Learning English Vocabulary

Homophones

Mail and male... Learn about words that sound the same but have different spellings.

Compound nouns

Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish

Similar words

We talk about words like 'big' and 'large' and explore the similarities between them.

Adjective order

We explain the order you put adjectives in when describing a dog! FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us

Contractions

"I've run a marathon." Look at the shorter form 'I've'. Learn how to use contractions. Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https:

Job suffixes

What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain. Want to boost your speaking skills? Try Beating Speaking Anxiety, our series to help fight

Word stress

How to pronounce the words 'photographer' and 'photograph'? Learn about word stress. Want to boost your speaking skills? Try Beating Speaking Anxiety, our series to help

Compound adjectives

Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates). Want to boost your speaking skills? Try Beating Speaking Anxiety, our series to

Lexical sets

Finn and Catherine give you some tips on how to remember new words. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us

English in a Minute: Phrases with 'hit'

Make sure your English learning isn't hit-and-miss – be consistent! Learn this phrase and more in this podcast. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and mo

-ing and -ed adjectives

Boring or bored? Interested or interesting? We'll tell you the right adjective to use. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learni

English in a Minute: Phrases with 'change'

Do you know any phrases with 'change'? Learn four here. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https:

Binomials

Learn how to use these short English phrases made of two words that go together. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglis

English in a Minute: Phrases with 'leave'

What's the difference between leaving a bad taste and leaving a lot to be desired? Learn these 'leave' phrases and more now. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this

Useful chunks of language

Do you like to eat a full English breakfast? Listen to find out how to use this phrase. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/lea

English in a Minute: Phrases with heart

How many 'heart' phrases do you know? Phil talks about three he knows in this podcast. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you

Words with 'ough'

Cough, thought, enough, although: Learn how to pronounce words with 'ough'. Try Learning English Grammar episodes - just search 'Learning English Grammar' in your podca

English in a Minute: Phrases with 'life'

Give your English learning a new lease of life with this podcast. Learn this phrase and more with Georgie. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more p

Easily confused words

Boring or bored? Learn about words that look similar but have very different meaning. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learni

English in a Minute: Phrases with 'day'

Is learning English phrases all in a day's work for you? Learn this 'day' phrase and more here with Phil. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more pr