Learning English Vocabulary
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Episodes (427)
Silent letters
Oct 19, 2026
Onomatopoeia
Oct 12, 2026
Multi-word verbs
Oct 5, 2026
Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical
Sep 28, 2026
Strong adjectives
Sep 21, 2026
Male and female job words
Sep 14, 2026
Weather words
Sep 7, 2026
Homophones
Aug 31, 2026
Compound nouns
Aug 24, 2026
Similar words
Aug 17, 2026
Adjective order
Aug 10, 2026
Contractions
Aug 3, 2026
Job suffixes
Jul 27, 2026
Word stress
Jul 20, 2026
Compound adjectives
Jul 13, 2026
Lexical sets
Jul 6, 2026
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'hit'
Jun 29, 2026
-ing and -ed adjectives
Jun 22, 2026
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'change'
Jun 17, 2026
Binomials
Jun 15, 2026
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'leave'
Jun 10, 2026
Useful chunks of language
Jun 8, 2026
English in a Minute: Phrases with heart
Jun 1, 2026
Words with 'ough'
May 26, 2026
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'life'
May 20, 2026
Easily confused words
May 18, 2026
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'day'
May 13, 2026
Suffixes: -less and -free
May 11, 2026
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'look'
May 6, 2026
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'end'
Apr 29, 2026
English in a Minute: Phrases with fire Learning English Vocabulary
Apr 27, 2026
English in a Minute: Phrases with hat
Apr 20, 2026
Prefixes: dys- de- dis-
Apr 13, 2026
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'money'
Apr 9, 2026
Ordinal numbers
Apr 7, 2026
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'thing'
Apr 1, 2026
Short spoken forms
Mar 30, 2026
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'hand'
Mar 25, 2026
Uncountable nouns
Mar 23, 2026
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'eye'
Mar 18, 2026
Time expressions
Mar 16, 2026
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'water'
Mar 11, 2026
Hyphenation
Mar 9, 2026
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'cards'
Mar 4, 2026
Words with double letters
Mar 2, 2026
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'grass'
Feb 25, 2026
Pronouncing verbs and nouns
Feb 23, 2026
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'big'
Feb 18, 2026
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'baby'
Feb 11, 2026
British and American English
Feb 9, 2026
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'foot'
Feb 4, 2026
Business jargon
Feb 2, 2026
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'stop'
Jan 29, 2026
Pronouncing words that start with ‘c’
Jan 26, 2026
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'bite'
Jan 21, 2026
Phrasal verbs and context
Jan 19, 2026
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'bone'
Jan 14, 2026
Prefixes: re- pre- and pro-
Jan 12, 2026
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'cake'
Jan 7, 2026
Silent letters
Jan 5, 2026
Onomatopoeia
Dec 29, 2025
Multi-word verbs
Dec 22, 2025
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'lose'
Dec 17, 2025
Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical
Dec 15, 2025
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'wind'
Dec 10, 2025
Strong adjectives
Dec 8, 2025
Male and female job words
Dec 1, 2025
Weather words
Nov 24, 2025
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'gold'
Nov 19, 2025
Homophones
Nov 17, 2025
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'light'
Nov 13, 2025
Compound nouns
Nov 10, 2025
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'pull'
Nov 6, 2025
Adjective order
Nov 3, 2025
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'clock'
Oct 29, 2025
Contractions
Oct 27, 2025
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'home'
Oct 22, 2025
Job suffixes
Oct 20, 2025
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'look'
Oct 15, 2025
Word stress
Oct 13, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs that go with 'resource'
Oct 8, 2025
Compound adjectives
Oct 6, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs that go with 'task'
Oct 1, 2025
Lexical sets
Sep 29, 2025
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'hit'
Sep 24, 2025
-ing and -ed adjectives
Sep 22, 2025
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'red'
Sep 17, 2025
Binomials
Sep 15, 2025
English in a Minute: Phrases with head
Sep 10, 2025
Useful chunks of language
Sep 8, 2025
English in a Minute: Phrases with 'ear'
Sep 3, 2025
Words with 'ough'
Sep 1, 2025
English in a Minute: Phrases with heart
Aug 28, 2025
Easily confused words
Aug 25, 2025
English in a Minute: Phrases with sea
Aug 22, 2025
English in a Minute: Phrases with fire
Aug 20, 2025
