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BENE/MAL WORDS

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the Latin prefix ben/bene mean?

a)

good

b)

bad

c)

opposite

d)

foot

2.

What does the word benign mean?

a)

spread bad rumors

b)

harmless

c)

good

d)

profit

3.

What does benefit mean?

a)

harmless

b)

tasty

c)

evil

d)

good for you

4.

What does benevolent mean?

a)

harmless

b)

profit

c)

evil

d)

good

5.

What does malign mean?

a)

spread evil rumors

b)

harmless

c)

good

d)

profit

6.

What does malevolent mean?

a)

profit

b)

evil

c)

harmless

d)

good

7.

That dog looks dangerous but he is really just a ____________________ baby.

a)

malign

b)

benefit

c)

benign

d)

benevolent

8.

If you study your vocabulary words, you will ___________________ by getting good grades.

a)

malevolent

b)

benign

c)

benefit

d)

benevolent

9.

Some ________________________ people donated money for prize cart prizes.

a)

malign

b)

malevolent

c)

benign

d)

benevolent

10.

Mrs. Osborne does not like ______________________ people who are mean to animals.

a)

malevolent

b)

benevolent

c)

malign

d)

benign

11.

Those mean bullies tried to ______________ a girl with rumors.

a)

benevolent

b)

malevolent

c)

benign

d)

malign

12.

What does the Latin prefix mal mean?

a)

two

b)

bad

c)

good

d)

opposite