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 7, 2020 • 6min
Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical
'Classic' or 'classical'? Learn about adjectives ending in -ic and -ical.
Nov 30, 2020 • 6min
Strong adjectives
'Terrified', 'fantastic', 'amazing' - learn how to use strong adjectives.
Nov 23, 2020 • 6min
Male and female job words
Policeman / policewoman, actor / actress - learn about job titles and gender.
Nov 16, 2020 • 6min
New words
'Selfie', 'photobomb', 'trolling'. Learn what these new words mean and how they are made.
Nov 9, 2020 • 6min
Weather words
The British love to talk about weather! Learn some useful vocabulary about it here.
Nov 2, 2020 • 6min
Homophones
Mail and male... Learn about words that sound the same but have different spellings.
Oct 26, 2020 • 6min
Compound nouns
Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words.
Oct 19, 2020 • 6min
Similar words
We talk about words like 'big' and 'large' and explore the similarities between them.
Oct 12, 2020 • 6min
Adjective order
This is a big, old, smelly dog! Learn which adjective has to come first.
Oct 5, 2020 • 6min
Contractions
"I've run a marathon." Look at the shorter form 'I've'. Learn how to use contractions.
