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.

my smile (I am making the action)

A.kau minoʻaka

B.kaʻu minoʻaka

C.kāna minoʻaka

D.kou minoʻaka

2.

your thought

A.kau manaʻo

B.kāna manaʻo

C.kou manaʻo

D.koʻu manaʻo

3.

their bicycle

A.ka paikikala

B.ka paikikala o lākou

C.kāna paikikala

D.koʻu paikikala

4.

your grandmother

A.kou kupunawahine

B.kona kupunawahine

C.kau kupunawahine

D.koʻu kupunawahine

5.

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

A.kāna waʻa

B.ka waʻa o mākou

C.koʻu waʻa

D.kou waʻa

6.

their airplane

A.kāna mokulele

B.kēlā mokulele

C.ka mokulele o lākou

D.koʻu mokulele

7.

her drink

A.ka mea inu a ʻoukou

B.ka mea inu a lāua

C.koʻu mea inu

D.kāna mea inu

8.

my car

A.koʻu kaʻa

B.kona kaʻa

C.kau kaʻa

D.kou kaʻa

9.

his girlfriend

A.kona ipo wahine

B.koʻu ipo wahine

C.kou ipo wahine

D.kāna ipo wahine

10.

her hat

A.kaʻu pāpale

B.koʻu pāpale

C.kou pāpale

D.kona pāpale

11.

her eye or face

A.kāna maka

B.koʻu maka

C.kona maka

D.kou maka

12.

his pet

A.koʻu hānaiahuhu

B.kou hānaiahuhu

C.kona hānaiahuhu

D.kāna hānaiahuhu

13.

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

A.ka lauʻai a lāua

B.ka lauʻai a kākou

C.koʻu lauʻai

D.ka lauʻai a ʻoukou

14.

my father

A.kēia makua

B.koʻu makua

C.kona makua

D.kau makua

15.

her granddaughter

A.kāna moʻopuna

B.kau moʻopuna

C.koʻu moʻopuna

D.kou moʻopuna

16.

my office

A.kaʻu keʻena

B.kou keʻena

C.kona keʻena

D.koʻu keʻena

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