To sign 'easier,' hold both hands in front of you with palms facing up and fingers slightly curved. Keep your non-dominant hand stationary. Use the fingers of your dominant hand to brush upward against the back of your non-dominant hand's fingers. To emphasize the comparative '-er' in 'easier,' this upward brushing motion is often made slightly larger or extends higher than the standard sign for 'easy.'
Sign 'homework', point to it, and then sign 'easier' by brushing your dominant hand upward against the back of your non-dominant hand.
Sign 'bus', then sign 'easier' while raising your eyebrows and leaning slightly forward to indicate a yes/no question.
Sign 'I want', then sign 'easier' with a slightly exaggerated upward sweep, followed by the sign for 'work/job'.
Sign 'homework', point to it, and then sign 'easier' by brushing your dominant hand upward against the back of your non-dominant hand.
Sign 'bus', then sign 'easier' while raising your eyebrows and leaning slightly forward to indicate a yes/no question.
Sign 'I want', then sign 'easier' with a slightly exaggerated upward sweep, followed by the sign for 'work/job'.
In ASL, 'easier' is based on the sign for 'easy'. To show the comparative 'easier', you can emphasize the sign by making the upward brushing motion larger or extending it higher. Sometimes, signers will also add the ASL suffix for '-er' (a thumbs-up 'A' handshape moving upward), but emphasizing the main sign is very common.
For the standard sign 'easy', the hand is typically brushed twice. For 'easier', you might brush it once with a larger, more exaggerated upward sweep, or stick to the double brush depending on the natural flow of your sentence.
Yes, your dominant hand should always be the one doing the moving and brushing. Your non-dominant hand acts as the stationary base. If you are right-handed, your right hand will brush the back of your left hand.
