Greek Roots bene mal mis BENE root Good

Greek Roots: bene, mal, mis BENE- root Good/ well MIS- root Badly, Wrongly MAL- root Bad BENEFICIAL adj. Having good or favorable results BENEVOLENT adj. The quality of doing good things or good deeds MALADY n. A disease, a disorder, or sickness MALEVOLENT adj. Having an evil or harmful influence MISCALCULATE v. To wrongly calculate MISCONSTRUE v. To mistake the meaning of; misunderstand

Greek Roots Warm-Up BENE- Good/ well MIS- Badly, Wrongly MAL- Bad

Beneficial (adj. ) The doctor told me that eating lots of fruits and vegetables was beneficial to my health.

Benevolent (adj. ) She was a very benevolent young woman, always helping elderly women cross the street.

Malevolent (adj. ) The malevolent teenagers tried to persuade the elementary school students to do drugs.

Malady (n. ) The malady that kept Michelangelo from school so long turned out to be a really bad case of the flu.

Miscalculate (v. ) Christopher Columbus slightly miscalculated his journey. He thought that he was in India, when in fact, he was in the Caribbean.

Misconstrue (v. ) Poor Robert misconstrued the directions, so he ended up doing his homework incorrectly.

Warm-up: Write the words that correctly finish the sentences in your spiral. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The students _______ Ms. Williams reaction to their generous gift. When she began to cry, they thought she hated it, when in fact, she loved it. The _________ witch in Disney’s Sleeping Beauty is appropriately named “Maleficent”. When our students donated almost $1000 to Hurricane Katrina victims, the Red Cross wanted to reward their ________ gesture by coming on BCTV and personally thanking them. Henry was so sick, he threw up all morning and had a high fever. His frantic mother took him to the doctor who told them that Henry’s frightening ________ was simply the flu. When Raul went to the store to buy groceries for his family, he ________ the amount of money he’d need. He only had $20, but the bill was $23. 54. There are many _______ things that you can do to raise your grade; studying, doing your homework, and writing daily assignments down in your agenda are three.

Beneficial OR Benevolent? For each of the following sentences, decide whether the sentence requires the word beneficial or benevolent. Remember – Something beneficial helps create good results, while a benevolent act is one that is extremely kind and full of good will. 1. Reading every night is ________ for building your vocabulary. 2. I could not believe Justin’s incredibly ________ attitude. He donated his entire year’s worth of allowance to the victims in Pakistan’s deadly earthquake. 3. Many people believe that you cannot choose to be a ______ person; naturally, you are or you aren’t. 4. It would be rather _________ of YLMS students to fundraise for poor families during the holidays. 5. If you’re trying to get into shape, it is quite ______ to exercise each day.