Question

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why is this animal called an octopus?
match prefixes on the left to their meanings on the right.
____ re- (renew) 1) wrong, bad
____ pre- (preview) 2) before
____ mis- (misbehave) 3) again, back
____ de- (deforestation) 4) eight
____ tele- (television) 5) one, same, whole
____ un- (unhappy) 6) remove or reduce
____ bi- (biweekly) 7) twice, (two times)
____ uni- (uniform) 8) far, distant
____ octo- (octopus) 9) many, (usually more than two)
____ sub- (subway) 10) under or low
____ multi- (multiple) 11) not
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Explanation:

To solve this prefix - meaning matching problem, we analyze each prefix based on the example word:

• "Re - " in "renew" means doing something again, so it matches "3) again, back".
• "Pre - " in "preview" means looking before, so it matches "2) before".
• "Mis - " in "misbehave" means behaving badly or wrongly, so it matches "1) wrong, bad".
• "De - " in "deforestation" means removing or reducing (forests), so it matches "6) remove or reduce".
• "Tele - " in "television" is about distant communication (transmitting over a distance), so it matches "8) far, distant".
• "Un - " in "unhappy" means not happy, so it matches "11) not".
• "Bi - " in "biweekly" means happening twice a week, so it matches "7) twice, (two times)".
• "Uni - " in "uniform" means one (a single form), so it matches "5) one, same, whole".
• "Octo - " in "octopus" refers to eight (an octopus has eight tentacles), so it matches "4) eight".
• "Sub - " in "subway" means under (a subway is under the ground), so it matches "10) under or low".
• "Multi - " in "multiple" means many, so it matches "9) many, (usually more than two)".

Answer:

Re - (renew) - 3) again, back
Pre - (preview) - 2) before
Mis - (misbehave) - 1) wrong, bad
De - (deforestation) - 6) remove or reduce
Tele - (television) - 8) far, distant
Un - (unhappy) - 11) not
Bi - (biweekly) - 7) twice, (two times)
Uni - (uniform) - 5) one, same, whole
Octo - (octopus) - 4) eight
Sub - (subway) - 10) under or low
Multi - (multiple) - 9) many, (usually more than two)