Binomials

Learn how to use these short English phrases made of two words that go together.

• 6 mins

-ing and -ed adjectives

Boring or bored? Interested or interesting? We'll tell you the right adjective to use.

• 6 mins

Lexical sets

Finn and Catherine give you some tips on how to remember new words.

• 6 mins

Compound adjectives

Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates).

• 6 mins

Word stress

How to pronounce the words 'photographer' and 'photograph'? Learn about word stress.

• 6 mins

Job suffixes

What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.

• 6 mins

Contractions

"I've run a marathon." Look at the shorter form 'I've'. Learn how to use contractions.

• 6 mins

Adjective order

This is a big, old, smelly dog! Learn which adjective has to come first.

• 6 mins

Similar words

We talk about words like 'big' and 'large' and explore the similarities between them.

• 6 mins

Compound nouns

Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words.

• 6 mins

Homophones

Mail and male... Learn about words that sound the same but have different spellings.

• 6 mins

Weather words

The British love to talk about weather! Learn some useful vocabulary about it here.

• 5 mins

New words

'Selfie', 'photobomb', 'trolling'. Learn what these new words mean and how they are made.

• 6 mins

Male and female job words

Policeman / policewoman, actor / actress - learn about job titles and gender.

• 6 mins

Strong adjectives

'Terrified', 'fantastic', 'amazing' - learn how to use strong adjectives.

• 6 mins

Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical

'Classic' or 'classical'? Learn about adjectives ending in -ic and -ical.

• 6 mins

Multi-word verbs

Do you ever 'meet up with' your friend in the park? We talk about multi-word verbs.

• 6 mins

Onomatopoeia

Learn about words that sound like the thing they describe.

• 6 mins

Silent letters

We talk about letters in English that we see in words but don’t actually pronounce.

• 6 mins

Prefixes re-, pre- and pro-

'REcycle', 'PREpacked', 'PROactive' - we talk about prefixes in 6 Minute Vocabulary.

• 6 mins

Phrasal verbs and context

A guide to multi-word verbs and prepositions that can change the meaning of phrasal verbs.

• 6 mins

Pronouncing words that start with ‘c’

Listen out for words that begin with the /s/ sound but start with the letter 'c'.

• 6 mins

Business jargon

Can you think out of the box or take the helicopter view at work? Learn business jargon.

• 6 mins

British and American English

Hear about differences and similarities in vocabulary from both sides of the Atlantic.

• 6 mins

Pronouncing verbs and nouns

'Increase' can be a noun or a verb and they aren't pronounced the same way...

• 6 mins

Words with double letters

Catherine and Neil talk about spelling words with double letters, such as 'accommodation'.

• 6 mins

Hyphenation

Learn how to use hyphens: "They did a ten-foot dive into the swimming pool."

• 6 mins

Time expressions

Neil and Catherine look at time expressions with 'in', 'at' and 'on'.

• 6 mins

Uncountable nouns

Can you count knowledge, money or happiness? How to deal with uncountable nouns.

• 6 mins

Short spoken forms

Learn how these words are used: gonna, wanna, dunno, whatcha.

• 6 mins