Learning English Vocabulary
Episodes
English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'supreme'
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This programme is supreme - Beth is explaining how to use the word 'supreme'TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to ...
Words with 'ough'
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cough, thought, enough, although: Learn how to pronounce words with 'ough'.
English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'situation'
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We have a good situation here - Beth is explaining how to use the word 'situation'TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programm...
Easily confused words
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Boring or bored? Learn about words that look similar but have very different meaning.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https:...
Suffixes –free and -less
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Carefree or careless? The suffixes -free and -less.
Prefixes: un-, in- and dis-
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Learn some prefixes which we hope won't make you feel unhappy.
Adjectives and adverbs
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fashionable? Fashionably? We teach you adjectives and adverbs.
Suffixes
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Finn and Alice look at a very important part of word building – suffixes.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co...
Academic vocabulary
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how to cope if you are studying at an English-speaking university.
Phrases from Shakespeare
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We learn phrases from Shakespeare that are still used today.
Irregular verbs
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some irregular verbs can be grouped into patterns to help remember the different forms.
Eponyms as nouns and verbs
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does the word Hoover have in common with the word Google?
Adjectives from names
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss a group of adjectives that are made from the names of famous people.
Large numbers
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How many stars are there in the universe? Learn how to say big numbers in English.
Suffixes: -tian, -sion and -tion
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have we got your attention? Listen and learn how to use suffixes -tian, -sion and -tion.
Synonyms
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about words that have the same or similar meanings
Discourse Markers: Interjections
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know your ouch! from your ugh!? These words are called interjections.
Commonly misspelled words
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Weird or wierd? English spelling is fascinating – but it's not always straightforward!
Linking words
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Angela talk about her lucky shark escape and learn some linking words.
Words with more than one spelling
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you unsure whether it’s disc or disk, sympathise or sympathize, learnt or learned?
Acronyms
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Peter and Catherine talking about acronyms like NASA and FIFA in this podcast.
Antonyms
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Finn and Catherine discuss antonyms in 6 minute Vocabulary.
Suffixes: -ness & -ity
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Neil and Catherine talk about words with the suffixes -ness and -ity.
Discourse markers: showing attitude
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
fortunately, obviously, seriously, ideally.
Suffixes: -ment, -ance, -ence
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
ExciteMENT, performANCE, differENCE - how suffixes turn verbs and adjectives into nouns.
Someone, somewhere, anywhere...
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how to use these very useful pronouns with 'some' and 'any'.
Irregular verbs
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Choose, chose, chosen... We talk about verbs that don't follow the -ed pattern.
Reporting verbs
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about verbs that we use when we talk about what someone else has said.
False friends
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Embarrassed - or pregnant? Words you think you know but mean something else in English.
Words with 'ough'
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cough, thought, enough, although: Learn how to pronounce words with 'ough'.
Easily confused words
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Boring or bored? Learn about words that look similar but have very different meaning.
Suffixes: -less and -free
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is this a smoke-free or a smokeless workplace? Learn the difference!
Prefixes de, dis, dys
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you suffer from dyspepsia? Could a detox diet help? Learn about prefixes.
Ordinal numbers
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What's the date today? And do you know how to say it?
Short spoken forms
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gonna, wanna, dunno, whatcha… are these really English words? Who uses them and why?
Uncountable nouns
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is more important in life: knowledge, money or happiness?
Time expression with in, on and at
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how to use time expression with the preposition in, on and at
Hyphenation
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Find out why we write some phrases with hyphens but not others.
Words with double letters
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Catherine and Finn talk about spelling words with double letters in 6 Minute Vocabulary.
Pronouncing verbs and nouns
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how to pronounce verbs and nouns with Neil and Catherine.
British and American English
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Catherine and Doug discuss British and American English
Business jargon
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Can you think out of the box or take the helicopter view at work? Learn business jargon.
How to pronounce words that start with 'c'.
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
'c' or 's'? Learn how to spell words that begin with a /s/ sound.
Phrasal verbs and context
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When talking about moving in, moving out and moving on, what do we mean? We explain.
re, pre and pro
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you recycle your rubbish? Do you buy prepacked food? Are you proactive?
Silent letters
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How do you pronounce the words night and knight?
Onomatopoeia
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about words that sound like the thing they describe.
Multi-word verbs
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever 'meet up with' your friend in the park? We talk about multi-word verbs.
Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We explain how some adjectives end in either -ic or -ical, depending on their meaning.
Strong adjectives
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to our fantastic, wonderful programme about strong adjectives.
