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Spell Bee Word: Distract


What does distract mean?

Word: Distract

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Distract means to take someone's attention away from what they are doing.

Synonyms: divert

Antonyms: focus

How do you spell distract?

Syllables: dis - tract

Tricky part: The word ends in ct. Children often put ck at the end, because the c and the t are said quickly together.

Watch out for: distrect, dystract, distrakt

Memory tip: A noisy tractor going past the window can dis-TRACT you. Tract is the start of tractor.

Distract in a sentence

Example 1: Please do not distract your sister while she is reading.

Example 2: The puppy tried to distract me from my homework.

Example 3: Loud phones can distract the driver of a bus.

Fun Fact

Distract comes from a Latin word meaning to pull apart. When you are distracted, your attention is pulled in two directions.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the synonym of the word:

distract

a) attend
b) study
c) disturb
d) guide

Show answer

c) disturb. To disturb someone pulls their mind away, just as distract does.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

disstract

a) r
b) s
c) t
d) c

Show answer

b) s. Distract has just one s, before the first t.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the incorrectly spelt word:

a) attention
b) destract
c) homework
d) television

Show answer

b) destract. Distract begins with dis, not des.

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

tcatrsid

a) dsitract
b) distract
c) ditsract
d) distarct

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b) distract. Dis and tract join to make the word.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is most likely to distract you while you do your homework?

a) a sharp new pencil
b) a bright desk lamp
c) a loud TV in the room
d) a quiet, tidy desk

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c) a loud TV in the room

2. Sam kept looking out of the window during the test. What was the problem?

a) His mind was not on the test.
b) He had finished the test early.
c) He was writing very neatly.
d) He was checking his answers.

Show answer

a) His mind was not on the test.

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