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Te Reo Playground Vocabulary
Explore playground words in te reo Māori. Read each question carefully and use the word bank when you need it. Word bank: oma, hīkoi, peke, noho, tākaro, piu, retireti, papa tākaro, kauhoe, kai, moe.
Playground kupu (words)
Word bank: oma — run; hīkoi — walk; peke — jump; noho — sit; tākaro — play; piu — swing; retireti — slide; papa tākaro — playground.
1.Match each te reo Māori word with its English meaning.
- oma
- noho
- piu
- retireti
- papa tākaro
- sit
- playground
- slide
- run
- swing
2.Which word means “jump”?
- hīkoi
- peke
- noho
3.A child is using a swing. Which sentence best describes what the child is doing?
- Kei te piu.
- Kei te noho.
- Kei te retireti.
4.Complete the sentence with the word for “run”: Kei te a Maia ki te papa tākaro. (Maia is running to the playground.)
5.What does “Kei te hīkoi au” mean in English?
6.Which sentence means “I am sitting at the playground”?
- Kei te noho au i te papa tākaro.
- Kei te oma au i te papa tākaro.
- Kei te peke au i te papa tākaro.
Kōrero mō te papa tākaro (Talk about the playground)
In these sentences, “Kei te” introduces an action happening now. “Au” means “I”.
7.True or false: “Kei te retireti au” means “I am going down the slide.”
TrueFalse
8.Use “Kei te”, “peke” and “au” to write a sentence meaning “I am jumping.”
9.Ari is playing at the playground. Complete: Kei te ______ a Ari i te papa tākaro. Choose the word meaning “play”.
- tākaro
- noho
- hīkoi
10.Translate “I am walking to the playground” into te reo Māori. Use “au” for “I” and “ki” for “to”.
11.Write one sentence about a playground action using “Kei te”, “au” and one action word from the word bank. Then write its English meaning.
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