Words with more than one spelling

Are you unsure whether it’s disc or disk, sympathise or sympathize, learnt or learned?

• 6 mins

Linking words

Listen to Angela talk about her lucky shark escape and learn some linking words.

• 6 mins

Commonly misspelled words

Weird or wierd? English spelling is fascinating – but it's not always straightforward!

• 5 mins

Discourse Markers: Interjections

Do you know your ouch! from your ugh!? These words are called interjections.

• 6 mins

Synonyms

Learn about words that have the same or similar meanings

• 6 mins

Suffixes: -tian, -sion and -tion

Have we got your attention? Listen and learn how to use suffixes -tian, -sion and -tion.

• 6 mins

Large numbers

How many stars are there in the universe? Learn how to say big numbers in English.

• 6 mins

Adjectives from names

We discuss a group of adjectives that are made from the names of famous people.

• 6 mins

Eponyms as nouns and verbs

What does the word Hoover have in common with the word Google?

• 6 mins

Irregular verbs

Some irregular verbs can be grouped into patterns to help remember the different forms.

• 6 mins

Phrases from Shakespeare

We learn phrases from Shakespeare that are still used today.

• 6 mins

Academic vocabulary

Learn how to cope if you are studying at an English-speaking university.

• 6 mins

Suffixes

Finn and Alice look at a very important part of word building – suffixes.

• 6 mins

Adjectives and adverbs

Fashionable? Fashionably? We teach you adjectives and adverbs.

• 6 mins

Prefixes: un-, in- and dis-

Learn some prefixes which we hope won't make you feel unhappy.

• 6 mins

Suffixes –free and -less

Carefree or careless? The suffixes -free and -less.

• 6 mins

Easily confused words

Boring or bored? Learn about words that look similar but have very different meaning.

• 6 mins

English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'situation'

We have a good situation here - Beth is explaining how to use the word 'situation'

• 1 min

Words with 'ough'

Cough, thought, enough, although: Learn how to pronounce words with 'ough'.

• 6 mins

English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'supreme'

Thanks to Beth, this programme is supreme. It's also all about the word 'supreme'

• 1 min

Useful chunks of language

Do you like to eat a full English breakfast? Listen to find out how to use this phrase.

• 6 mins

English in a Minute: How to use 'schedule'

Phil has scheduled a time to talk to you about the word 'schedule'. That time is now.

• 1 min

Binomials: phrases made of two words

Do you want some cheap and cheerful tips to improve your English? Listen to learn more.

• 6 mins

Phrases made of two words

In this short and sweet episode, learn some common binomials.

• 6 mins

English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'count'

How many times can Phil say 'count?' Listen to the podcast and count them.

• 1 min

-ing and -ed adjectives

Interested or interesting? Which adjective do you use? We discuss -ing and -ed adjectives

• 6 mins

English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'nice'

This is a nice programme all about the word ‘nice’. Beth will tell you all about it.

• 1 min

Lexical sets

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

• 6 mins

English in a Minute: How to use the word 'during'

During this episode Beth will explain how to use the word 'during'

• 1 min

Compound adjectives

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

• 6 mins