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.

their airplane

A.kēlā mokulele

B.ka mokulele o lākou

C.kāna mokulele

D.koʻu mokulele

2.

her drink

A.ka mea inu a lāua

B.koʻu mea inu

C.kāna mea inu

D.ka mea inu a ʻoukou

3.

their bicycle

A.kāna paikikala

B.ka paikikala

C.ka paikikala o lākou

D.koʻu paikikala

4.

my father

A.kau makua

B.kēia makua

C.kona makua

D.koʻu makua

5.

his pet

A.kona hānaiahuhu

B.koʻu hānaiahuhu

C.kāna hānaiahuhu

D.kou hānaiahuhu

6.

your thought

A.koʻu manaʻo

B.kou manaʻo

C.kau manaʻo

D.kāna manaʻo

7.

her granddaughter

A.kou moʻopuna

B.kau moʻopuna

C.koʻu moʻopuna

D.kāna moʻopuna

8.

his girlfriend

A.kāna ipo wahine

B.koʻu ipo wahine

C.kona ipo wahine

D.kou ipo wahine

9.

her hat

A.kona pāpale

B.kaʻu pāpale

C.kou pāpale

D.koʻu pāpale

10.

my office

A.kaʻu keʻena

B.kou keʻena

C.kona keʻena

D.koʻu keʻena

11.

your grandmother

A.koʻu kupunawahine

B.kona kupunawahine

C.kau kupunawahine

D.kou kupunawahine

12.

my smile (I am making the action)

A.kau minoʻaka

B.kaʻu minoʻaka

C.kāna minoʻaka

D.kou minoʻaka

13.

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

A.kou waʻa

B.ka waʻa o mākou

C.kāna waʻa

D.koʻu waʻa

14.

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

A.ka lauʻai a ʻoukou

B.ka lauʻai a lāua

C.koʻu lauʻai

D.ka lauʻai a kākou

15.

my car

A.koʻu kaʻa

B.kona kaʻa

C.kou kaʻa

D.kau kaʻa

16.

her eye or face

A.kou maka

B.kāna maka

C.koʻu maka

D.kona maka

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