6 Minute Vocabulary

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

Learn about words that sound like the thing they describe.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Find out how you can sound much more natural by learning and using chunks of language.