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Kupu and Rerenga Practice

Solve the language clues, then use the kupu to build clear rerenga. Macrons matter: write ā, ē, ī, ō and ū where shown. Accept other sensible answers where a question invites your own sentence.

Kupu on the move

A group is planning a day together. Match each Māori word to its English meaning.

1.Ari says, “Kei te haere au ki te kura.” Where is Ari going?

Home
School
The water
Work

2.Fill the gap with the kupu for “water”: “Kei te inu au i te .” (I am drinking water.)

3.Rearrange these words to make a natural sentence meaning “I am working”: au / mahi / Kei te

Read the plan

Read this short message from Maia: “Ā te Rāhoroi, ka haere tōku whānau ki te kāinga o tōku kuia. Ka tunu mātou i te kai, ā, ka inu mātou i te wai. Kei te harikoa au.”

4.According to Maia’s message, where will her whānau go on Saturday?

5.Maia says that her family will drink kai. Write true or false, then correct the sentence using the right kupu.

TrueFalse

6.In Maia’s message, what does “Kei te harikoa au” mean?

I feel cheerful.
I am going home.
I am drinking water.
I am working.

7.Use the pattern “Kei te [action] au i te [thing]” to write a sentence meaning “I am eating food.”

8.Complete: “Ko tōku ____ tēnei.” The intended meaning is “This is my family.”

whānau
wai
mahi
kura

9.Translate into English: “Kei te haere au ki te kāinga.”

10.Write two connected rerenga about a plan with friends or whānau. Include at least two of these kupu: kāinga, kura, kai, wai, mahi. Add an English translation. Answers will vary; check that the Māori sentences are understandable and use the kupu accurately.