடு
Household words, typed in Tamil.
Type It: Phrases
தட்டச்சு - தொடர்கள்
Whole phrases rather than single words - the real typing test.