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
Dec 20, 2021 • 6min
Job suffixes
What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.
Dec 13, 2021 • 6min
Word stress
Do you know how to pronounce the words photographer and photograph? We can help you.
Dec 6, 2021 • 6min
Compound adjectives
Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates).
Nov 22, 2021 • 6min
Lexical sets
Finn and Catherine give you some tips on how to remember new words.
Nov 8, 2021 • 6min
-ing and -ed adjectives
Boring or bored? Interested or interesting? We'll tell you the right adjective to use.
Nov 1, 2021 • 6min
Binomials
Learn how to use these short English phrases made of two words that go together.
Oct 25, 2021 • 6min
Chunks of language
Find out how you can sound much more natural by learning and using chunks of language.
Oct 18, 2021 • 6min
Prefixes
Learn how to add prefixes to the beginning of some words to change their meanings.
Oct 11, 2021 • 6min
Adjectives and adverbs
Fashionable? Fashionably? Learn how to use adjectives and adverbs.
Oct 4, 2021 • 6min
Suffixes
Finn and Alice look at a very important part of word building – suffixes.
