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.

my car

A.koʻu kaʻa

B.kou kaʻa

C.kau kaʻa

D.kona kaʻa

2.

my father

A.koʻu makua

B.kona makua

C.kēia makua

D.kau makua

3.

my smile (I am making the action)

A.kau minoʻaka

B.kaʻu minoʻaka

C.kou minoʻaka

D.kāna minoʻaka

4.

her granddaughter

A.kāna moʻopuna

B.kou moʻopuna

C.kau moʻopuna

D.koʻu moʻopuna

5.

your thought

A.kou manaʻo

B.kau manaʻo

C.kāna manaʻo

D.koʻu manaʻo

6.

her drink

A.ka mea inu a lāua

B.kāna mea inu

C.ka mea inu a ʻoukou

D.koʻu mea inu

7.

his girlfriend

A.kou ipo wahine

B.kona ipo wahine

C.koʻu ipo wahine

D.kāna ipo wahine

8.

her hat

A.kaʻu pāpale

B.koʻu pāpale

C.kona pāpale

D.kou pāpale

9.

my office

A.koʻu keʻena

B.kaʻu keʻena

C.kona keʻena

D.kou keʻena

10.

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

A.kou waʻa

B.koʻu waʻa

C.kāna waʻa

D.ka waʻa o mākou

11.

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

A.ka lauʻai a kākou

B.ka lauʻai a ʻoukou

C.ka lauʻai a lāua

D.koʻu lauʻai

12.

her eye or face

A.kāna maka

B.kona maka

C.koʻu maka

D.kou maka

13.

your grandmother

A.kou kupunawahine

B.koʻu kupunawahine

C.kau kupunawahine

D.kona kupunawahine

14.

their airplane

A.kāna mokulele

B.ka mokulele o lākou

C.kēlā mokulele

D.koʻu mokulele

15.

his pet

A.kou hānaiahuhu

B.kona hānaiahuhu

C.koʻu hānaiahuhu

D.kāna hānaiahuhu

16.

their bicycle

A.ka paikikala

B.kāna paikikala

C.ka paikikala o lākou

D.koʻu paikikala

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