Mal/Mis Prefix Quiz

Finish the analogy: Fast : slow :: kind : _________

• misjudging

• mischievious

• malignant

• malevolent

Mayor Manchester was accused of _______ and removed from his job.

• misfortune

• malfeasance

• misspelling

• malnutrition

The repairman likes it when something has one of these so he can work and earn more money.

• malady

• malpractice

• misadventure

• malfunction

Dr. Shuman has to pay for insurance in case he is ever accused of this.

• a misunderstanding

• malpractice

• a malady

• misadventure

Kimberly tries not to pick her friends based on what they look like. She knows she might do what?

• misspell

• misfortune

• misjudge

• mislead

If you say you will do something without ever planning on doing it, what are you doing to the person?

• malpractice

• misjudging

• malignant

• misleading

In most stories, there are good and bad characters. What could you call the bad characters?

• miserable

• malefactors

• malodorous

• malignant

After Kiley walked into the storage room, he drove straight to the store to buy air fresheners.

• malodorous

• misinformed

• mistreated

• malfunctioning

In the story Island of the Blue Dolphins, Karana had many different bad things happen to her. What did she have?

• misfortune

• malice

• misunderstanding

• malnutrition

What does the prefix mal- mean?

• bad, wrong

• through, across

• between

• within