2 pel, pul, and peal are used in many words you already know, but sometimes figuring out how they...
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Pel, pul, and peal are used in many words you already know, but sometimes figuring out how they mean drive or push is tricky.
So let’s “peal” on outta here and “drive” home the point with a little class discussion!!
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Interviewer 1 and 2 - Answer the following questions.
How does an airplane propeller mean drive or push?
What happens when a law is repealed? How does repeal mean drive or push?
Interviewer 1 Interviewer 2How does a can of insect repellent mean drive or push?
What does the heart do with blood that results in a pulse? How does pulse mean drive or push?
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Think about what the prefix means. Remember that pel, puls, and peal mean drive or push.
Repel, dispel, expulsion, impulsion
To push back Pushing into something without thinkingBeing driven
out of school for punishment
To scatter or drive in different directions
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Prefix means Base means Word means
pro
through
pel
push
To push through air/ keep a plane in the air
propeller
I saw the propellers spin as they held the helicopter in the air.I saw the propellers spin as they held the helicopter in the air.
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Prefix means Base means Word means
ex
out
pel
drive
To drive someone or something out.
expelled
The school board voted to expel the students for selling drugs on campus.
The school board voted to expel the students for selling drugs on campus.
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Prefix means Base means Word means
a
to
pel
push
To push back a law
appeal
Martin Luther King Jr. worked to appeal the laws that separated the races in the south, because they were unfair.
Martin Luther King Jr. worked to appeal the laws that separated the races in the south, because they were unfair.
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Prefix means Base means Word means
Re
back
pel
drive
To drive something back or away
repellent
Mom used insect repellent to drive the mosquitoes away from us while we were camping.
Mom used insect repellent to drive the mosquitoes away from us while we were camping.
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Prefix means Base means Word means
Puls
push
The pushing of blood through the veins by the heart
pulse
The football player’s pulse is always low, because he is in such good shape. His heart doesn’t have to work hard to push his blood.
The football player’s pulse is always low, because he is in such good shape. His heart doesn’t have to work hard to push his blood.
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Prefix means Base means Word means
re
backpuls
drive
To be driven back by something
repulsive
The smell of the skunk in the air was so repulsive that we had to leave the camp sight.
The smell of the skunk in the air was so repulsive that we had to leave the camp sight.
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Prefix means Base means Word means
im
in
puls
push
To push into another something quickly
impulsive
The cheering crowd made an impulsive leap into the air when their team scored.
The cheering crowd made an impulsive leap into the air when their team scored.
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Prefix means Base means Word means
com
with
puls
drive
To be driven with great feeling; obsession
compulsive
The man practiced compulsive hand washing, because he was always afraid of germs.
The man practiced compulsive hand washing, because he was always afraid of germs.
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Prefix means Base means Word means
X Puls
Drive or push
Driving or pushing in and out
pulsating
The pulsating vibration of noise was ear piercing as the fire alarm sounded in the school.
The pulsating vibration of noise was ear piercing as the fire alarm sounded in the school.
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Prefix means Base means Word means
ex
out
puls
push
When something is pushed out forcefully such as lava and ash in a volcano.
expulsion
Whole cities have been destroyed by the expulsion of ash and lava from the volcano.
Whole cities have been destroyed by the expulsion of ash and lava from the volcano.
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Tuesday
Means to drive or push
pelican, repel, pelt, propeller, pelvis, expel, compel, pellet
Does not mean to drive or push
Sort into the correct
box.
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Dialogue Read the following short dialogue, and answer the questions.
Jane: “Can you feel my pulse?”
Mari: “Yeah. It’s going really fast? Were you just exercising?”
Jean: “I’ve go a pulsating rhythm from running around the block as fast as I can. Kind of like the beat from that new song on the radio.
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1. What is a pulse?2. Why would Jane compare the pulse to a song on the radio.
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Complete one of your word study contract activities.
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Complete one of you word study contracts