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 father

A.kona makua

B.koʻu makua

C.kau makua

D.kēia makua

2.

her granddaughter

A.kou moʻopuna

B.koʻu moʻopuna

C.kau moʻopuna

D.kāna moʻopuna

3.

her hat

A.koʻu pāpale

B.kona pāpale

C.kaʻu pāpale

D.kou pāpale

4.

my smile (I am making the action)

A.kau minoʻaka

B.kāna minoʻaka

C.kaʻu minoʻaka

D.kou minoʻaka

5.

their airplane

A.koʻu mokulele

B.ka mokulele o lākou

C.kāna mokulele

D.kēlā mokulele

6.

your thought

A.kau manaʻo

B.kāna manaʻo

C.koʻu manaʻo

D.kou manaʻo

7.

her drink

A.koʻu mea inu

B.kāna mea inu

C.ka mea inu a ʻoukou

D.ka mea inu a lāua

8.

my office

A.koʻu keʻena

B.kou keʻena

C.kona keʻena

D.kaʻu keʻena

9.

her eye or face

A.koʻu maka

B.kona maka

C.kāna maka

D.kou maka

10.

his pet

A.koʻu hānaiahuhu

B.kou hānaiahuhu

C.kāna hānaiahuhu

D.kona hānaiahuhu

11.

his girlfriend

A.kona ipo wahine

B.koʻu ipo wahine

C.kāna ipo wahine

D.kou ipo wahine

12.

your grandmother

A.kou kupunawahine

B.kau kupunawahine

C.koʻu kupunawahine

D.kona kupunawahine

13.

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

A.kou waʻa

B.ka waʻa o mākou

C.kāna waʻa

D.koʻu waʻa

14.

their bicycle

A.koʻu paikikala

B.ka paikikala o lākou

C.kāna paikikala

D.ka paikikala

15.

my car

A.kau kaʻa

B.koʻu kaʻa

C.kou kaʻa

D.kona kaʻa

16.

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

A.ka lauʻai a kākou

B.koʻu lauʻai

C.ka lauʻai a lāua

D.ka lauʻai a ʻoukou

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