Learning English Vocabulary
BBC Radio
Build your English vocabulary with these short programmes. Each episode explores a new topic to improve your English.Find more at bbclearningenglish.comFollow us at
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Episodes
Mentioned books
Dec 30, 2022 • 6min
Eponyms as nouns and verbs
To google, to hoover... Learn about words that have come from commercial products.
Dec 26, 2022 • 6min
Adjectives from names
We discuss a group of adjectives that are made from the names of famous people.
Dec 19, 2022 • 6min
Large numbers
How many stars are there in the universe? Learn how to say big numbers in English.
Dec 12, 2022 • 6min
Suffixes: -tian, -sion and -tion
Have we got your attention? Listen and learn how to use suffixes -tian, -sion and -tion.
Dec 5, 2022 • 6min
Synonyms
Learn about synonyms - words that have the same or similar meaning.
Nov 28, 2022 • 6min
Discourse Markers: Interjections
Do you know your ouch! from your ugh!? These words are called interjections.
Nov 21, 2022 • 6min
Commonly misspelled words
Weird or weird? English spelling is fascinating – but it's not always straightforward!
5 snips
Nov 14, 2022 • 6min
Linking words
Listen to Angela talk about her lucky shark escape and learn some linking words.
Nov 7, 2022 • 6min
Words with more than one spelling
Disk or disc? Confused about which one to use? Finn and Catherine talk about spelling.
Oct 31, 2022 • 6min
Acronyms
Listen to Peter and Catherine talking about acronyms like NASA and FIFA in this podcast.
