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 father

A.koʻu makua

B.kau makua

C.kona makua

D.kēia makua

2.

my car

A.kou kaʻa

B.koʻu kaʻa

C.kona kaʻa

D.kau kaʻa

3.

your thought

A.koʻu manaʻo

B.kau manaʻo

C.kou manaʻo

D.kāna manaʻo

4.

her hat

A.kaʻu pāpale

B.koʻu pāpale

C.kou pāpale

D.kona pāpale

5.

my office

A.kaʻu keʻena

B.kou keʻena

C.kona keʻena

D.koʻu keʻena

6.

his girlfriend

A.koʻu ipo wahine

B.kāna ipo wahine

C.kona ipo wahine

D.kou ipo wahine

7.

her eye or face

A.kona maka

B.kou maka

C.kāna maka

D.koʻu maka

8.

my smile (I am making the action)

A.kou minoʻaka

B.kaʻu minoʻaka

C.kau minoʻaka

D.kāna minoʻaka

9.

his pet

A.kāna hānaiahuhu

B.kou hānaiahuhu

C.kona hānaiahuhu

D.koʻu hānaiahuhu

10.

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

A.ka waʻa o mākou

B.kāna waʻa

C.koʻu waʻa

D.kou waʻa

11.

their airplane

A.ka mokulele o lākou

B.koʻu mokulele

C.kāna mokulele

D.kēlā mokulele

12.

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

13.

your grandmother

A.kona kupunawahine

B.koʻu kupunawahine

C.kau kupunawahine

D.kou kupunawahine

14.

her granddaughter

A.kāna moʻopuna

B.kau moʻopuna

C.kou moʻopuna

D.koʻu moʻopuna

15.

her drink

A.ka mea inu a ʻoukou

B.ka mea inu a lāua

C.kāna mea inu

D.koʻu mea inu

16.

their bicycle

A.koʻu paikikala

B.ka paikikala

C.kāna paikikala

D.ka paikikala o lākou

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