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.

their airplane

A.koʻu mokulele

B.ka mokulele o lākou

C.kēlā mokulele

D.kāna mokulele

2.

your thought

A.kou manaʻo

B.kau manaʻo

C.koʻu manaʻo

D.kāna manaʻo

3.

their bicycle

A.ka paikikala o lākou

B.ka paikikala

C.kāna paikikala

D.koʻu paikikala

4.

her drink

A.koʻu mea inu

B.ka mea inu a ʻoukou

C.kāna mea inu

D.ka mea inu a lāua

5.

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

A.ka lauʻai a lāua

B.ka lauʻai a ʻoukou

C.ka lauʻai a kākou

D.koʻu lauʻai

6.

my father

A.kau makua

B.kona makua

C.kēia makua

D.koʻu makua

7.

his pet

A.koʻu hānaiahuhu

B.kona hānaiahuhu

C.kou hānaiahuhu

D.kāna hānaiahuhu

8.

her granddaughter

A.kau moʻopuna

B.kou moʻopuna

C.koʻu moʻopuna

D.kāna moʻopuna

9.

his girlfriend

A.kou ipo wahine

B.koʻu ipo wahine

C.kāna ipo wahine

D.kona ipo wahine

10.

your grandmother

A.kou kupunawahine

B.koʻu kupunawahine

C.kona kupunawahine

D.kau kupunawahine

11.

her hat

A.kaʻu pāpale

B.koʻu pāpale

C.kona pāpale

D.kou pāpale

12.

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

A.kou waʻa

B.kāna waʻa

C.koʻu waʻa

D.ka waʻa o mākou

13.

my car

A.koʻu kaʻa

B.kona kaʻa

C.kou kaʻa

D.kau kaʻa

14.

her eye or face

A.kāna maka

B.kou maka

C.kona maka

D.koʻu maka

15.

my smile (I am making the action)

A.kau minoʻaka

B.kaʻu minoʻaka

C.kou minoʻaka

D.kāna minoʻaka

16.

my office

A.koʻu keʻena

B.kou keʻena

C.kona keʻena

D.kaʻu keʻena

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