Word Study Assessment: Latin roots - tract, chron, gress

To solve the problem, you must __________ 4 from 10.

• subtract

• regress

• extract

• distract

The bright lights outside the window will likely __________ my attention while I'm trying to read.

• regress

• distract

• attract

• progress

The events in the story were told in __________ order, starting from the character's childhood and moving forward.

• digress

• chronological

• synchronize

• chronic

The young child wanted to __________ butterflies with a brightly colored flower.

• subtract

• attract

• digress

• synchronize

The journalist wrote a detailed __________ of the political events over the last year.

• chronicle

• attract

• digress

• synchronize

The soldiers had to __________ their watches so that all units would move at exactly the same time.

• regress

• synchronize

• distract

• extract

The patient has been suffering from a __________ back condition for years.

• chronic

• progress

• digress

• attract

After practicing every day, the student was able to make significant __________ in her writing skills.

• regress

• progress

• digress

• synchronize

The politician’s speech seemed to __________ from the main topic when he started talking about unrelated issues.

• progress

• regress

• synchronize

• digress

After the team lost several games, their performance began to __________ instead of improve.

• attract

• digress

• regress

• synchronize