1. Trac, Tract = pull, draw, drag

2. Tractor: A machine that pulls up and drags things The farmed plowed the field with a tractor.

3. Contract: to draw something together Alex Rodriguez signed a ten-year contract with the Yankees for 27.5 million dollars.

4. Retract: to pull something back The construction worker pushed a button so that the tape measure would retract. The sea otter can retract his claws !

5. Attract: to be pulled toward something The magnet attracted the paperclips. The bee was attracted to the flower’s nectar.

6. Subtract: to pull something away from something larger The student used manipulatives to help her subtract.

7. Extract: to pull something out The boy yelled, “Ouch!” when the dentist extracted his tooth.

8. Detract: to draw attention away to something else The teacher said, “Don’t let the snow detract your attention away from the lesson!”

9. Distraction: something that pulls in different directions Youtube, Twitter, and Facebook were a distraction for John as he tried to complete his Quick Write.

10. Retrace: draw again The boy retraced his steps, to try to find his missing iPad.