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.kou kaʻa

B.kau kaʻa

C.kona kaʻa

D.koʻu kaʻa

2.

their bicycle

A.ka paikikala

B.kāna paikikala

C.koʻu paikikala

D.ka paikikala o lākou

3.

your thought

A.kou manaʻo

B.kau manaʻo

C.koʻu manaʻo

D.kāna manaʻo

4.

their airplane

A.kāna mokulele

B.koʻu mokulele

C.kēlā mokulele

D.ka mokulele o lākou

5.

my smile (I am making the action)

A.kaʻu minoʻaka

B.kāna minoʻaka

C.kou minoʻaka

D.kau minoʻaka

6.

my office

A.kaʻu keʻena

B.kou keʻena

C.kona keʻena

D.koʻu keʻena

7.

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

A.ka waʻa o mākou

B.kāna waʻa

C.kou waʻa

D.koʻu waʻa

8.

my father

A.kau makua

B.kēia makua

C.kona makua

D.koʻu makua

9.

her drink

A.ka mea inu a ʻoukou

B.ka mea inu a lāua

C.koʻu mea inu

D.kāna mea inu

10.

his girlfriend

A.kona ipo wahine

B.kou ipo wahine

C.kāna ipo wahine

D.koʻu ipo wahine

11.

her hat

A.kou pāpale

B.kona pāpale

C.kaʻu pāpale

D.koʻu pāpale

12.

his pet

A.kou hānaiahuhu

B.koʻu hānaiahuhu

C.kāna hānaiahuhu

D.kona hānaiahuhu

13.

her eye or face

A.kou maka

B.kona maka

C.koʻu maka

D.kāna maka

14.

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

A.koʻu lauʻai

B.ka lauʻai a kākou

C.ka lauʻai a lāua

D.ka lauʻai a ʻoukou

15.

your grandmother

A.kau kupunawahine

B.kou kupunawahine

C.koʻu kupunawahine

D.kona kupunawahine

16.

her granddaughter

A.koʻu moʻopuna

B.kau moʻopuna

C.kāna moʻopuna

D.kou moʻopuna

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