Prefixes: un-, in- and dis-
Learn some prefixes which we hope won't make you feel unhappy.
Episodes
Learning English Vocabulary
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Adjectives and adverbs
Fashionable? Fashionably? We teach you adjectives and adverbs.
Suffixes
Finn and Alice look at a very important part of word building – suffixes. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ 6 Minute Grammar ✔️ News Review They're all available by searching in your podcast app.
Academic vocabulary
Learn how to cope if you are studying at an English-speaking university.
Phrases from Shakespeare
We learn phrases from Shakespeare that are still used today.
Irregular verbs
Some irregular verbs can be grouped into patterns to help remember the different forms.
Eponyms as nouns and verbs
What does the word Hoover have in common with the word Google?
Adjectives from names
We discuss a group of adjectives that are made from the names of famous people.
Large numbers
How many stars are there in the universe? Learn how to say big numbers in English.
Suffixes: -tian, -sion and -tion
Have we got your attention? Listen and learn how to use suffixes -tian, -sion and -tion.
Synonyms
Learn about words that have the same or similar meanings
Discourse Markers: Interjections
Do you know your ouch! from your ugh!? These words are called interjections.
Commonly misspelled words
Weird or wierd? English spelling is fascinating – but it's not always straightforward!
Linking words
Listen to Angela talk about her lucky shark escape and learn some linking words.
Words with more than one spelling
Are you unsure whether it’s disc or disk, sympathise or sympathize, learnt or learned?
Acronyms
Listen to Peter and Catherine talking about acronyms like NASA and FIFA in this podcast.
Antonyms
Finn and Catherine discuss antonyms in 6 minute Vocabulary.
Suffixes: -ness & -ity
Listen to Neil and Catherine talk about words with the suffixes -ness and -ity.
Discourse markers: showing attitude
fortunately, obviously, seriously, ideally.
Suffixes: -ment, -ance, -ence
ExciteMENT, performANCE, differENCE - how suffixes turn verbs and adjectives into nouns.
Someone, somewhere, anywhere...
Learn how to use these very useful pronouns with 'some' and 'any'.
Irregular verbs
Choose, chose, chosen... We talk about verbs that don't follow the -ed pattern.
Reporting verbs
Learn about verbs that we use when we talk about what someone else has said.
False friends
Embarrassed - or pregnant? Words you think you know but mean something else in English.
Words with 'ough'
Cough, thought, enough, although: Learn how to pronounce words with 'ough'.
Easily confused words
Boring or bored? Learn about words that look similar but have very different meaning.
Suffixes: -less and -free
Is this a smoke-free or a smokeless workplace? Learn the difference!
Prefixes de, dis, dys
Do you suffer from dyspepsia? Could a detox diet help? Learn about prefixes.
Ordinal numbers
What's the date today? And do you know how to say it?
Short spoken forms
Gonna, wanna, dunno, whatcha… are these really English words? Who uses them and why?