Male and female job words
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How words change depending on whether a man or a woman is doing the job.
New words
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rob and Catherine are here to help you update your language!
Weather words
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
British people love to talk about weather! Learn some useful vocabulary about it here.
Homophones
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about words that sound the same but have different meanings
Compound nouns
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words.
Adjective order
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We explain the order you put adjectives in when describing a dog!
Contractions
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Finn and Feifei help you learn this important part of speaking and writing, in English.
Job suffixes
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What's the connection between a teacher, a driver or a presenter?
Word stress
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know how to pronounce the words photographer and photograph? We can help you.
Compound adjectives
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates).
Lexical sets
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Finn and Catherine give you some tips on how to remember new words.
-ing and -ed adjectives
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Interested or interesting? Which adjective do you use? We discuss -ing and -ed adjectives
Binomials: phrases made of two words
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you want some cheap and cheerful tips to improve your English? Listen to learn more.
Useful chunks of language
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you like to eat a full English breakfast? Listen to find out how to use this phrase.
Prefixes: un-, in- and dis-
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn some prefixes which we hope won't make you feel unhappy.
Adjectives and adverbs
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fashionable? Fashionably? We teach you adjectives and adverbs.
Suffixes
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Finn and Alice look at a very important part of word building – suffixes.
Academic Vocabulary
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have to write academic texts and essays? We give you some tips on how to do it.
Talk like Shakespeare
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn some idioms from 'the Bard' which are in common use today.
More irregular verbs
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Write, wrote, written. Speak, spoke, spoken - learn more about irregular verbs.
Eponyms as nouns and verbs
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To google, to hoover... Learn about words that have come from commercial products.
Adjectives from names
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss a group of adjectives that are made from the names of famous people.
Large numbers
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How many stars are there in the universe? Learn how to say big numbers in English.
Suffixes: -tian, -sion and -tion
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have we got your attention? Listen and learn how to use suffixes -tian, -sion and -tion.
Synonyms
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about synonyms - words that have the same or similar meaning.
Discourse Markers: Interjections
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know your ouch! from your ugh!? These words are called interjections.
Commonly misspelled words
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Weird or weird? English spelling is fascinating – but it's not always straightforward!
Linking words
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Angela talk about her lucky shark escape and learn some linking words.
Words with more than one spelling
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Disk or disc? Confused about which one to use? Finn and Catherine talk about spelling.
Acronyms
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Peter and Catherine talking about acronyms like NASA and FIFA in this podcast.
Antonyms
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A good way of building vocabulary in English is to learn words with opposite meanings.
Suffixes: -ness and -ity
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
‘Happiness’ and 'responsibility'. Learn words with the suffixes -ness and -ity.
Discourse markers for showing attitude
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fortunately, obviously, seriously, ideally. These words are useful. How do we use them?
Suffixes: -ment, -ance, -ence
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
ExciteMENT, performANCE, differENCE - how suffixes turn verbs and adjectives into nouns.
Someone, nothing, anywhere
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about words like someone, nothing and anywhere in 6 minutes.
Irregular verbs
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Choose, chose, chosen... We talk about verbs that don't follow the -ed pattern.
Easily confused words
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Boring or bored? Learn about words that look similar but have very different meaning.
Suffixes: -less and -free
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is this a smoke-free or a smokeless workplace? Learn the difference!
Prefixes: dys- de- dis-
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you suffer from DYSpepsia? Could a DEtox diet help? Neil and Finn talk about prefixes.
Ordinal numbers
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What's the date today? Do you know how to say it? Listen to the programme to find out.
Spoken short forms
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gonna, wanna, dunno, whatcha... We give you an introduction to short spoken forms.
Uncountable nouns
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Can you count knowledge, money or happiness? How to deal with uncountable nouns.
Time expressions
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We look at time expressions with 'in', 'at' and 'on'.
Hyphenation
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Find out why we write some phrases with hyphens but not others.
Words with double letters
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about spelling words with double letters, such as 'accommodation'.
Pronouncing verbs and nouns
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how to pronounce verbs and nouns with Neil and Catherine.
British and American English
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about differences and similarities in vocabulary from both sides of the Atlantic.
Business jargon
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you 'think out of the box' or 'push the envelope' at work? Learn business jargon.
How to pronounce words beginning with 'c'
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Catherine cycled through the city centre! How do you pronounce all those words with 'c'?
Phrasal verbs and context
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn phrasal verbs in sentences to help understand their meanings.