What does unlimited mean?
Word: Unlimited
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Unlimited means having no limit on how much or how many.
How do you spell unlimited?
Syllables: un - lim - it - ed
Tricky part: The t stays single near the end. Students often double it and write unlimitted, as in admitted, but limit is stressed on its first part, so its t is not doubled.
Watch out for: unlimitted, unlimeted
Memory tip: Limit keeps its shape inside the longer word: nothing extra slips in after its t.
Unlimited in a sentence
Example 1: The new library card gives us unlimited visits during the holidays.
Example 2: There is no unlimited supply of paper, so our teacher asks us to use both sides.
Example 3: With unlimited time, Dev would build a model of the whole solar system.
Fun Fact
In maths, the counting numbers are unlimited: whatever number you name, you can always add one more.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Fusion
Choose the two parts that complete the word:
___limit___ 1. pre 2. un 3. ing 4. ful 5. ed 6. less
a) 1 and 3
b) 1 and 6
c) 2 and 4
d) 2 and 5
Show answer
d) 2 and 5. Put un in front and ed at the end to get a word meaning without any limit.
Sound Check
In which word is 'i' pronounced differently?
a) unlimited
b) invited
c) visited
d) edited
Show answer
b) invited. In invited the second i sounds like eye; the others keep the short i of sit.
Spell Probe
Find the misspelt word in the sentence and choose its meaning:
The new water park offers unlimmited rides on the giant slide to every child who buys a day ticket.
a) a long smooth surface you whizz down
b) very much bigger than usual
c) a piece of paper that lets you get in
d) as many times as you wish
Show answer
d) as many times as you wish. Unlimited has one m, so unlimmited is the word that is wrong.
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) limited : unlimited
b) known : unknown
c) tidy : untidey
d) able : unable
Show answer
c) tidy : untidey. Untidy keeps the y of tidy and adds nothing else.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A shop lets each customer buy only two packets of a new biscuit. Which word describes this rule?
a) careless
b) endless
c) generous
d) restricted
Show answer
d) restricted
2. Which word means almost the same as unlimited?
a) careless
b) boundless
c) helpless
d) priceless
Show answer
b) boundless
