Learning English Vocabulary
BBC Radio
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Episodes
Mentioned books
Nov 2, 2020 • 6min
Homophones
Mail and male... Learn about words that sound the same but have different spellings.
Oct 26, 2020 • 6min
Compound nouns
Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words.
Oct 19, 2020 • 6min
Similar words
We talk about words like 'big' and 'large' and explore the similarities between them.
Oct 12, 2020 • 6min
Adjective order
This is a big, old, smelly dog! Learn which adjective has to come first.
Oct 5, 2020 • 6min
Contractions
"I've run a marathon." Look at the shorter form 'I've'. Learn how to use contractions.
Sep 28, 2020 • 6min
Job suffixes
What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.
Sep 21, 2020 • 6min
Word stress
How to pronounce the words 'photographer' and 'photograph'? Learn about word stress.
Sep 14, 2020 • 6min
Compound adjectives
Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates).
Sep 7, 2020 • 6min
Lexical sets
Finn and Catherine give you some tips on how to remember new words.
Aug 31, 2020 • 6min
-ing and -ed adjectives
Boring or bored? Interested or interesting? We'll tell you the right adjective to use.
