Suffixes: -less and -free
Is this a smoke-free or a smokeless workplace? Learn the difference!
Prefixes: dys- de- dis-
Do you suffer from DYSpepsia? Could a DEtox diet help? Neil and Finn talk about prefixes.
Uncountable nouns
Can you count knowledge, money or happiness? How to deal with uncountable nouns.
Time expressions
Neil and Catherine look at time expressions with 'in', 'at' and 'on'.
Hyphenation
Learn how to use hyphens: "They did a ten-foot dive into the swimming pool."
Words with double letters
Catherine and Neil talk about spelling words with double letters, such as 'accommodation'.
Pronouncing verbs and nouns
'Increase' can be a noun or a verb and they aren't pronounced the same way...
British and American English
Hear about differences and similarities in vocabulary from both sides of the Atlantic.
Business jargon
Can you think out of the box or take the helicopter view at work? Learn business jargon.
Pronouncing words that start with ‘c’
Listen out for words that begin with the /s/ sound but start with the letter 'c'.
Phrasal verbs and context
A guide to multi-word verbs and prepositions that can change the meaning of phrasal verbs.
Prefixes re-, pre- and pro-
'REcycle', 'PREpacked', 'PROactive' - we talk about prefixes in 6 Minute Vocabulary.
Onomatopoeia
Learn about words that sound like the thing they describe.
Male and female job words
Policeman / policewoman, actor / actress - learn about job titles and gender.
New words
'Selfie', 'photobomb', 'trolling'. Learn what these new words mean and how they are made.
Homophones
Mail and male... Learn about words that sound the same but have different spellings.
Compound nouns
Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words.
Similar words
We talk about words like 'big' and 'large' and explore the similarities between them.
Adjective order
This is a big, old, smelly dog! Learn which adjective has to come first.
Job suffixes
What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.
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