Suffixes –free and -less
Aug 18, 2025
English in a Minute: Phrases with hat
Aug 13, 2025
Prefixes de, dis, dys
Aug 11, 2025
English in a Minute: Phrases with face
Aug 6, 2025
Ordinal numbers
Aug 4, 2025
English in a Minute: Phrases with stone
Jul 30, 2025
Short spoken forms
Jul 28, 2025
English in a Minute: Phrases with blue
Jul 23, 2025
Uncountable nouns
Jul 21, 2025
English in a Minute: Phrases with ice
Jul 16, 2025
Time expressions
Jul 14, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'network'
Jul 9, 2025
Hyphenation
Jul 7, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'strategy'
Jul 2, 2025
Words with double letters
Jun 30, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'resource'
Jun 25, 2025
Pronouncing verbs and nouns
Jun 23, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'theory'
Jun 18, 2025
British and American English
Jun 16, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'trip'
Jun 11, 2025
Business jargon
Jun 9, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'challenge'
Jun 4, 2025
Pronouncing words that start with ‘c’
Jun 2, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'method'
May 28, 2025
Phrasal verbs and context
May 26, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'opinion'
May 21, 2025
Prefixes re-, pre- and pro-
May 19, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'source'
May 14, 2025
Silent letters
May 12, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'technology'
May 7, 2025
Onomatopoeia
May 5, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'environment'
Apr 30, 2025
Multi-word verbs
Apr 28, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'image'
Apr 23, 2025
Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical
Apr 21, 2025
English in a Minute: Learn some verbs to use with 'structure'
Apr 16, 2025
Strong adjectives
Apr 14, 2025
English in a Minute: Learn common verb collocations with the noun ‘data'
Apr 9, 2025
Male and female job words
Apr 7, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs that go with 'role'
Apr 2, 2025
Weather words
Mar 31, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'design'
Mar 26, 2025
Homophones
Mar 24, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'view'
Mar 19, 2025
Compound nouns
Mar 17, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'answer'
Mar 12, 2025
Adjective order
Mar 10, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'office'
Mar 5, 2025
Contractions
Mar 3, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'research'
Feb 26, 2025
Job suffixes
Feb 24, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'paper'
Feb 19, 2025
Word stress
Feb 17, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'language'
Feb 12, 2025
Compound adjectives
Feb 10, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs that go with the noun ‘car'
Feb 5, 2025
Lexical sets
Feb 3, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs that go with ‘hope’
Jan 29, 2025
-ing and -ed adjectives
Jan 27, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs that can be used with 'idea'
Jan 22, 2025
Binomials
Jan 20, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'programme'
Jan 15, 2025
Useful chunks of language
Jan 13, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'example'
Jan 8, 2025
Words with 'ough'
Jan 6, 2025
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'plan'
Jan 1, 2025
Easily confused words
Dec 30, 2024
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'market'
Dec 25, 2024
Suffixes –free and -less
Dec 23, 2024
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'information'
Dec 18, 2024
Prefixes de, dis, dys
Dec 16, 2024
English in a Minute: Beth teaches you some verbs that can be used with 'business'
Dec 11, 2024
Ordinal numbers
Dec 9, 2024
English in a Minute: Learn common verbs that go with ‘name’
Dec 4, 2024
Short spoken forms
Dec 2, 2024
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'increase'
Nov 27, 2024
Uncountable nouns
Nov 25, 2024
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'job'
Nov 20, 2024
Time expression with in, on and at
Nov 18, 2024
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'area'
Nov 13, 2024
Hyphenation
Nov 11, 2024
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with the word ‘fact’
Nov 6, 2024
Words with double letters
Nov 4, 2024
English in a Minute: Learn common verb collocations with the noun ‘report’
Oct 30, 2024
Pronouncing verbs and nouns
Oct 28, 2024
English in a Minute: Common verb collocations with the noun ‘system'
Oct 23, 2024
British and American English
Oct 21, 2024
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'money'
Oct 16, 2024
Business jargon
Oct 14, 2024
English in a Minute: Which verbs can you use with the noun 'question'?
