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.

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

A.ka lauʻai a kākou

B.ka lauʻai a lāua

C.koʻu lauʻai

D.ka lauʻai a ʻoukou

2.

your grandmother

A.koʻu kupunawahine

B.kau kupunawahine

C.kona kupunawahine

D.kou kupunawahine

3.

my father

A.kona makua

B.koʻu makua

C.kēia makua

D.kau makua

4.

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

A.kāna waʻa

B.koʻu waʻa

C.kou waʻa

D.ka waʻa o mākou

5.

her drink

A.kāna mea inu

B.koʻu mea inu

C.ka mea inu a lāua

D.ka mea inu a ʻoukou

6.

his girlfriend

A.kāna ipo wahine

B.kona ipo wahine

C.koʻu ipo wahine

D.kou ipo wahine

7.

my office

A.kaʻu keʻena

B.kou keʻena

C.kona keʻena

D.koʻu keʻena

8.

my smile (I am making the action)

A.kou minoʻaka

B.kaʻu minoʻaka

C.kau minoʻaka

D.kāna minoʻaka

9.

his pet

A.koʻu hānaiahuhu

B.kāna hānaiahuhu

C.kou hānaiahuhu

D.kona hānaiahuhu

10.

my car

A.kau kaʻa

B.koʻu kaʻa

C.kona kaʻa

D.kou kaʻa

11.

their airplane

A.kēlā mokulele

B.kāna mokulele

C.ka mokulele o lākou

D.koʻu mokulele

12.

her granddaughter

A.kāna moʻopuna

B.koʻu moʻopuna

C.kou moʻopuna

D.kau moʻopuna

13.

her hat

A.koʻu pāpale

B.kaʻu pāpale

C.kou pāpale

D.kona pāpale

14.

your thought

A.kau manaʻo

B.kou manaʻo

C.kāna manaʻo

D.koʻu manaʻo

15.

their bicycle

A.ka paikikala o lākou

B.koʻu paikikala

C.ka paikikala

D.kāna paikikala

16.

her eye or face

A.kou maka

B.kona maka

C.koʻu maka

D.kāna maka

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