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Prefixes mis- and mal-

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Another term for lack of food is _______?

a)

malnutrition

b)

malfunctioning

c)

malignant

d)

malevolent

2.

tending to make minor bad choices teasing full tricks naughty

a)

miserable

b)

misdog

c)

miscat

d)

mischievous

3.

Another term for cancerous is _______?

a)

malnutrition

b)

malfunctioning

c)

malignant

d)

malevolent

4.

to act out badly or in the wrong way

a)

mislead

b)

misjudge

c)

misbehave

d)

mistake

5.

Another term for not working properly is _______?

a)

malicious

b)

malfunctioning

c)

malignant

d)

malevolent

6.

feeling badly the condition of feeling unhappy

a)

mislead

b)

misfortune

c)

mistreat

d)

miserable

7.

Another term for failing to do or execute properly is _______?

a)

malpractice

b)

malignant

c)

malfunctioning

d)

malicious

8.

bad luck

a)

misunderstand

b)

misfortune

c)

misjudge

d)

misspell

9.

Another term for having or showing a wish to do evil to others is _______?

a)

malpractice

b)

malevolent

c)

malnutrition

d)

malfunctioning

10.

to make a wrong or unfair decision about someone

a)

mistreat

b)

misbehave

c)

misjudge

d)

mistake

11.

Another term for deliberately hurtful is _______?

a)

malicious

b)

malnutrition

c)

malfunctioning

d)

malignant

12.

to guide someone into the wrong direction to be a bad influence

a)

misinterrpret

b)

mislead

c)

misbehave

d)

misspell

13.

Complete the sentence:

The doctor said the tumor must be removed because it's _______.

a)

malnutrition

b)

malfunctioning

c)

malevolent

d)

malignant

14.

to spell a word the wrong way

a)

mistreat

b)

misspell

c)

mistake

d)

mistook