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.

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

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1.

my car

A.koʻu kaʻa

B.kona kaʻa

C.kau kaʻa

D.kou kaʻa

2.

her hat

A.kona pāpale

B.kaʻu pāpale

C.kou pāpale

D.koʻu pāpale

3.

his girlfriend

A.kona ipo wahine

B.kou ipo wahine

C.koʻu ipo wahine

D.kāna ipo wahine

4.

her drink

A.koʻu mea inu

B.ka mea inu a ʻoukou

C.kāna mea inu

D.ka mea inu a lāua

5.

their bicycle

A.koʻu paikikala

B.kāna paikikala

C.ka paikikala

D.ka paikikala o lākou

6.

my office

A.kona keʻena

B.kaʻu keʻena

C.koʻu keʻena

D.kou keʻena

7.

their airplane

A.kēlā mokulele

B.ka mokulele o lākou

C.kāna mokulele

D.koʻu mokulele

8.

your grandmother

A.kau kupunawahine

B.kou kupunawahine

C.kona kupunawahine

D.koʻu kupunawahine

9.

his pet

A.kāna hānaiahuhu

B.koʻu hānaiahuhu

C.kona hānaiahuhu

D.kou hānaiahuhu

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.

her eye or face

A.kou maka

B.kona maka

C.koʻu maka

D.kāna maka

12.

my father

A.kēia makua

B.kau makua

C.kona makua

D.koʻu makua

13.

my smile (I am making the action)

A.kau minoʻaka

B.kou minoʻaka

C.kaʻu minoʻaka

D.kāna minoʻaka

14.

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

A.ka lauʻai a lāua

B.koʻu lauʻai

C.ka lauʻai a ʻoukou

D.ka lauʻai a kākou

15.

her granddaughter

A.kou moʻopuna

B.kāna moʻopuna

C.koʻu moʻopuna

D.kau moʻopuna

16.

your thought

A.kau manaʻo

B.kāna manaʻo

C.kou manaʻo

D.koʻu manaʻo

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