Learning English Vocabulary
BBC Radio
Build your English vocabulary with these short programmes. Each week we explore a new topic to improve your English vocabulary. Learn words for the weather, how to talk about people’s jobs, adjective order, and so much more. Plus, in our English in a Minute episodes, give your vocabulary a boost in under a minute. Find more at bbclearningenglish.com Follow us at
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Episodes
Mentioned books
Apr 3, 2023 • 6min
Job suffixes
What's the connection between a teacher, a driver or a presenter?
Mar 27, 2023 • 6min
Word stress
Do you know how to pronounce the words photographer and photograph? We can help you.
Mar 20, 2023 • 6min
Compound adjectives
Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates).
Mar 13, 2023 • 6min
Lexical sets
Finn and Catherine give you some tips on how to remember new words.
Mar 6, 2023 • 6min
-ing and -ed adjectives
Interested or interesting? Which adjective do you use? We discuss -ing and -ed adjectives
Feb 27, 2023 • 6min
Binomials: phrases made of two words
Do you want some cheap and cheerful tips to improve your English? Listen to learn more.
Feb 20, 2023 • 6min
Useful chunks of language
Do you like to eat a full English breakfast? Listen to find out how to use this phrase.
Feb 20, 2023 • 6min
Prefixes: un-, in- and dis-
Learn some prefixes which we hope won't make you feel unhappy.
Feb 6, 2023 • 6min
Adjectives and adverbs
Fashionable? Fashionably? We teach you adjectives and adverbs.
Jan 30, 2023 • 6min
Suffixes
Finn and Alice look at a very important part of word building – suffixes.
