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Build your English vocabulary in six minutes. Every Monday join two of our presenters and hear about different ways to develop your vocabulary knowledge and skills.
6 Minute Vocabulary Podcast
English, Education, 1 season, 184 episodes, 19 hours, 5 minutes
6 Minute Vocabulary Podcast
English, Education, 1 season, 184 episodes, 19 hours, 5 minutes
Large numbers
How many stars are there in the universe? Learn how to say big numbers in English.
2/26/2024 • 6 minutes, 14 seconds
Suffixes: -tian, -sion and -tion
Have we got your attention? Listen and learn how to use suffixes -tian, -sion and -tion.
2/19/2024 • 6 minutes, 43 seconds
Synonyms
Learn about words that have the same or similar meanings
2/12/2024 • 6 minutes, 31 seconds
Discourse Markers: Interjections
Do you know your ouch! from your ugh!? These words are called interjections.
2/5/2024 • 6 minutes, 34 seconds
Commonly misspelled words
Weird or wierd? English spelling is fascinating – but it's not always straightforward!
1/29/2024 • 5 minutes, 58 seconds
Linking words
Listen to Angela talk about her lucky shark escape and learn some linking words.
1/9/2024 • 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Words with more than one spelling
Are you unsure whether it’s disc or disk, sympathise or sympathize, learnt or learned?
1/1/2024 • 6 minutes, 21 seconds
Acronyms
Listen to Peter and Catherine talking about acronyms like NASA and FIFA in this podcast.
12/25/2023 • 6 minutes, 18 seconds
Antonyms
Finn and Catherine discuss antonyms in 6 minute Vocabulary.
12/19/2023 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Suffixes: -ness & -ity
Listen to Neil and Catherine talk about words with the suffixes -ness and -ity.
12/11/2023 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Discourse markers: showing attitude
fortunately, obviously, seriously, ideally.
12/5/2023 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Suffixes: -ment, -ance, -ence
ExciteMENT, performANCE, differENCE - how suffixes turn verbs and adjectives into nouns.
11/27/2023 • 6 minutes, 15 seconds
Someone, somewhere, anywhere...
Learn how to use these very useful pronouns with 'some' and 'any'.
11/20/2023 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Irregular verbs
Choose, chose, chosen... We talk about verbs that don't follow the -ed pattern.
11/13/2023 • 6 minutes, 7 seconds
Reporting verbs
Learn about verbs that we use when we talk about what someone else has said.
11/7/2023 • 6 minutes, 20 seconds
False friends
Embarrassed - or pregnant? Words you think you know but mean something else in English.
10/30/2023 • 6 minutes, 13 seconds
Words with 'ough'
Cough, thought, enough, although: Learn how to pronounce words with 'ough'.
10/23/2023 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Easily confused words
Boring or bored? Learn about words that look similar but have very different meaning.
10/16/2023 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Suffixes: -less and -free
Is this a smoke-free or a smokeless workplace? Learn the difference!
10/9/2023 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Prefixes de, dis, dys
Do you suffer from dyspepsia? Could a detox diet help? Learn about prefixes.
10/2/2023 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Ordinal numbers
What's the date today? And do you know how to say it?
9/25/2023 • 6 minutes, 21 seconds
Short spoken forms
Gonna, wanna, dunno, whatcha… are these really English words? Who uses them and why?
9/18/2023 • 6 minutes, 7 seconds
Uncountable nouns
What is more important in life: knowledge, money or happiness?
9/11/2023 • 6 minutes, 21 seconds
Time expression with in, on and at
Learn how to use time expression with the preposition in, on and at
9/4/2023 • 6 minutes, 21 seconds
Hyphenation
Find out why we write some phrases with hyphens but not others.
8/25/2023 • 6 minutes, 18 seconds
Words with double letters
Catherine and Finn talk about spelling words with double letters in 6 Minute Vocabulary.
8/21/2023 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Pronouncing verbs and nouns
Learn how to pronounce verbs and nouns with Neil and Catherine.
