Māori-English Word Sort

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📚 Part 1: Read and Sort

Read the 60-word bank. Sort each word into the correct word class: noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

Challenge: Write M beside Māori words and E beside English words.

Word bank:

1. awa 2. quickly 3. māia 4. run 5. whare 6. inanahi 7. bright 8. waiata 9. friend 10. hohoro

11. cold 12. tuhi 13. manu 14. today 15. koa 16. read 17. maunga 18. quietly 19. iti 20. oma

21. school 22. āpōpō 23. brave 24. āwhina 25. river 26. carefully 27. noisy 28. sing 29. hoa 30. yesterday

31. small 32. kauhoe 33. food 34. always 35. mātao 36. pānui 37. mountain 38. soon 39. kind 40. help

41. kura 42. āta 43. tall 44. laugh 45. child 46. tonu 47. happy 48. swim 49. house 50. tomorrow

51. kaha 52. write 53. bird 54. pea 55. mā 56. work 57. kai 58. tākaro 59. wera 60. ināianei

1. Nouns: Write the 15 nouns. Add M or E beside each word.

2. Verbs: Write the 15 verbs. Add M or E beside each word.

3. Adjectives: Write the 15 adjectives. Add M or E beside each word.

4. Adverbs: Write the 15 adverbs. Add M or E beside each word.