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

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

• benign

• malice

• benevolent

• dysfunction

What does the word "benign" mean?

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

• malcontent

• dysfunction

• dysentery

• benefit

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

What is the meaning of the word "dysfunction"?

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

• malcontent

• dysfunction

• dysentery

• benefit

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

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

• benign

• bona fide

• malcontent

• malign

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