Root Word Mastery: Tract, Meter, Rupt

What does the root "tract" mean?

• To break

• To measure

• To pull or draw

• To burst

Which word means "to pull apart"?

• Attract

• Distract

• Contract

• Extract

What does the root "meter" mean?

• To pull

• To measure

• To break

• To write

Which word means "a device for measuring distance"?

• Thermometer

• Meter Stick

• Barometer

• Perimeter

What does the root "rupt" mean?

• To measure

• To pull

• To burst or break

• To write

Which word means "a sudden breaking or bursting"?

• Disrupt

• Erupt

• Interrupt

• Rupture

If "tract" means to pull, what does "attract" most likely mean?

• To pull towards

• To pull apart

• To measure attraction

• To break attraction

What would be a device used to measure heat?

• Speedometer

• Thermometer

• Kilometer

• Centimeter

Which word means "to break into a conversation"?

• Erupt

• Interrupt

• Corrupt

• Rupture

What does "subtract" mean, considering "tract" means to pull?

• To pull under

• To pull together

• To pull away

• To pull apart