8/14/2023 • 6 minutes, 13 seconds
British and American English
Catherine and Doug discuss British and American English
8/8/2023 • 6 minutes, 7 seconds
Business jargon
Can you think out of the box or take the helicopter view at work? Learn business jargon.
7/31/2023 • 6 minutes, 49 seconds
How to pronounce words that start with 'c'.
'c' or 's'? Learn how to spell words that begin with a /s/ sound.
7/24/2023 • 6 minutes, 23 seconds
Phrasal verbs and context
When talking about moving in, moving out and moving on, what do we mean? We explain.
7/17/2023 • 6 minutes, 12 seconds
re, pre and pro
Do you recycle your rubbish? Do you buy prepacked food? Are you proactive?
7/10/2023 • 6 minutes, 12 seconds
Silent letters
How do you pronounce the words night and knight?
7/3/2023 • 6 minutes, 43 seconds
Onomatopoeia
Learn about words that sound like the thing they describe.
6/26/2023 • 6 minutes, 16 seconds
Multi-word verbs
Do you ever 'meet up with' your friend in the park? We talk about multi-word verbs.
6/19/2023 • 6 minutes, 2 seconds
Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical
We explain how some adjectives end in either -ic or -ical, depending on their meaning.
6/12/2023 • 6 minutes, 12 seconds
Strong adjectives
Listen to our fantastic, wonderful programme about strong adjectives.
6/6/2023 • 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Male and female job words
How words change depending on whether a man or a woman is doing the job.
5/29/2023 • 6 minutes, 5 seconds
New words
Rob and Catherine are here to help you update your language!
5/22/2023 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Weather words
British people love to talk about weather! Learn some useful vocabulary about it here.
5/15/2023 • 5 minutes, 51 seconds
Homophones
Learn about words that sound the same but have different meanings
5/9/2023 • 6 minutes, 8 seconds
Compound nouns
Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words.
5/2/2023 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Adjective order
We explain the order you put adjectives in when describing a dog!
4/24/2023 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Contractions
Finn and Feifei help you learn this important part of speaking and writing, in English.
4/17/2023 • 6 minutes, 3 seconds
Job suffixes
What's the connection between a teacher, a driver or a presenter?
4/3/2023 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Word stress
Do you know how to pronounce the words photographer and photograph? We can help you.
3/27/2023 • 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Compound adjectives
Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates).
3/20/2023 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Lexical sets
Finn and Catherine give you some tips on how to remember new words.
3/13/2023 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
-ing and -ed adjectives
Interested or interesting? Which adjective do you use? We discuss -ing and -ed adjectives
3/6/2023 • 6 minutes, 6 seconds
Binomials: phrases made of two words
Do you want some cheap and cheerful tips to improve your English? Listen to learn more.
2/27/2023 • 6 minutes, 2 seconds
Useful chunks of language
Do you like to eat a full English breakfast? Listen to find out how to use this phrase.
2/20/2023 • 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Prefixes: un-, in- and dis-
Learn some prefixes which we hope won't make you feel unhappy.
2/20/2023 • 6 minutes, 3 seconds
Adjectives and adverbs
Fashionable? Fashionably? We teach you adjectives and adverbs.
2/6/2023 • 6 minutes, 5 seconds
Suffixes
Finn and Alice look at a very important part of word building – suffixes.
1/30/2023 • 6 minutes, 12 seconds
Academic Vocabulary
Do you have to write academic texts and essays? We give you some tips on how to do it.
1/23/2023 • 6 minutes, 18 seconds
Talk like Shakespeare
Learn some idioms from 'the Bard' which are in common use today.
1/16/2023 • 6 minutes, 16 seconds
More irregular verbs
Write, wrote, written. Speak, spoke, spoken - learn more about irregular verbs.
1/9/2023 • 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Eponyms as nouns and verbs
To google, to hoover... Learn about words that have come from commercial products.
12/30/2022 • 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Adjectives from names
We discuss a group of adjectives that are made from the names of famous people.
12/26/2022 • 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Large numbers
How many stars are there in the universe? Learn how to say big numbers in English.
