What is the difference between Track and Tract?

Track

noun/verb

Definition

A rough path or road. To follow the trail or movements of someone or something.

Examples

The train runs on a [track].

The police are trying to [track] the stolen car.

Tract

noun

Definition

An area of land, typically a large one. A major passage in the body.

Examples

He owns a large [tract] of forest.

Food moves through the digestive [tract].

Tags

sound-similar same-pronunciation

Practice Quiz

Question 1: The train sped down the railroad ___.

track tract

Question 2: A developer purchased a 100-acre ___ of land.

track tract

Question 3: It's hard to keep ___ of all my appointments.

track tract

Question 4: The essay was a long ___ on the importance of free speech.

track tract

Question 5: Which word can mean a path or a course for racing?

track tract

Question 6: Food passes through the digestive ___.

track tract

Question 7: The police are trying to ___ the suspect's location.

track tract

Question 8: Which sentence is correct?

He owns a large track of forest in the north. The train went off the tract during the storm. The new housing will be built on a large tract of land. I need to tract the delivery status of my package.

Question 9: Which word refers to a large area of land or a system of bodily organs?

track tract

Question 10: The album's first ___ is my favorite song.

track tract

Quiz Answers

Q1: track

Q2: tract

Q3: track

Q4: tract

Q5: track

Q6: tract

Q7: track

Q8: The new housing will be built on a large tract of land.

Q9: tract

Q10: track

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