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Kupu Āhua Challenge Worksheet

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Kupu Āhua Challenge Worksheet

In this worksheet, practise the pattern He + noun + adjective. The adjective comes after the noun: He pōro whero = A red ball. Use the word bank when you need help. Macrons matter: rākau and mātao are written with macrons. Matching word bank: big, happy, red, tall, small, cold, blue, kind.

Nouns pōro — ball whare — house rākau — tree wai — water ngeru — cat maunga — mountain

Adjectives whero — red nui — big iti — small teitei — tall mātao — cold harikoa — happy kikorangi — blue ngākau pai — kind

Pattern He + noun + adjective He whare nui. A big house.

Spot the pattern

Read each item carefully. The adjective belongs after the noun.

1.Choose the correctly ordered phrase for “a red ball”.
  • He whero pōro.
  • He pōro whero.
  • Whero he pōro.
2.In “He rākau teitei”, identify the noun and the adjective. Then write the English meaning of the phrase.
3.True or false? In the pattern He + noun + adjective, the adjective comes before the noun.
TrueFalse

Build and translate

Use the word bank to make complete phrases. Keep the noun before the adjective.

4.Put these words in the correct order to say “a small cat”: iti / ngeru / He.
5.Translate “a big house” into te reo Māori using He + noun + adjective.
6.Translate “cold water” into te reo Māori using the pattern. Remember the macron in the adjective.
7.Match each Māori adjective to its English meaning.
  • nui
  • harikoa
  • whero
  • teitei
  • tall
  • big
  • happy
  • red

Repair and create

Check the word order, then make your own accurate examples.

8.Correct this phrase so it means “a tall mountain”: He teitei maunga.
9.Write a phrase meaning “a happy cat”. Use ngeru (cat) and harikoa (happy).
10.Create two different He + noun + adjective phrases using words from the bank. Underline or identify the adjective in each phrase.

2 printable pages

  • Kupu Āhua Challenge Worksheet, page 1 of 2: Spot the pattern, Build and translate

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  • Kupu Āhua Challenge Worksheet, page 2 of 2: Repair and create

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