12/19/2022 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Suffixes: -tian, -sion and -tion
Have we got your attention? Listen and learn how to use suffixes -tian, -sion and -tion.
12/12/2022 • 6 minutes, 20 seconds
Synonyms
Learn about synonyms - words that have the same or similar meaning.
12/5/2022 • 6 minutes, 12 seconds
Discourse Markers: Interjections
Do you know your ouch! from your ugh!? These words are called interjections.
11/28/2022 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Commonly misspelled words
Weird or weird? English spelling is fascinating – but it's not always straightforward!
11/21/2022 • 5 minutes, 58 seconds
Linking words
Listen to Angela talk about her lucky shark escape and learn some linking words.
11/14/2022 • 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Words with more than one spelling
Disk or disc? Confused about which one to use? Finn and Catherine talk about spelling.
11/7/2022 • 6 minutes, 21 seconds
Acronyms
Listen to Peter and Catherine talking about acronyms like NASA and FIFA in this podcast.
10/31/2022 • 6 minutes, 18 seconds
Antonyms
A good way of building vocabulary in English is to learn words with opposite meanings.
10/24/2022 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Suffixes: -ness and -ity
‘Happiness’ and 'responsibility'. Learn words with the suffixes -ness and -ity.
10/17/2022 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Discourse markers for showing attitude
Fortunately, obviously, seriously, ideally. These words are useful. How do we use them?
10/10/2022 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Suffixes: -ment, -ance, -ence
ExciteMENT, performANCE, differENCE - how suffixes turn verbs and adjectives into nouns.
10/3/2022 • 6 minutes, 15 seconds
Someone, nothing, anywhere
Learn about words like someone, nothing and anywhere in 6 minutes.
9/20/2022 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Irregular verbs
Choose, chose, chosen... We talk about verbs that don't follow the -ed pattern.
9/12/2022 • 6 minutes, 7 seconds
Easily confused words
Boring or bored? Learn about words that look similar but have very different meaning.
9/5/2022 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Suffixes: -less and -free
Is this a smoke-free or a smokeless workplace? Learn the difference!
8/26/2022 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Prefixes: dys- de- dis-
Do you suffer from DYSpepsia? Could a DEtox diet help? Neil and Finn talk about prefixes.
8/15/2022 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Ordinal numbers
What's the date today? Do you know how to say it? Listen to the programme to find out.
8/8/2022 • 6 minutes, 21 seconds
Spoken short forms
Gonna, wanna, dunno, whatcha... We give you an introduction to short spoken forms.
8/1/2022 • 6 minutes, 7 seconds
Uncountable nouns
Can you count knowledge, money or happiness? How to deal with uncountable nouns.
7/25/2022 • 6 minutes, 21 seconds
Time expressions
We look at time expressions with 'in', 'at' and 'on'.
7/18/2022 • 6 minutes, 21 seconds
Hyphenation
Find out why we write some phrases with hyphens but not others.
7/11/2022 • 6 minutes, 18 seconds
Words with double letters
We talk about spelling words with double letters, such as 'accommodation'.
7/4/2022 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Pronouncing verbs and nouns
Learn how to pronounce verbs and nouns with Neil and Catherine.
6/27/2022 • 6 minutes, 13 seconds
British and American English
Hear about differences and similarities in vocabulary from both sides of the Atlantic.
6/20/2022 • 6 minutes, 7 seconds
Business jargon
Do you 'think out of the box' or 'push the envelope' at work? Learn business jargon.
5/30/2022 • 6 minutes, 20 seconds
How to pronounce words beginning with 'c'
Catherine cycled through the city centre! How do you pronounce all those words with 'c'?
5/23/2022 • 6 minutes, 23 seconds
Phrasal verbs and context
Learn phrasal verbs in sentences to help understand their meanings.
5/16/2022 • 6 minutes, 12 seconds
Prefixes: 'Re-', 'pre-', and 'pro-'
Learn about words with the prefixes 're-', 'pre-' and 'pro-' in 6 Minute Vocabulary.
5/9/2022 • 6 minutes, 12 seconds
Silent letters
Silent letters are letters that we see in words, but don’t actually pronounce.
