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
Mar 28, 2022 • 6min
Contractions
Learn how to use 'I've' and 'isn't' - your English will sound more natural.
Mar 21, 2022 • 6min
Male and female job words
We teach you job titles for men and women.
Mar 14, 2022 • 6min
New words
What do the words selfie, photobomb and trolling mean? Help us update your language!
Mar 7, 2022 • 6min
Weather words
Rainy, snowy, windy, sunny. Learn how to describe the weather.
Jan 31, 2022 • 6min
Homophones
Mail and male... Learn about words that sound the same but have different spellings.
Jan 24, 2022 • 6min
Compound nouns
Do you like ice cream? Do you use a keyboard? Words like are compound nouns.
Jan 17, 2022 • 6min
Job suffixes
What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.
Jan 10, 2022 • 6min
Similar words
Explore the similarities and differences in words like 'big' and 'large'.
Dec 31, 2021 • 6min
Adjective order
Do you know how to put adjectives in the right order? We can help.
Dec 27, 2021 • 6min
Contractions
To sound fluent and natural when you speak you might want to learn about contractions.
