BENE/BON/MAL Review Game

What word might you hear a person leading an auction say when trying to get a person to bid on an ancient piece of pottery?

• benign

• bonafide

• malice

• dismal

What might a governor be accused of if he makes a very bad choice while in office?

• malfeasance

• benefits

• bon voyage

• malady

What do you call someone who donates money to charity or gives expensive items to be sold for money?

• malefactor

• beneficiary

• malevolent

• benefactor

Which word describes a sad feeling?

• malevolent

• bonus

• dismal

• beneficial

What do you often hear people say to friends who are leaving on a cruise?

• bonus

• bon voyage

• malaria

• benefit

Which word describes someone who want s bad things to happen to other people?

• benevolent

• malignant

• malevolent

• dismal

What do adults love getting from their boss around the holidays?

• bonus

• malaria

• benefactors

• malice

What do we call an act that shows evil intent?

• benevolent

• malice

• malnourished

• beneficial

If you walk into an alley on trash pick-up day, which word would best describe it?

• benign

• malignant

• malice

• malodorous

What do the roots MAL- or MALE- mean?

• bad

• good

• to break

• together