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Te Reo Emotions Vocabulary

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Te Reo Emotions Vocabulary

Read the emotion words and their meanings. Then use the clues to complete the vet-clinic challenge. Macrons matter: pōuri, ngenge and hikaka.

Kupu hou | New words

harikoa — happy or joyful; pōuri — sad; riri — angry; mataku — afraid; ngenge — tired; worried — feeling concerned; hikaka — excited. In the sentence pattern Kei te ___ ahau, Kei te means “I am feeling”, and ahau means “I”.

Te wero o te whare rata | The vet-clinic challenge

Talia has brought her dog to the vet. Kahu is waiting with a cat that is having a check-up. Mele is excited because her rabbit is getting better. Talia feels worried while the vet examines her dog, but she feels happy when the vet says the dog is okay. Kahu feels tired after a long walk, and Mele feels joyful.

1.Match each kupu to its English meaning: harikoa, pōuri, riri, mataku, ngenge, hikaka. Meanings: excited, sad, tired, angry, happy/joyful, afraid.
  • harikoa
  • pōuri
  • riri
  • mataku
  • ngenge
  • hikaka
  • angry
  • afraid
  • tired
  • excited
  • sad
  • happy or joyful
2.Choose the best kupu to complete Talia’s feeling: Kei te ___ ahau i te wā e tirotirohia ana taku kurī. (I feel worried while my dog is being examined.)
  • māharahara
  • harikoa
  • ngenge
3.The vet tells Talia that her dog is okay. Complete the sentence: Kei te ahau!
4.According to the story, which emotion does Kahu feel after a long walk?
5.True or false: Mele feels pōuri because her rabbit is getting better.
TrueFalse
6.Put the words in order to make a sentence meaning “I feel excited”: ahau / hikaka / Kei / te.
7.Kahu hears a sudden loud noise and feels afraid. Write a complete Te Reo Māori sentence using mataku and the pattern Kei te ___ ahau.
8.Which sentence means “I feel angry”? Choose one.
  • Kei te riri ahau.
  • Kei te ngenge ahau.
  • Kei te pōuri ahau.
9.Write two different sentences using Kei te ___ ahau. Use two emotion words from the vocabulary list and give their English meanings.
10.Kahu feels tired after a long walk. Write one simple Te Reo sentence naming this feeling, using Kei te ___ koe. (Koe means “you”.)

2 printable pages

  • Te Reo Emotions Vocabulary, page 1 of 2: Kupu hou | New words, Te wero o te whare rata | The vet-clinic challenge

    Page 1

  • Te Reo Emotions Vocabulary, page 2 of 2: 4. According to the story, which emotion does Kahu feel after a long walk?

    Page 2

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