Word Study: tract, chron, gress Practice #1

The historian carefully recorded events in __________ order to help readers understand the sequence of battles in the war.

• regress

• chronological

• synchronize

• attract

If you __________ too much information from your research, your paper might lose its meaning.

• extract

• regress

• synchronize

• digress

Loud music can easily __________ me while I’m trying to focus on my homework.

• subtract

• attract

• distract

• progress

Bees are naturally __________ to bright flowers because they offer nectar.

• digress

• regress

• attracted

• synchronized

After the long drought, the farmer was happy to see __________ in his crops, as they finally began to grow.

• progress

• subtraction

• regression

• synchronization

The illness had become __________, lasting for several years and requiring daily treatment.

• chronic

• synchronized

• chronological

• distracted

If you __________ five from ten, you get five.

• distract

• subtract

• synchronize

• regress

The students had to __________ their watches to make sure they all started the race at the same time.

• regress

• distract

• synchronize

• digress

The king’s rule ended, and his son took over in an orderly __________ of power.

• succession

• synchronization

• progress

• extraction

The book serves as a detailed __________ of the scientist’s discoveries and achievements.

• chronic

• chronicle

• regression

• distraction