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.

her hat

A.kona pāpale

B.kaʻu pāpale

C.koʻu pāpale

D.kou pāpale

2.

his pet

A.kāna hānaiahuhu

B.kona hānaiahuhu

C.kou hānaiahuhu

D.koʻu hānaiahuhu

3.

my car

A.kau kaʻa

B.kona kaʻa

C.kou kaʻa

D.koʻu kaʻa

4.

her granddaughter

A.kou moʻopuna

B.kau moʻopuna

C.kāna moʻopuna

D.koʻu moʻopuna

5.

your grandmother

A.kona kupunawahine

B.kou kupunawahine

C.koʻu kupunawahine

D.kau kupunawahine

6.

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

A.ka waʻa o mākou

B.kāna waʻa

C.koʻu waʻa

D.kou waʻa

7.

their bicycle

A.ka paikikala o lākou

B.kāna paikikala

C.koʻu paikikala

D.ka paikikala

8.

my father

A.koʻu makua

B.kona makua

C.kēia makua

D.kau makua

9.

her eye or face

A.kou maka

B.koʻu maka

C.kāna maka

D.kona maka

10.

my office

A.kou keʻena

B.kaʻu keʻena

C.kona keʻena

D.koʻu keʻena

11.

your thought

A.koʻu manaʻo

B.kau manaʻo

C.kou manaʻo

D.kāna manaʻo

12.

my smile (I am making the action)

A.kau minoʻaka

B.kou minoʻaka

C.kāna minoʻaka

D.kaʻu minoʻaka

13.

his girlfriend

A.kou ipo wahine

B.kāna ipo wahine

C.kona ipo wahine

D.koʻu ipo wahine

14.

their airplane

A.kēlā mokulele

B.kāna mokulele

C.ka mokulele o lākou

D.koʻu mokulele

15.

her drink

A.koʻu mea inu

B.ka mea inu a ʻoukou

C.kāna mea inu

D.ka mea inu a lāua

16.

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

A.ka lauʻai a lāua

B.ka lauʻai a ʻoukou

C.koʻu lauʻai

D.ka lauʻai a kākou

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