Vocabulary Quiz on Root Words Bene/Bon, Mal, Dys

What is the meaning of the root word "bene/bon"?

• good, well

• bad, wretched

• badly, ill

• harmful, dangerous

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which word means "kind and generous; organized to do good things for other people"?

• benign

• malice

• benevolent

• dysfunction

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

What does the word "benign" mean?

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word is defined as "a person who is always or often unhappy or angry about something"?

• malcontent

• dysfunction

• dysentery

• benefit

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

What does the word "malign" mean?

• to say bad things about someone or something publicly

• to fail to function or work properly

• a serious disease that causes severe diarrhea

• a good or helpful result or effect

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What is the meaning of the word "dysfunction"?

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Which word means "a serious disease that causes severe diarrhea and a loss of blood"?

• malcontent

• dysfunction

• dysentery

• benefit

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does the word "malice" mean?

• a desire to cause harm to another person

• to fail to function or work properly

• real or genuine

• mild, gentle, or pleasant

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word is defined as "real or genuine; made or done in an honest and sincere way"?

• benign

• bona fide

• malcontent

• malign

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does the word "benign" mean?

• mild, gentle, or pleasant

• to fail to function or work properly

• a desire to cause harm to another person

• real or genuine

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F