Vocabulary Quiz on 'tract' Root Words

What does the word 'attract' mean?

• To reduce the strength, value, or importance of something

• To cause someone to choose to do or be involved in something

• To remove something by pulling or cutting it out

• The force that causes a moving thing to stick against the surface it is moving along

Which sentence correctly uses the word 'detract'?

• The detective tried to detract information from the suspect.

• The quarterback's scandal detracts attention from the football game.

• Detract the discount from the original price to determine the total.

• Replacing your tires every 30,000 miles will ensure that you maintain good detract on the road.

What is the meaning of the word 'extract'?

• To take a number or amount from another number or amount

• To cause someone to choose to do or be involved in something

• To remove something by pulling or cutting it out

• The force that causes a moving thing to stick against the surface it is moving along

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'subtract' correctly?

• The quarterback's scandal subtracts attention from the football game.

• The detective tried to subtract information from the suspect.

• Subtract the discount from the original price to determine the total.

• Replacing your tires every 30,000 miles will ensure that you maintain good subtract on the road.

What does the word 'traction' refer to?

• To cause someone to choose to do or be involved in something

• To reduce the strength, value, or importance of something

• To take a number or amount from another number or amount

• The force that causes a moving thing to stick against the surface it is moving along

Which word means 'a machine use to pull a wagon or trailer'?

• Wagon

• Tractor

• Extract

• Subtract

What is the root meaning of the word 'tract'?

• To remove

• To draw or pull

• To reduce

• To stick

Which word means 'to take a number or amount from another number or amount'?

• Attract

• Detract

• Extract

• Subtract

A prefix changes the meaning of a word. It is found at the __________________.

A suffix changes the meaning of a word. It is found at the ____________ of a word.