4/29/2022 • 6 minutes, 43 seconds
Onomatopoeia
Learn about words that sound like the thing they describe.
4/25/2022 • 6 minutes, 16 seconds
Multi-word verbs
Learn how to use multi-word verbs to make your English sound much more natural.
4/14/2022 • 6 minutes, 2 seconds
Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical
'Classic' or 'classical'? Learn about adjectives ending in -ic and -ical.
4/11/2022 • 6 minutes, 12 seconds
Strong adjectives
What word do you use when you want to say something is very good or very bad?
4/4/2022 • 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Contractions
Learn how to use 'I've' and 'isn't' - your English will sound more natural.
3/28/2022 • 6 minutes, 3 seconds
Male and female job words
We teach you job titles for men and women.
3/21/2022 • 6 minutes, 5 seconds
New words
What do the words selfie, photobomb and trolling mean? Help us update your language!
3/14/2022 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Weather words
Rainy, snowy, windy, sunny. Learn how to describe the weather.
3/7/2022 • 5 minutes, 51 seconds
Homophones
Mail and male... Learn about words that sound the same but have different spellings.
1/31/2022 • 6 minutes, 8 seconds
Compound nouns
Do you like ice cream? Do you use a keyboard? Words like are compound nouns.
1/24/2022 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Job suffixes
What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.
1/17/2022 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Similar words
Explore the similarities and differences in words like 'big' and 'large'.
1/10/2022 • 6 minutes, 6 seconds
Adjective order
Do you know how to put adjectives in the right order? We can help.
12/31/2021 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Contractions
To sound fluent and natural when you speak you might want to learn about contractions.
12/27/2021 • 6 minutes, 3 seconds
Job suffixes
What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.
12/20/2021 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Word stress
Do you know how to pronounce the words photographer and photograph? We can help you.
12/13/2021 • 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Compound adjectives
Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates).
12/6/2021 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Lexical sets
Finn and Catherine give you some tips on how to remember new words.
11/22/2021 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
-ing and -ed adjectives
Boring or bored? Interested or interesting? We'll tell you the right adjective to use.
11/8/2021 • 6 minutes, 6 seconds
Binomials
Learn how to use these short English phrases made of two words that go together.
11/1/2021 • 6 minutes, 2 seconds
Chunks of language
Find out how you can sound much more natural by learning and using chunks of language.
10/25/2021 • 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Prefixes
Learn how to add prefixes to the beginning of some words to change their meanings.
10/18/2021 • 6 minutes, 3 seconds
Adjectives and adverbs
Fashionable? Fashionably? Learn how to use adjectives and adverbs.
10/11/2021 • 6 minutes, 5 seconds
Suffixes
Finn and Alice look at a very important part of word building – suffixes.
10/4/2021 • 6 minutes, 12 seconds
Academic Vocabulary
Do you have to write academic texts and essays? Finn and Neil give you some tips.
9/27/2021 • 6 minutes, 18 seconds
Talk like Shakespeare
Learn some idioms from 'the Bard' which are in common use today.
9/20/2021 • 6 minutes, 16 seconds
Irregular verbs 2
Break, broke, broken... We look at verbs that don't behave themselves.
9/13/2021 • 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Eponyms as nouns and verbs
To google, to hoover... Learn about words that have come from commercial products.
9/6/2021 • 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Adjectives from names
Freudian, Dickensian, Orwellian... learn about adjectives that come from names.
8/30/2021 • 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Large numbers
How many stars are there in the universe? Learn how to say big numbers in English.
8/23/2021 • 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Suffixes -sion -tion -tian
"I have a confession to make. My ambition is to meet a Martian!" - We teach you suffixes.
8/16/2021 • 6 minutes, 20 seconds
Synonyms
Learn about synonyms - words that have the same or similar meaning.
8/9/2021 • 6 minutes, 12 seconds
Discourse Markers: Interjections
Do you know your ouch! from your ugh!? These words are called interjections.
7/26/2021 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Commonly misspelled words
Finn and Catherine talk through some of the complexities of English spelling.
