1. Latin Roots “Bene” and “Bon”
means “Good”

2. bounteous
adj - good and plentiful; given freely

3. bona fide
adj - made in good faith; genuine

4. benediction
n - good wishes; a blessing

5. bonanza
n - a sudden happening that brings very good fortune

6. bonus
n - an extra reward for goodness

7. benevolent
adj - kindly; disposed to do good

8. bon vivant
n - a lover of good living, especially food

9. beneficiary
n - one who RECEIVES good things

10. benign
adj - good natured, favorable, not malignant

11. benefactor
n - one who GIVES good things

12. “Mal” Mal Latin Root Tree Means “Bad”
Latin Roots
“Mal”
Mal Latin Root Tree
Means “Bad”

13. malediction
n - bad speech, a curse

14. malevolent
adj - having a wish to do evil to others

15. malicious
adj – intending to do harm

16. malodorous
adj - bad-smelling

17. malady
n- a bad health condition; a
disease

18. malaria
n – an illness believed to spread by bad air, actually spread by mosquitoes

19. malefactor
n - one who does wrong;
a villain

20. malignant
adj - bad or harmful, producing death

21. malpractice
n – the bad or wrong performance of one’s duty

22. malapropism
n - a word used the wrong way; usually with humorous results

23. What large family lived in a malodorous home?
There was an old lady who lived in a shoe.
She had so many children she didn’t know what to do!
So she gave them some broth
without any bread,
And she whipped them all soundly
and sent them to bed!

24. Who received malicious blows for stealing a pig?
Tom, Tom the Piper’s son,
Stole a pig, and away did run,
The pig was eat, and Tom was beat,
And Tom went crying down the street.

25. What pastry chef should have been arrested for malpractice?
(Court cook)
Sing a song of sixpence a pocket full of rye,
Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie.
When the pie was opened the birds began to sing,
Oh, wasn’t that a dainty dish to set before the king?
The king was in his counting house counting all his money,
The queen was in the parlor eating bread and honey,
The maid was in the garden hanging out the clothes,
When down came a blackbird and pecked off her nose!

26. What malefactor scared a little girl out of her breakfast?
Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey,
Along came a spider,
And sat down beside her,
And frightened Miss Muffet away!