Alphabet, Macrons, Diagraphs For The Test On The 29.06.20

Question 1

What is all the Maori alphabet and diagraphs (remember the song)

Answer 1

A e i o u, h k m n too, p r t w, and don’t forget nga and wha

Question 2

What do macrons do when you add them to letters

Answer 2

They make the letter sound more elongated

Question 3

What do diagraphs do to words and letters

Answer 3

Change the word into a wha sound or a nga sound

Question 4

An example of short vowels and longer vowels:

Answer 4

Keke = cake
Kēkē = armpit

Question 5

What do long vowels have that short vowels don’t

Answer 5

Long vowels have a macron and sound elongated
Eg. ū
Short vowels don’t have a macron and sound normal
Eg. u

Question 6

What are macrons also called?

Answer 6

Tohutos

Question 7

Wahine with and without macrons

Answer 7

Wahine = woman

Wāhine = women- more than one

Question 8

Toto with and without macrons

Answer 8

Toto = blood, bleed

Tōtō = pull

Question 9

Ana with and without macrons

Answer 9

Ana = cave, burrow, grotto, lair

Āna = his/hers, just, so

Question 10

Pahi with and without macrons

Answer 10

Pahi = bus, coach, ended

Pāhi = boss, pass, purse, parcel

Question 11

Koanga with and without macrons

Answer 11

Koanga = happiness

Kōanga = spring, planting time

Question 12

Au with and without macrons

Answer 12

Au = I, me, current, smoke

Āu = your, your’s

Question 13

Puka with and without macrons

Answer 13

Puka = card, brochure, form

Pukā = eager, jealous