Oct 9, 2024
Pronouncing words that start with ‘c’
Oct 7, 2024
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'point'
Oct 2, 2024
Phrasal verbs and context
Sep 30, 2024
English in a Minute: Which verbs do we use with 'way'?
Sep 25, 2024
Prefixes re-, pre- and pro-
Sep 23, 2024
English in a Minute:Verbs to use with 'interest'
Sep 18, 2024
Silent letters
Sep 16, 2024
English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'problem'
Sep 11, 2024
Onomatopoeia
Sep 9, 2024
English in a Minute: 5 ways to use 'share'
Sep 4, 2024
Multi-word verbs
Sep 2, 2024
English in a Minute:5 ways to use 'over'
Aug 28, 2024
Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical
Aug 26, 2024
English in a Minute: 3 ways to use the word 'energy'
Aug 21, 2024
Strong adjectives
Aug 20, 2024
Male and female job words
Aug 19, 2024
English in a Minute: 4 things about the word 'paint'
Aug 14, 2024
Weather words
Aug 12, 2024
English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'consider'
Aug 7, 2024
Homophones
Aug 5, 2024
English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'appropriate'
Jul 31, 2024
Compound nouns
Jul 29, 2024
English in a Minute: 4 ways to use 'capacity'
Jul 24, 2024
Adjective order
Jul 22, 2024
English in a Minute: 4 ways to use 'cause'
Jul 17, 2024
Contractions
Jul 15, 2024
English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'quality'
Jul 10, 2024
Job suffixes
Jul 8, 2024
English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'general'
Jul 3, 2024
Word stress
Jul 1, 2024
English in a Minute: 4 ways to use the word 'material'
Jun 26, 2024
Compound adjectives
Jun 24, 2024
English in a Minute: How to use the word 'during'
Jun 19, 2024
Lexical sets
Jun 17, 2024
English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'nice'
Jun 12, 2024
-ing and -ed adjectives
Jun 10, 2024
English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'count'
Jun 5, 2024
Phrases made of two words
Jun 3, 2024
Binomials: phrases made of two words
Jun 3, 2024
English in a Minute: How to use 'schedule'
May 29, 2024
Useful chunks of language
May 27, 2024
English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'supreme'
May 22, 2024
Words with 'ough'
May 20, 2024
English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'situation'
May 15, 2024
Easily confused words
May 13, 2024
Suffixes –free and -less
May 6, 2024
Prefixes: un-, in- and dis-
Apr 29, 2024
Adjectives and adverbs
Apr 22, 2024
Suffixes
Apr 15, 2024
Academic vocabulary
Apr 1, 2024
Phrases from Shakespeare
Mar 25, 2024
Irregular verbs
Mar 18, 2024
Eponyms as nouns and verbs
Mar 11, 2024
Adjectives from names
Mar 4, 2024
Large numbers
Feb 26, 2024
Suffixes: -tian, -sion and -tion
Feb 19, 2024
Synonyms
Feb 12, 2024
Discourse Markers: Interjections
Feb 5, 2024
Commonly misspelled words
Jan 29, 2024
Linking words
Jan 9, 2024
Words with more than one spelling
Jan 1, 2024
Acronyms
Dec 25, 2023
Antonyms
Dec 19, 2023
Suffixes: -ness & -ity
Dec 11, 2023
Discourse markers: showing attitude
Dec 5, 2023
Suffixes: -ment, -ance, -ence
Nov 27, 2023
Someone, somewhere, anywhere...
