Nonoʻa Quiz on Kinoʻō and Kinoʻā #1

This is the first of two quizzes for all students who have learned about the difference between “Kinoʻō” and “Kinoʻā” possessives and the Hawaiian pronouns (papani). That is, you should understand the difference between “o-class” and “a-class” possessives.

Directions: basing your answer on the picture and the prompt, select the best answer from the selection shown.

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1.

his girlfriend

A.kāna ipo wahine

B.kona ipo wahine

C.kou ipo wahine

D.koʻu ipo wahine

2.

her hat

A.kou pāpale

B.kona pāpale

C.kaʻu pāpale

D.koʻu pāpale

3.

his pet

A.kou hānaiahuhu

B.koʻu hānaiahuhu

C.kāna hānaiahuhu

D.kona hānaiahuhu

4.

your thought

A.kou manaʻo

B.kāna manaʻo

C.kau manaʻo

D.koʻu manaʻo

5.

their bicycle

A.kāna paikikala

B.koʻu paikikala

C.ka paikikala

D.ka paikikala o lākou

6.

her granddaughter

A.kāna moʻopuna

B.kou moʻopuna

C.kau moʻopuna

D.koʻu moʻopuna

7.

their airplane

A.koʻu mokulele

B.kāna mokulele

C.ka mokulele o lākou

D.kēlā mokulele

8.

her eye or face

A.kāna maka

B.kou maka

C.koʻu maka

D.kona maka

9.

my office

A.koʻu keʻena

B.kaʻu keʻena

C.kou keʻena

D.kona keʻena

10.

our (not including the person I'm talking to) canoe

A.kāna waʻa

B.kou waʻa

C.koʻu waʻa

D.ka waʻa o mākou

11.

my smile (I am making the action)

A.kou minoʻaka

B.kāna minoʻaka

C.kau minoʻaka

D.kaʻu minoʻaka

12.

my father

A.koʻu makua

B.kēia makua

C.kona makua

D.kau makua

13.

her drink

A.ka mea inu a ʻoukou

B.kāna mea inu

C.ka mea inu a lāua

D.koʻu mea inu

14.

your grandmother

A.kona kupunawahine

B.koʻu kupunawahine

C.kou kupunawahine

D.kau kupunawahine

15.

my car

A.kau kaʻa

B.kona kaʻa

C.kou kaʻa

D.koʻu kaʻa

16.

our (all of us, including the person I'm talking to) vegetables

A.koʻu lauʻai

B.ka lauʻai a kākou

C.ka lauʻai a lāua

D.ka lauʻai a ʻoukou

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