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2 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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3 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 What happens when a law is repealed?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 2 How 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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4 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 thinking Being driven out of school for punishment To scatter or drive in different directions
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5 Prefix meansBase 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.
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6 Prefix meansBase 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.
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7 Prefix meansBase 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.
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8 Prefix meansBase 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.
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9 Prefix meansBase 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.
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10 Prefix meansBase means Word means re back puls 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.
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11 Prefix meansBase 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.
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12 Prefix meansBase 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.
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13 Prefix meansBase 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.
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14 Prefix meansBase 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.
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15 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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16 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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17 1. What is a pulse? 2. Why would Jane compare the pulse to a song on the radio.
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18 Complete one of your word study contract activities.
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19 Complete one of you word study contracts
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