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.

her eye or face

A.kāna maka

B.kona maka

C.koʻu maka

D.kou maka

2.

my car

A.kona kaʻa

B.koʻu kaʻa

C.kau kaʻa

D.kou kaʻa

3.

her hat

A.kou pāpale

B.kaʻu pāpale

C.kona pāpale

D.koʻu pāpale

4.

his pet

A.kāna hānaiahuhu

B.kou hānaiahuhu

C.kona hānaiahuhu

D.koʻu hānaiahuhu

5.

his girlfriend

A.koʻu ipo wahine

B.kona ipo wahine

C.kou ipo wahine

D.kāna ipo wahine

6.

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

7.

your thought

A.koʻu manaʻo

B.kāna manaʻo

C.kou manaʻo

D.kau manaʻo

8.

my office

A.kou keʻena

B.kona keʻena

C.koʻu keʻena

D.kaʻu keʻena

9.

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

A.koʻu waʻa

B.ka waʻa o mākou

C.kou waʻa

D.kāna waʻa

10.

her drink

A.ka mea inu a lāua

B.ka mea inu a ʻoukou

C.kāna mea inu

D.koʻu mea inu

11.

their bicycle

A.koʻu paikikala

B.ka paikikala

C.ka paikikala o lākou

D.kāna paikikala

12.

my father

A.kona makua

B.kau makua

C.koʻu makua

D.kēia makua

13.

their airplane

A.ka mokulele o lākou

B.koʻu mokulele

C.kāna mokulele

D.kēlā mokulele

14.

your grandmother

A.kona kupunawahine

B.kou kupunawahine

C.kau kupunawahine

D.koʻu kupunawahine

15.

my smile (I am making the action)

A.kāna minoʻaka

B.kaʻu minoʻaka

C.kau minoʻaka

D.kou minoʻaka

16.

her granddaughter

A.kau moʻopuna

B.kou moʻopuna

C.koʻu moʻopuna

D.kāna moʻopuna

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