Exercises & Homework

Let's do a few more exercises for practice and check in with Te Murumāra too.

Today in our homework session Te Murumāra wants you to translate this sentence using both grammar points. ‘Kaua e tangi e tama! He awhi anō māu?'
  • Don’t cry son! Do you want another hug?
  • Do you have some sugar?
  • Don't cry please
 

From the options below, you need to decide which sentence is the correct Māori translation for 'The child has a dog'.
  • He tā kuri te tamaiti
  • He kurī tā te tamaiti
  • He tamaiti tā te kurī
 

From the options below, you need to decide which sentence is the correct Māori translation for 'They have a boat'.
  • He poti tō rāua
  • He poti tā rātou
  • He rātou tō poti
 

From the options below, you need to decide which sentence is the correct Māori translation for 'We have some succulent mussels'.
  • He mōmona kūtai ā mātou
  • He kūtai mōmona ā mātou
  • Hemātou kūtai mōmona
 

From the options below, you need to decide which sentence is the correct Māori translation for 'The students have pens'.
  • He pene ā ngā ākonga
  • He ākonga ā ngā pene
  • He pene ākonga
 

From the options below, you need to decide which sentence is the correct Māori translation for 'I have some sausages'.
  • He tōtiti āku
  • He āku tōtiti
  • He tōtiti
 

From the options below, you need to decide which sentence is the correct Māori translation for 'She has younger sisters'.
  • Teina he ōna
  • He ōna teina
  • He teina ōna
 

Re-arrange the words on the right-hand side to match the words on the left-hand side.
  • butterfly|pūrerehua,to face|aro,to arrange|whakarite,postage stamp|pane-kuini,paramount chief|ariki
 

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