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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What happens when a law is repealed?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