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
Feb 15, 2021 • 6min
Words with double letters
Catherine and Neil talk about spelling words with double letters, such as 'accommodation'.
Feb 8, 2021 • 6min
Pronouncing verbs and nouns
'Increase' can be a noun or a verb and they aren't pronounced the same way...
Feb 1, 2021 • 6min
British and American English
Hear about differences and similarities in vocabulary from both sides of the Atlantic.
Jan 25, 2021 • 6min
Business jargon
Can you think out of the box or take the helicopter view at work? Learn business jargon.
Jan 18, 2021 • 6min
Pronouncing words that start with ‘c’
Listen out for words that begin with the /s/ sound but start with the letter 'c'.
Jan 11, 2021 • 6min
Phrasal verbs and context
A guide to multi-word verbs and prepositions that can change the meaning of phrasal verbs.
Jan 4, 2021 • 6min
Prefixes re-, pre- and pro-
'REcycle', 'PREpacked', 'PROactive' - we talk about prefixes in 6 Minute Vocabulary.
Dec 28, 2020 • 7min
Silent letters
We talk about letters in English that we see in words but don’t actually pronounce.
Dec 21, 2020 • 6min
Onomatopoeia
Learn about words that sound like the thing they describe.
Dec 14, 2020 • 6min
Multi-word verbs
Do you ever 'meet up with' your friend in the park? We talk about multi-word verbs.
