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.

their bicycle

A.ka paikikala

B.kāna paikikala

C.koʻu paikikala

D.ka paikikala o lākou

2.

her hat

A.kaʻu pāpale

B.kona pāpale

C.kou pāpale

D.koʻu pāpale

3.

my father

A.kau makua

B.kona makua

C.kēia makua

D.koʻu makua

4.

his girlfriend

A.koʻu ipo wahine

B.kona ipo wahine

C.kāna ipo wahine

D.kou ipo wahine

5.

her granddaughter

A.kāna moʻopuna

B.kou moʻopuna

C.koʻu moʻopuna

D.kau moʻopuna

6.

my car

A.kona kaʻa

B.koʻu kaʻa

C.kou kaʻa

D.kau kaʻa

7.

their airplane

A.koʻu mokulele

B.ka mokulele o lākou

C.kēlā mokulele

D.kāna mokulele

8.

my smile (I am making the action)

A.kaʻu minoʻaka

B.kou minoʻaka

C.kāna minoʻaka

D.kau minoʻaka

9.

her drink

A.ka mea inu a lāua

B.kāna mea inu

C.ka mea inu a ʻoukou

D.koʻu mea inu

10.

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

A.ka waʻa o mākou

B.kāna waʻa

C.kou waʻa

D.koʻu waʻa

11.

your thought

A.kāna manaʻo

B.koʻu manaʻo

C.kou manaʻo

D.kau manaʻo

12.

her eye or face

A.kou maka

B.kona maka

C.koʻu maka

D.kāna maka

13.

your grandmother

A.kou kupunawahine

B.koʻu kupunawahine

C.kau kupunawahine

D.kona kupunawahine

14.

my office

A.koʻu keʻena

B.kaʻu keʻena

C.kona keʻena

D.kou keʻena

15.

his pet

A.kona hānaiahuhu

B.kou hānaiahuhu

C.kāna hānaiahuhu

D.koʻu hānaiahuhu

16.

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

A.ka lauʻai a ʻoukou

B.ka lauʻai a lāua

C.ka lauʻai a kākou

D.koʻu lauʻai

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