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.

his girlfriend

A.kou ipo wahine

B.kāna ipo wahine

C.koʻu ipo wahine

D.kona ipo wahine

2.

her eye or face

A.kāna maka

B.koʻu maka

C.kona maka

D.kou maka

3.

her drink

A.kāna mea inu

B.koʻu mea inu

C.ka mea inu a ʻoukou

D.ka mea inu a lāua

4.

my father

A.kēia makua

B.kona makua

C.kau makua

D.koʻu makua

5.

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

A.kou waʻa

B.koʻu waʻa

C.ka waʻa o mākou

D.kāna waʻa

6.

my car

A.kou kaʻa

B.kau kaʻa

C.kona kaʻa

D.koʻu kaʻa

7.

their airplane

A.koʻu mokulele

B.kēlā mokulele

C.kāna mokulele

D.ka mokulele o lākou

8.

my office

A.koʻu keʻena

B.kou keʻena

C.kona keʻena

D.kaʻu keʻena

9.

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

10.

your thought

A.kāna manaʻo

B.kau manaʻo

C.koʻu manaʻo

D.kou manaʻo

11.

your grandmother

A.koʻu kupunawahine

B.kou kupunawahine

C.kau kupunawahine

D.kona kupunawahine

12.

her granddaughter

A.koʻu moʻopuna

B.kou moʻopuna

C.kāna moʻopuna

D.kau moʻopuna

13.

her hat

A.kona pāpale

B.koʻu pāpale

C.kaʻu pāpale

D.kou pāpale

14.

his pet

A.kona hānaiahuhu

B.kou hānaiahuhu

C.koʻu hānaiahuhu

D.kāna hānaiahuhu

15.

my smile (I am making the action)

A.kou minoʻaka

B.kau minoʻaka

C.kāna minoʻaka

D.kaʻu minoʻaka

16.

their bicycle

A.koʻu paikikala

B.ka paikikala o lākou

C.ka paikikala

D.kāna paikikala

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