Prepositions of movement in Maori grammar refer to those words that express the location or direction of an action. They are used to provide more specific details about where something or someone is moving. These prepositions guide the listener or reader to understand how objects or people in a sentence are interacting with directions or movement. They are fundamental in illustrating a clear picture of what they are talking about.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct Maori preposition of movement.
1. Ka *ki* (to) waho ake
2. He haere *kei* (at) te taha mauī
3. Ka hoki *ki* (to) te kāinga
4. Ka whiti *i* (across) te awa
5. E whiwhi ana *i* (into) te whare
6. Ka whakapiki *ki* (onto) runga i te maunga
7. Ka whakawhiti *i* (through) roto i te ngahere
8. Ka whiti *ki* (onto) runga i te papa
9. Ka haere *i* (alongside) te taha o te awa
10. Ka whiwhi *i* (into) roto i te waka
11. He haere *ki* (to) te whare tāpui
12. E whiti ana *i* (over) runga i te papa
13. Ka haere *i* (on) muri i te tua rua
14. Ka whiwhi *i* (into) roto i te whare
15. He haere *ki* (to) te whare whakatau.
2. He haere *kei* (at) te taha mauī
3. Ka hoki *ki* (to) te kāinga
4. Ka whiti *i* (across) te awa
5. E whiwhi ana *i* (into) te whare
6. Ka whakapiki *ki* (onto) runga i te maunga
7. Ka whakawhiti *i* (through) roto i te ngahere
8. Ka whiti *ki* (onto) runga i te papa
9. Ka haere *i* (alongside) te taha o te awa
10. Ka whiwhi *i* (into) roto i te waka
11. He haere *ki* (to) te whare tāpui
12. E whiti ana *i* (over) runga i te papa
13. Ka haere *i* (on) muri i te tua rua
14. Ka whiwhi *i* (into) roto i te whare
15. He haere *ki* (to) te whare whakatau.
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences using the correct Maori preposition of movement
1. Ka whiti *i* (over) runga i te maunga.
2. Ka whakawhiti *i* (across) te papa.
3. E noho ana ia *kei* (at) te taha o te moana.
4. Ko te kāinga *o* (of) whānau kei te whare nei.
5. Ka haere *ki* (to) waho ake.
6. E whiti ana *i* (along) te tiriti.
7. Ka whakawhiti *i* (over) te awa.
8. Ka whakapiki *ki* (onto) runga i te papanga.
9. E whiwhi ana *i* (into) te whare whakatau.
10. Ka hoki *ki* (to) te kāinga.
11. *Ki* (from) te waka, kua haere ratou ki te whare.
12. Ka whiti *i* (over) runga i te papa whakangahau.
13. Ka haere *ki* (to) te whare kura.
14. E whakawhiti ana *i* (across) te awa.
15. Ka whiwhi *i* (into) roto i te whare whaiaro
2. Ka whakawhiti *i* (across) te papa.
3. E noho ana ia *kei* (at) te taha o te moana.
4. Ko te kāinga *o* (of) whānau kei te whare nei.
5. Ka haere *ki* (to) waho ake.
6. E whiti ana *i* (along) te tiriti.
7. Ka whakawhiti *i* (over) te awa.
8. Ka whakapiki *ki* (onto) runga i te papanga.
9. E whiwhi ana *i* (into) te whare whakatau.
10. Ka hoki *ki* (to) te kāinga.
11. *Ki* (from) te waka, kua haere ratou ki te whare.
12. Ka whiti *i* (over) runga i te papa whakangahau.
13. Ka haere *ki* (to) te whare kura.
14. E whakawhiti ana *i* (across) te awa.
15. Ka whiwhi *i* (into) roto i te whare whaiaro