7/19/2021 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Linking words
Rob and Catherine talk about words and short phrases used to connect ideas.
7/12/2021 • 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Words with more than one spelling
Disk or disc? Confused about which one to use? Finn and Catherine talk about spelling.
7/5/2021 • 6 minutes, 21 seconds
Acronyms
Nasa, Fifa, Unesco, Nato - Peter and Catherine talk about acronyms.
6/28/2021 • 6 minutes, 18 seconds
Antonyms
A good way of building vocabulary in English is to learn words with opposite meanings.
6/21/2021 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Suffixes: -ness & -ity
Learn how to use the suffixes '-ness' and '-ity' in English.
6/7/2021 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Discourse markers: Attitude
Words and phrases we use to express our attitude to what we’re saying or writing.
5/31/2021 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Suffixes: -ment, -ance, -ence
ExciteMENT, performANCE, differENCE - how suffixes turn verbs and adjectives into nouns.
5/24/2021 • 6 minutes, 15 seconds
Someone, somewhere, anywhere...
Learn how to use these very useful pronouns with 'some' and 'any'.
5/17/2021 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Irregular verbs
Choose, chose, chosen... We talk about verbs that don't follow the -ed pattern.
5/10/2021 • 6 minutes, 7 seconds
Reporting verbs
Learn about verbs that we use when we talk about what someone else has said.
5/3/2021 • 6 minutes, 20 seconds
False friends
Embarrassed - or pregnant? Words you think you know but mean something else in English.
4/26/2021 • 6 minutes, 13 seconds
Words with 'ough'
Cough, thought, enough, although: Learn how to pronounce words with 'ough'.
4/19/2021 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Easily confused words
Boring or bored? Learn about words that look similar but have very different meaning.
4/13/2021 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Suffixes: -less and -free
Is this a smoke-free or a smokeless workplace? Learn the difference!
4/5/2021 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Prefixes: dys- de- dis-
Do you suffer from DYSpepsia? Could a DEtox diet help? Neil and Finn talk about prefixes.
3/29/2021 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Ordinal numbers
What's the date today? Do you know how to say it? Listen to the programme to find out.
3/22/2021 • 6 minutes, 21 seconds
Short spoken forms
Learn how these words are used: gonna, wanna, dunno, whatcha.
3/15/2021 • 6 minutes, 7 seconds
Uncountable nouns
Can you count knowledge, money or happiness? How to deal with uncountable nouns.
3/8/2021 • 6 minutes, 21 seconds
Time expressions
Neil and Catherine look at time expressions with 'in', 'at' and 'on'.
3/1/2021 • 6 minutes, 21 seconds
Hyphenation
Learn how to use hyphens: "They did a ten-foot dive into the swimming pool."
2/22/2021 • 6 minutes, 18 seconds
Words with double letters
Catherine and Neil talk about spelling words with double letters, such as 'accommodation'.
2/15/2021 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Pronouncing verbs and nouns
'Increase' can be a noun or a verb and they aren't pronounced the same way...
2/8/2021 • 6 minutes, 13 seconds
British and American English
Hear about differences and similarities in vocabulary from both sides of the Atlantic.
2/1/2021 • 6 minutes, 7 seconds
Business jargon
Can you think out of the box or take the helicopter view at work? Learn business jargon.
1/25/2021 • 6 minutes, 20 seconds
Pronouncing words that start with ‘c’
Listen out for words that begin with the /s/ sound but start with the letter 'c'.
1/18/2021 • 6 minutes, 23 seconds
Phrasal verbs and context
A guide to multi-word verbs and prepositions that can change the meaning of phrasal verbs.
1/11/2021 • 6 minutes, 12 seconds
Prefixes re-, pre- and pro-
'REcycle', 'PREpacked', 'PROactive' - we talk about prefixes in 6 Minute Vocabulary.
1/4/2021 • 6 minutes, 12 seconds
Silent letters
We talk about letters in English that we see in words but don’t actually pronounce.
12/28/2020 • 6 minutes, 43 seconds
Onomatopoeia
Learn about words that sound like the thing they describe.
