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 smile (I am making the action)

A.kaʻu minoʻaka

B.kou minoʻaka

C.kau minoʻaka

D.kāna minoʻaka

2.

her hat

A.kou pāpale

B.kona pāpale

C.kaʻu pāpale

D.koʻu pāpale

3.

her eye or face

A.kona maka

B.koʻu maka

C.kāna maka

D.kou maka

4.

their airplane

A.koʻu mokulele

B.kāna mokulele

C.ka mokulele o lākou

D.kēlā mokulele

5.

my father

A.koʻu makua

B.kona makua

C.kau makua

D.kēia makua

6.

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

A.koʻu waʻa

B.kāna waʻa

C.ka waʻa o mākou

D.kou waʻa

7.

his pet

A.kou hānaiahuhu

B.kāna hānaiahuhu

C.kona hānaiahuhu

D.koʻu hānaiahuhu

8.

their bicycle

A.koʻu paikikala

B.ka paikikala o lākou

C.ka paikikala

D.kāna paikikala

9.

my office

A.kona keʻena

B.koʻu keʻena

C.kou keʻena

D.kaʻu keʻena

10.

her drink

A.ka mea inu a ʻoukou

B.ka mea inu a lāua

C.koʻu mea inu

D.kāna mea inu

11.

her granddaughter

A.kau moʻopuna

B.koʻu moʻopuna

C.kou moʻopuna

D.kāna moʻopuna

12.

his girlfriend

A.kāna ipo wahine

B.kona ipo wahine

C.koʻu ipo wahine

D.kou ipo wahine

13.

your thought

A.kou manaʻo

B.kāna manaʻo

C.kau manaʻo

D.koʻu manaʻo

14.

your grandmother

A.kau kupunawahine

B.koʻu kupunawahine

C.kona kupunawahine

D.kou kupunawahine

15.

my car

A.kou kaʻa

B.kau kaʻa

C.kona kaʻa

D.koʻu kaʻa

16.

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

A.koʻu lauʻai

B.ka lauʻai a lāua

C.ka lauʻai a ʻoukou

D.ka lauʻai a kākou

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