Nov 20, 2023
Irregular verbs
Nov 13, 2023
Reporting verbs
Nov 7, 2023
False friends
Oct 30, 2023
Words with 'ough'
Oct 23, 2023
Easily confused words
Oct 16, 2023
Suffixes: -less and -free
Oct 9, 2023
Prefixes de, dis, dys
Oct 2, 2023
Ordinal numbers
Sep 25, 2023
Short spoken forms
Sep 18, 2023
Uncountable nouns
Sep 11, 2023
Time expression with in, on and at
Sep 4, 2023
Hyphenation
Aug 25, 2023
Words with double letters
Aug 21, 2023
Pronouncing verbs and nouns
Aug 14, 2023
British and American English
Aug 8, 2023
Business jargon
Jul 31, 2023
How to pronounce words that start with 'c'.
Jul 24, 2023
Phrasal verbs and context
Jul 17, 2023
re, pre and pro
Jul 10, 2023
Silent letters
Jul 3, 2023
Onomatopoeia
Jun 26, 2023
Multi-word verbs
Jun 19, 2023
Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical
Jun 12, 2023
Strong adjectives
Jun 6, 2023
Male and female job words
May 29, 2023
New words
May 22, 2023
Weather words
May 15, 2023
Homophones
May 9, 2023
Compound nouns
May 2, 2023
Adjective order
Apr 24, 2023
Contractions
Apr 17, 2023
Job suffixes
Apr 3, 2023
Word stress
Mar 27, 2023
Compound adjectives
Mar 20, 2023
Lexical sets
Mar 13, 2023
-ing and -ed adjectives
Mar 6, 2023
Binomials: phrases made of two words
Feb 27, 2023
Useful chunks of language
Feb 20, 2023
Prefixes: un-, in- and dis-
Feb 20, 2023
Adjectives and adverbs
Feb 6, 2023
Suffixes
Jan 30, 2023
Academic Vocabulary
Jan 23, 2023
Talk like Shakespeare
Jan 16, 2023
More irregular verbs
Jan 9, 2023
Irregular verbs 2
Jan 9, 2023
Irregular verbs 2
Jan 9, 2023
Eponyms as nouns and verbs
Dec 30, 2022
Adjectives from names
Dec 26, 2022
Large numbers
Dec 19, 2022
Suffixes: -tian, -sion and -tion
Dec 12, 2022
Synonyms
Dec 5, 2022
Discourse Markers: Interjections
Nov 28, 2022
Commonly misspelled words
Nov 21, 2022
Linking words
Nov 14, 2022
Words with more than one spelling
Nov 7, 2022
Acronyms
Oct 31, 2022
Antonyms
Oct 24, 2022
Suffixes: -ness and -ity
Oct 17, 2022
Discourse markers for showing attitude
Oct 10, 2022
Suffixes: -ment, -ance, -ence
Oct 3, 2022
Someone, nothing, anywhere
Sep 20, 2022
Irregular verbs
Sep 12, 2022
Easily confused words
Sep 5, 2022
Suffixes: -less and -free
Aug 26, 2022
Prefixes: dys- de- dis-
Aug 15, 2022
Ordinal numbers
Aug 8, 2022
Spoken short forms
Aug 1, 2022
Uncountable nouns
Jul 25, 2022
Time expressions
Jul 18, 2022
Hyphenation
Jul 11, 2022
Words with double letters
Jul 4, 2022
Pronouncing verbs and nouns
Jun 27, 2022
British and American English
Jun 20, 2022
Business jargon
May 30, 2022
How to pronounce words beginning with 'c'
May 23, 2022
Phrasal verbs and context
May 16, 2022
Prefixes: 'Re-', 'pre-', and 'pro-'
May 9, 2022
Silent letters
Apr 29, 2022
Onomatopoeia
Apr 25, 2022
Multi-word verbs
Apr 14, 2022
Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical
Apr 11, 2022
Strong adjectives
Apr 4, 2022
Contractions
Mar 28, 2022
Male and female job words
