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 granddaughter

A.kau moʻopuna

B.koʻu moʻopuna

C.kou moʻopuna

D.kāna moʻopuna

2.

my car

A.koʻu kaʻa

B.kona kaʻa

C.kou kaʻa

D.kau kaʻa

3.

my smile (I am making the action)

A.kau minoʻaka

B.kaʻu minoʻaka

C.kāna minoʻaka

D.kou minoʻaka

4.

their airplane

A.koʻu mokulele

B.ka mokulele o lākou

C.kēlā mokulele

D.kāna mokulele

5.

your thought

A.koʻu manaʻo

B.kau manaʻo

C.kāna manaʻo

D.kou manaʻo

6.

your grandmother

A.kona kupunawahine

B.kou kupunawahine

C.koʻu kupunawahine

D.kau kupunawahine

7.

her eye or face

A.kona maka

B.koʻu maka

C.kāna maka

D.kou maka

8.

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

A.ka lauʻai a lāua

B.koʻu lauʻai

C.ka lauʻai a kākou

D.ka lauʻai a ʻoukou

9.

her drink

A.kāna mea inu

B.ka mea inu a lāua

C.ka mea inu a ʻoukou

D.koʻu mea inu

10.

my office

A.kaʻu keʻena

B.kona keʻena

C.kou keʻena

D.koʻu keʻena

11.

their bicycle

A.ka paikikala o lākou

B.koʻu paikikala

C.ka paikikala

D.kāna paikikala

12.

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

A.kou waʻa

B.koʻu waʻa

C.ka waʻa o mākou

D.kāna waʻa

13.

her hat

A.kona pāpale

B.koʻu pāpale

C.kou pāpale

D.kaʻu pāpale

14.

his girlfriend

A.kona ipo wahine

B.koʻu ipo wahine

C.kāna ipo wahine

D.kou ipo wahine

15.

his pet

A.kou hānaiahuhu

B.kona hānaiahuhu

C.koʻu hānaiahuhu

D.kāna hānaiahuhu

16.

my father

A.kau makua

B.kona makua

C.kēia makua

D.koʻu makua

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