Hyphenation
Learn how to use hyphens: "They did a ten-foot dive into the swimming pool."
Feb 22, 2021•6 min
Learning English Vocabulary
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Episodes
Words with double letters
Catherine and Neil talk about spelling words with double letters, such as 'accommodation'.
Feb 15, 2021•6 min
Pronouncing verbs and nouns
'Increase' can be a noun or a verb and they aren't pronounced the same way...
Feb 08, 2021•6 min
British and American English
Hear about differences and similarities in vocabulary from both sides of the Atlantic.
Feb 01, 2021•6 min
Business jargon
Can you think out of the box or take the helicopter view at work? Learn business jargon.
Jan 25, 2021•6 min
Pronouncing words that start with ‘c’
Listen out for words that begin with the /s/ sound but start with the letter 'c'.
Jan 18, 2021•6 min
Phrasal verbs and context
A guide to multi-word verbs and prepositions that can change the meaning of phrasal verbs.
Jan 11, 2021•6 min
Prefixes re-, pre- and pro-
'REcycle', 'PREpacked', 'PROactive' - we talk about prefixes in 6 Minute Vocabulary.
Jan 04, 2021•6 min
Silent letters
We talk about letters in English that we see in words but don’t actually pronounce.
Dec 28, 2020•7 min
Onomatopoeia
Learn about words that sound like the thing they describe.
Dec 21, 2020•6 min
Multi-word verbs
Do you ever 'meet up with' your friend in the park? We talk about multi-word verbs.
Dec 14, 2020•6 min
Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical
'Classic' or 'classical'? Learn about adjectives ending in -ic and -ical.
Dec 07, 2020•6 min
Strong adjectives
'Terrified', 'fantastic', 'amazing' - learn how to use strong adjectives.
Nov 30, 2020•6 min
Male and female job words
Policeman / policewoman, actor / actress - learn about job titles and gender.
Nov 23, 2020•6 min
New words
'Selfie', 'photobomb', 'trolling'. Learn what these new words mean and how they are made.
Nov 16, 2020•6 min
Weather words
The British love to talk about weather! Learn some useful vocabulary about it here.
Nov 09, 2020•6 min
Homophones
Mail and male... Learn about words that sound the same but have different spellings.
Nov 02, 2020•6 min
Compound nouns
Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words.
Oct 26, 2020•6 min
Similar words
We talk about words like 'big' and 'large' and explore the similarities between them.
Oct 19, 2020•6 min
Adjective order
This is a big, old, smelly dog! Learn which adjective has to come first.
Oct 12, 2020•6 min
Contractions
"I've run a marathon." Look at the shorter form 'I've'. Learn how to use contractions.
Oct 05, 2020•6 min
Job suffixes
What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.
Sep 28, 2020•6 min
Word stress
How to pronounce the words 'photographer' and 'photograph'? Learn about word stress.
Sep 21, 2020•6 min
Compound adjectives
Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates).
Sep 14, 2020•6 min
Lexical sets
Finn and Catherine give you some tips on how to remember new words.
Sep 07, 2020•6 min
-ing and -ed adjectives
Boring or bored? Interested or interesting? We'll tell you the right adjective to use.
Aug 31, 2020•6 min
Binomials
Learn how to use these short English phrases made of two words that go together.
Aug 24, 2020•6 min
Chunks of language
Find out how you can sound much more natural by learning and using chunks of language.
Aug 17, 2020•6 min
Prefixes
Have no fear... Finn and Alice are here and they'll teach you everything about prefixes!
Aug 10, 2020•6 min
Adjectives and adverbs
Fashionable? Fashionably? We teach you adjectives and adverbs.
Aug 03, 2020•6 min