Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate Māori common noun.
1. Kei te kai ahau i te *kai* (food).
2. Ko te *whare* (house) tāku wāhi noho.
3. Ka whakakī ahau i tōku *waka* (car) ki te hinu.
4. Ko taku *kuri* (dog) tino toa.
5. Kei te pānui ahau i tētahi *pukapuka* (book).
6. Kei roto i te *pouaka* (box) ētahi hua.
7. He *tamaiti* (child) kei te tiki i te pōro.
8. Te *kākahu* (clothes) kei runga i te moenga.
9. He *pū* (gun) kei roto i te kete.
10. He *rākau* (tree) nui kei waho i te whare.
11. Kei roto i te *kete* (basket) ētahi āporo.
12. He *pōro* (ball) rite ki te rā.
13. Kei te whāwhā te *kotiro* (girl) i tana pore.
14. He *rā* (day) ātaahua tēnei.
15. Kei te whiti te *whetu* (star) ki waho i te pō.
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate Māori common noun.
1. He *tohora*(whale) kei roto i te moana.
2. Kei roto i te *pouaka*(box) he hua.
3. E toru nga *tamariki*(children) i te whare.
4. Kei whakareri te *kaiako*(teacher) i te akomanga.
5. Ka koanga, nga *manu*(birds) ka waiata.
6. He iti te *pukeko*(black swan) kei te awa.
7. He *wharekai*(restaurant) tino pai tenei.
8. He *momo*(kind) rereke te tamaiti.
9. He *waka*(vehicle) mā koe.
10. He *motoka*(car) nui kei te parakarake.
11. Te *poaka*(pig) kei te whare kararehe.
12. E haere ana ahau ki te *tohora*(market).
13. E whakakii ana te *kapene*(captain) i te waka.
14. Kei te whakakii te *kuka*(cook) i te poti ki nga kai.
15. He nui te *wiwini*(wine) i te roto i te ipu.