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
Jul 12, 2021 • 6min
Linking words
Rob and Catherine talk about words and short phrases used to connect ideas.
Jul 5, 2021 • 6min
Words with more than one spelling
Disk or disc? Confused about which one to use? Finn and Catherine talk about spelling.
Jun 28, 2021 • 6min
Acronyms
Nasa, Fifa, Unesco, Nato - Peter and Catherine talk about acronyms.
Jun 21, 2021 • 6min
Antonyms
A good way of building vocabulary in English is to learn words with opposite meanings.
Jun 7, 2021 • 6min
Suffixes: -ness & -ity
Learn how to use the suffixes '-ness' and '-ity' in English. The hosts discuss the functions of these suffixes, provide examples, and even feature a clip of someone sharing their experiences. They also explore words derived from adjectives with these suffixes and end with a vocabulary learning tip.
May 31, 2021 • 6min
Discourse markers: Attitude
Words and phrases we use to express our attitude to what we’re saying or writing.
May 24, 2021 • 6min
Suffixes: -ment, -ance, -ence
ExciteMENT, performANCE, differENCE - how suffixes turn verbs and adjectives into nouns.
May 17, 2021 • 6min
Someone, somewhere, anywhere...
Learn how to use these very useful pronouns with 'some' and 'any'.
May 10, 2021 • 6min
Irregular verbs
Choose, chose, chosen... We talk about verbs that don't follow the -ed pattern.
May 3, 2021 • 6min
Reporting verbs
Learn about verbs that we use when we talk about what someone else has said.