12/21/2020 • 6 minutes, 16 seconds
Multi-word verbs
Do you ever 'meet up with' your friend in the park? We talk about multi-word verbs.
12/14/2020 • 6 minutes, 2 seconds
Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical
'Classic' or 'classical'? Learn about adjectives ending in -ic and -ical.
12/7/2020 • 6 minutes, 12 seconds
Strong adjectives
'Terrified', 'fantastic', 'amazing' - learn how to use strong adjectives.
11/30/2020 • 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Male and female job words
Policeman / policewoman, actor / actress - learn about job titles and gender.
11/23/2020 • 6 minutes, 5 seconds
New words
'Selfie', 'photobomb', 'trolling'. Learn what these new words mean and how they are made.
11/16/2020 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Weather words
The British love to talk about weather! Learn some useful vocabulary about it here.
11/9/2020 • 5 minutes, 51 seconds
Homophones
Mail and male... Learn about words that sound the same but have different spellings.
11/2/2020 • 6 minutes, 8 seconds
Compound nouns
Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words.
10/26/2020 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Similar words
We talk about words like 'big' and 'large' and explore the similarities between them.
10/19/2020 • 6 minutes, 6 seconds
Adjective order
This is a big, old, smelly dog! Learn which adjective has to come first.
10/12/2020 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Contractions
"I've run a marathon." Look at the shorter form 'I've'. Learn how to use contractions.
10/5/2020 • 6 minutes, 3 seconds
Job suffixes
What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.
9/28/2020 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Word stress
How to pronounce the words 'photographer' and 'photograph'? Learn about word stress.
9/21/2020 • 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Compound adjectives
Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates).
9/14/2020 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Lexical sets
Finn and Catherine give you some tips on how to remember new words.
9/7/2020 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
-ing and -ed adjectives
Boring or bored? Interested or interesting? We'll tell you the right adjective to use.
8/31/2020 • 6 minutes, 6 seconds
Binomials
Learn how to use these short English phrases made of two words that go together.
8/24/2020 • 6 minutes, 2 seconds
Chunks of language
Find out how you can sound much more natural by learning and using chunks of language.
8/17/2020 • 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Prefixes
Have no fear... Finn and Alice are here and they'll teach you everything about prefixes!
8/10/2020 • 6 minutes, 3 seconds
Adjectives and adverbs
Fashionable? Fashionably? We teach you adjectives and adverbs.
8/3/2020 • 6 minutes, 5 seconds
Suffixes
Finn and Alice look at a very important part of word building – suffixes.
7/27/2020 • 6 minutes, 12 seconds
Academic Vocabulary
Do you have to write academic texts and essays? Finn and Neil give you some tips.
7/20/2020 • 6 minutes, 18 seconds
Talk like Shakespeare
Learn some idioms from 'the Bard' which are in common use today.
7/13/2020 • 6 minutes, 16 seconds
Irregular verbs 2
Break, broke, broken... We look at verbs that don't behave themselves.
7/6/2020 • 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Eponyms as nouns and verbs
To google, to hoover... Learn about words that have come from commercial products.
6/29/2020 • 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Adjectives from names
Freudian, Dickensian, Orwellian... learn about adjectives that come from names.
6/22/2020 • 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Large numbers
How many stars are there in the universe? Learn how to say big numbers in English.
6/15/2020 • 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Suffixes -sion -tion -tian
"I have a confesSION: my ambiTION is to meet a MarTIAN!" - We teach you suffixes.
6/8/2020 • 6 minutes, 20 seconds
Synonyms
Learn about synonyms - words that have the same or similar meaning.
6/1/2020 • 6 minutes, 12 seconds
Discourse Markers: Interjections
Do you know your ouch! from your ugh!? These words are called interjections.
5/25/2020 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
Commonly misspelled words
Finn and Catherine talk through some of the complexities of English spelling.
5/18/2020 • 6 minutes, 10 seconds
6 Minute Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary
Neil and Finn's top tips for dealing with specialist vocabulary
3/19/2018 • 6 minutes, 18 seconds