Vocabulary Worksheet: Bene

Benefit: question to answer-what are three things you would benefit from? Education, health and love.
Benediction: question to answer- what are three things you could say as a benediction? Happiness, good health and God's blessing.
Benign: question to answer- What are three things that look dangerous but are benign? Mushroom, monarch butterfly and king snake.
Benefactor: question to answer- What are three things a benefactor could give money for? Charity, clothes and food.
Beneficial: question to answer- What are three things that are beneficial to people, and why? Food, air and water. People need them for survival.
Benevolent: question to answer- What are three things a benevolent person would do? Donate money, time and love.
Beneficent: question to answer- Why would someone do something beneficent? He is a kind person.
Beneficiary: question to answer- What are three things you would like to be a beneficiary of? Education, charity and a rich man's estate.

Complete these sentences with the bene - word. Be sure to mix these sentences with words learned in previous lessons.
benefit beneficial
benefit benediction benign benefactor beneficial benevolent beneficent beneficiary
Note: Many of these words are very close in meaning, so think about the exact meaning when you choose between words like "benevolent" and "beneficent" and "benign."
1. It was good news to find out from the doctor that the strange growth was _________beneficial______________________ .
2. We always say a special _____benediction______________________ at graduation to wish the best for our graduates.
3. A very kind __________benefactor____________________ donated the money to build a new library.
4. She didn't know it, but she was the main ________beneficiary________________ in her great-aunt's will.
5. I hope that if any beings from another planet visit here, they are __________benevolent______________ .
6. The Boy Scouts encourage people to do at least one ________beneficial__________________ thing each day.
7. Going over my notes every day after class has been very ____________beneficial___________________ to my grades.
8. One ______benefit__________________ of living in Florida is low heating bills.