Mar 21, 2022
New words
Mar 14, 2022
Weather words
Mar 7, 2022
Weather words
Mar 7, 2022
Homophones
Jan 31, 2022
Compound nouns
Jan 24, 2022
Job suffixes
Jan 17, 2022
Similar words
Jan 10, 2022
Adjective order
Dec 31, 2021
Contractions
Dec 27, 2021
Job suffixes
Dec 20, 2021
Word stress
Dec 13, 2021
Compound adjectives
Dec 6, 2021
Lexical sets
Nov 22, 2021
-ing and -ed adjectives
Nov 8, 2021
Binomials
Nov 1, 2021
Chunks of language
Oct 25, 2021
Prefixes
Oct 18, 2021
Adjectives and adverbs
Oct 11, 2021
Suffixes
Oct 4, 2021
Academic Vocabulary
Sep 27, 2021
Talk like Shakespeare
Sep 20, 2021
Irregular verbs 2
Sep 13, 2021
Eponyms as nouns and verbs
Sep 6, 2021
Adjectives from names
Aug 30, 2021
Large numbers
Aug 23, 2021
Suffixes -sion -tion -tian
Aug 16, 2021
Synonyms
Aug 9, 2021
Discourse Markers: Interjections
Jul 26, 2021
Commonly misspelled words
Jul 19, 2021
Linking words
Jul 12, 2021
Words with more than one spelling
Jul 5, 2021
Acronyms
Jun 28, 2021
Antonyms
Jun 21, 2021
Suffixes: -ness & -ity
Jun 7, 2021
Discourse markers: Attitude
May 31, 2021
Suffixes: -ment, -ance, -ence
May 24, 2021
Someone, somewhere, anywhere...
May 17, 2021
Irregular verbs
May 10, 2021
Reporting verbs
May 3, 2021
False friends
Apr 26, 2021
Words with 'ough'
Apr 19, 2021
Easily confused words
Apr 13, 2021
Suffixes: -less and -free
Apr 5, 2021
Prefixes: dys- de- dis-
Mar 29, 2021
Ordinal numbers
Mar 22, 2021
Short spoken forms
Mar 15, 2021
Uncountable nouns
Mar 8, 2021
Time expressions
Mar 1, 2021
Hyphenation
Feb 22, 2021
Words with double letters
Feb 15, 2021
Pronouncing verbs and nouns
Feb 8, 2021
British and American English
Feb 1, 2021
Business jargon
Jan 25, 2021
Pronouncing words that start with ‘c’
Jan 18, 2021
Phrasal verbs and context
Jan 11, 2021
Prefixes re-, pre- and pro-
Jan 4, 2021
Silent letters
Dec 28, 2020
Onomatopoeia
Dec 21, 2020
Multi-word verbs
Dec 14, 2020
Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical
Dec 7, 2020
Strong adjectives
Nov 30, 2020
Male and female job words
Nov 23, 2020
New words
Nov 16, 2020
Weather words
Nov 9, 2020
Homophones
Nov 2, 2020
Compound nouns
Oct 26, 2020
Similar words
Oct 19, 2020
Adjective order
Oct 12, 2020
Contractions
Oct 5, 2020
Job suffixes
Sep 28, 2020
Word stress
Sep 21, 2020
Compound adjectives
Sep 14, 2020
Lexical sets
Sep 7, 2020
-ing and -ed adjectives
Aug 31, 2020
Binomials
Aug 24, 2020
Chunks of language
Aug 17, 2020
Prefixes
Aug 10, 2020
Adjectives and adverbs
Aug 3, 2020
Suffixes
Jul 27, 2020
Academic Vocabulary
Jul 20, 2020
Talk like Shakespeare
Jul 13, 2020
Irregular verbs 2
Jul 6, 2020
Eponyms as nouns and verbs
Jun 29, 2020
Adjectives from names
Jun 22, 2020
Large numbers
Jun 15, 2020
Suffixes -sion -tion -tian
Jun 8, 2020
Synonyms
Jun 1, 2020
Discourse Markers: Interjections
May 25, 2020
Commonly misspelled words
May 18, 2020
6 Minute Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary
Mar 19, 2018