Understanding Vocabulary: Extract, Subtract, and More

This video tutorial explores the root word 'tract', which means 'to pull'. It covers various words derived from 'tract', including 'contract', 'attract', 'distract', 'extract', 'subtract', 'tractor', and 'retraction'. Each word is explained with its meaning and usage, highlighting how the root word 'tract' is integral to their definitions.

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

• To push

• To pull

• To run

• To jump

What does the word 'contract' mean?

• To jump over

• To push away

• To pull in

• To expand

Which word means to draw something towards oneself?

• Extract

• Distract

• Attract

• Subtract

What does 'distract' mean?

• To push forward

• To pull attention away

• To focus

• To gather

What is the action of pulling one's attention away called?

• Subtract

• Distract

• Attract

• Extract

Which word means to remove something by force?

• Distract

• Subtract

• Attract

• Extract

What is the meaning of 'extract'?

• To pull in

• To pull out by force

• To jump over

• To push away

What does 'subtract' mean?

• To multiply

• To add

• To pull out and have less

• To divide

Which word means to pull something out and have less left?

• Extract

• Distract

• Subtract

• Attract

What is a 'tractor'?

• A vehicle that pushes

• A vehicle that pulls

• A vehicle that flies

• A vehicle that floats