mal male root word

1. Most stories have good and bad characters. Which word would most likely describe the bad characters in most books?

• malnourished

• malodorous

• malignant

• malevolent

2. If a public official was caught doing something illegal or against good judgement, what might he be punished for?

• malfeasance

• malefactor

• malady

• malaria

3. Sometimes people become this because they cannot afford to buy healthy foods, clean water, or vitamins.

• malodorous

• malnourished

• malady

• malignant

4. Dr. Cell specializes in cancer research to help people who have tumors that are described as which of the following?

• malice

• malignant

• malodorous

• malaria

5. Luckily, this disease is rarely found in the United States

• malefactor

• malice

• malaria

• malignant

6. Most people go to the doctor and describe their symptoms so the doctor can identify this.

• malady

• malnourished

• malice

• malefactors

7. You can usually describe a trash can or trash dumpster with this word.

• malnourished

• malaria

• malodorous

• dismal

8. This person is the villain who does the mean things in the story.

• malefactor

• malice

• malignant

• malady

9. This word is usually related to bad behavior or wishing something bad would happen to someone

• malady

• malefactor

• dismal

• malice

10. If you are feeling down, sad, or just unhappy over a scene in a story or a situation that happened to you in real life, then you might feel that things are a bit like this.

• dismal

• malignant

• malevolent

• malnourished