Cover image of 6 Minute Vocabulary

6 Minute Vocabulary

Build your English vocabulary in six minutes. Every Monday join two of our presenters and hear about different ways to develop your vocabulary knowledge and skills.

Ranked #1

Podcast cover

Lexical sets

Lexical sets

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

7 Sep 2020

6mins

Ranked #2

Podcast cover

Talk like Shakespeare

Talk like Shakespeare

Learn some idioms from 'the Bard' which are in common use today.

13 Jul 2020

6mins

Similar Podcasts

Ranked #3

Podcast cover

Irregular verbs 2

Irregular verbs 2

Break, broke, broken... We look at verbs that don't behave themselves.

6 Jul 2020

6mins

Ranked #4

Podcast cover

Binomials

Binomials

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

24 Aug 2020

6mins

Most Popular Podcasts

Ranked #5

Podcast cover

Phrasal verbs and context

Phrasal verbs and context

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

11 Jan 2021

6mins

Ranked #6

Podcast cover

-ing and -ed adjectives

-ing and -ed adjectives

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

31 Aug 2020

6mins

Ranked #7

Podcast cover

Prefixes re-, pre- and pro-

Prefixes re-, pre- and pro-

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

4 Jan 2021

6mins

Ranked #8

Podcast cover

Silent letters

Silent letters

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

28 Dec 2020

6mins

Ranked #9

Podcast cover

Business jargon

Business jargon

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

25 Jan 2021

6mins

Ranked #10

Podcast cover

Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia

Learn about words that sound like the thing they describe.

21 Dec 2020

6mins

Ranked #11

Podcast cover

Chunks of language

Chunks of language

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

17 Aug 2020

6mins

Ranked #12

Podcast cover

Pronouncing words that start with ‘c’

Pronouncing words that start with ‘c’

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

18 Jan 2021

6mins

Ranked #13

Podcast cover

Multi-word verbs

Multi-word verbs

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

14 Dec 2020

6mins

Ranked #14

Podcast cover

Prefixes

Prefixes

Have no fear... Finn and Alice are here and they'll teach you everything about prefixes!

10 Aug 2020

6mins

Ranked #15

Podcast cover

Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical

Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical

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

7 Dec 2020

6mins

Ranked #16

Podcast cover

Eponyms as nouns and verbs

Eponyms as nouns and verbs

To google, to hoover... Learn about words that have come from commercial products.

29 Jun 2020

6mins

Ranked #17

Podcast cover

British and American English

British and American English

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

1 Feb 2021

6mins

Ranked #18

Podcast cover

Adjectives and adverbs

Adjectives and adverbs

Fashionable? Fashionably? We teach you adjectives and adverbs.

3 Aug 2020

6mins

Ranked #19

Podcast cover

Male and female job words

Male and female job words

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

23 Nov 2020

6mins

Ranked #20

Podcast cover

Word stress

Word stress

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

21 Sep 2020

6mins

“Podium: AI tools for podcasters. Generate show notes, transcripts, highlight clips, and more with AI. Try it today at https://podium.page”