What does definite mean?
Word: Definite
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Definite means already decided, with no doubt left about it, and not going to change.
Synonyms: certain, sure, clear, fixed
Antonyms: vague, doubtful
How do you spell definite?
Syllables: def - i - nite
Tricky part: The vowels after the f are where students go wrong, because they all sound alike when the word is said quickly.
Watch out for: definate, definit, deffinite
Memory tip: A definite plan is tied down tight, like a kite on its string: the word ends in ite, the same letters that end kite, never ate.
Definite in a sentence
Example 1: We need an answer by Friday, and it must be a definite one.
Example 2: Is the date of the school trip definite yet?
Example 3: There was a definite smell of fresh bread in the kitchen.
Fun Fact
Definite comes from the Latin definire, to set limits, built on finis, an end. Finish and final come from the same root.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) goverment
b) seperate
c) enviroment
d) definite
Show answer
d) definite. Separate, environment and government are often written the way people say them; only definite is right here.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
definite
a) firm
b) uncertain
c) exact
d) settled
Show answer
b) uncertain. A settled, firm or exact plan is a definite one; uncertain means not sure.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
ntdifiee
a) definite
b) defining
c) feminine
d) infinite
Show answer
a) definite. One n, two i's and a d: infinite needs a second n, defining a g, and feminine an m.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Grandpa made a definite plan to visit the libary on Sunday.
a) Sunday
b) definite
c) plan
d) libary
Show answer
d) libary. Library has an r after the b as well as before the y: li-brar-y.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which sentence shows a definite plan?
a) We will decide some other day.
b) We might go, or we might not.
c) Maybe we will go somewhere.
d) We will leave at six o'clock on Monday.
Show answer
d) We will leave at six o'clock on Monday.
2. Which word is the definite article?
a) a
b) the
c) some
d) an
Show answer
b) the
