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.

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

A.koʻu waʻa

B.ka waʻa o mākou

C.kou waʻa

D.kāna waʻa

2.

my father

A.kau makua

B.kēia makua

C.kona makua

D.koʻu makua

3.

your thought

A.koʻu manaʻo

B.kou manaʻo

C.kāna manaʻo

D.kau manaʻo

4.

her eye or face

A.kāna maka

B.koʻu maka

C.kona maka

D.kou maka

5.

his pet

A.koʻu hānaiahuhu

B.kou hānaiahuhu

C.kona hānaiahuhu

D.kāna hānaiahuhu

6.

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

A.koʻu lauʻai

B.ka lauʻai a lāua

C.ka lauʻai a kākou

D.ka lauʻai a ʻoukou

7.

my smile (I am making the action)

A.kāna minoʻaka

B.kau minoʻaka

C.kaʻu minoʻaka

D.kou minoʻaka

8.

her drink

A.ka mea inu a ʻoukou

B.ka mea inu a lāua

C.kāna mea inu

D.koʻu mea inu

9.

their airplane

A.kēlā mokulele

B.ka mokulele o lākou

C.kāna mokulele

D.koʻu mokulele

10.

your grandmother

A.kou kupunawahine

B.kona kupunawahine

C.kau kupunawahine

D.koʻu kupunawahine

11.

my office

A.kona keʻena

B.kaʻu keʻena

C.koʻu keʻena

D.kou keʻena

12.

her hat

A.koʻu pāpale

B.kona pāpale

C.kou pāpale

D.kaʻu pāpale

13.

his girlfriend

A.kou ipo wahine

B.kāna ipo wahine

C.kona ipo wahine

D.koʻu ipo wahine

14.

their bicycle

A.ka paikikala

B.ka paikikala o lākou

C.kāna paikikala

D.koʻu paikikala

15.

her granddaughter

A.koʻu moʻopuna

B.kau moʻopuna

C.kāna moʻopuna

D.kou moʻopuna

16.

my car

A.kou kaʻa

B.koʻu kaʻa

C.kona kaʻa

D.kau kaʻa

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