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Āhuatanga Vocabulary Worksheet

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Āhuatanga Vocabulary Worksheet

Māori cultural patterns and symbols

📚 Wāhanga 1: Ngā Kupu Āhuatanga (Vocabulary Matching)

1. Match the English words with their te reo Māori translations by drawing lines:
Big
Small
Beautiful
Red
White
Black
Iti
Mangu
Ātaahua
Nui
Whero
2. Circle the correct āhuatanga word for each description:

A large mountain:

He maunga iti

He maunga nui

A beautiful flower:

He puāwai ātaahua

He puāwai mangu

✏️ Wāhanga 2: Whakakī Raina (Fill in the Blanks)

3. Complete these sentences using the āhuatanga words from the box:

Kupu Box: nui | iti | ātaahua | whero | mā | mangu

a) He _______ te whare. (The house is big.)

b) He _______ te manu. (The bird is small.)

c) He _______ te puāwai. (The flower is beautiful.)

d) He _______ te motokā. (The car is red.)

4. Write your own sentence describing something using an āhuatanga word:

🎨 Wāhanga 3: Whakaahua me Whakamārama (Draw and Describe)

5. Draw a picture of something that is "ātaahua" (beautiful) and write one sentence about it in te reo Māori:
6. Choose three āhuatanga words that describe you or your whānau. Write them here and explain why in English:
7. Reflection: What new āhuatanga kupu did you learn today? How will you use them?

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