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Instead of using training wheels, Sally can now ride a BIcycle on her own. What does "BI" mean in "bicycle"

two

The student is bilingual. He can speak both English and Spanish. What does bilingual mean?

speak two languages

My mom overestimated how much food we would need for the party and now we have so many leftovers. What does overestimated mean?

estimated too much

My sister is an OVERachiever and does every single extra credit assignment. What does "over" mean in "overachiever"?

above, too much

My soccer team was UNlucky to lose the game by one point in the last minute. What does unlucky mean?

not lucky.

I was unhappy when I saw my bad grade on the math test. What does "UN" mean in "unhappy"?

not

The students were misbehaving and the teacher got upset. What does misbehaving mean?

behaving wrong/badly

I MISunderstood the directions and did my science project wrong. What does "MIS" mean in "misunderstood"?

wrong

The PREfix "bi" in the word bicycle means "two". What does "prefix" mean?

a group of letters that come before a root word to change the meaning of a word.

Today, we took a PREtest in history so the teacher could see how much the class knows before teaching the new content. What does "PRE" mean in "pretest"?

before

My computer was DISconnected from the internet and I couldn't do my online homework. What does "disconnected" mean?

not connected

The student ignored the teacher. He was DISrespectful. What does "DIS" mean in "disrespectful"?

not

I had to REsubmit my science assignment because it didn't work the first time. What does "resubmit" mean?

turn it in again.

My teacher told me to REread the article because I didn't understand it the first time. What does "re" mean in "reread"?

to go back and do it again.