Commonly misspelled words

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.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:Visit our website ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglishFollow us ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusLIKE PODCASTS?Try some of our other popular podcasts inc ... Show More

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

Click here to read the full episode summary English spelling can be hard. We don't always spell words the way they sound and sometimes two words can sound the same and be spelled differently. Those words can have completely different meanings. Today Lindsay and Michelle show you ... Show More

Let’s face it. English spelling is weird. Sometimes you spell a ‘ch’ sound with a C-H, like in cheese, and sometimes you spell it with a T-U, like in Tuesday. If bird is spelled B-I-R-D, why isn’t word spelled W-I-R-D? Have you had enough of all these unusual spellings? But what ... Show More

Dan and Catherine discuss the key language from this story. 

Catherine and Tom discuss the story and teach you vocabulary so you can discuss it too. 

<p>In this episode, we're tackling some of the trickiest words in English pronunciation, like 'queue', 'colonel', 'subtle' and more!</p> <p>These words are especially tricky because of their confusing spelling. But today, we'll practice them out loud together to build your pronun ... Show More

Dan and Catherine teach you the language being used to discuss this story. 

Finding out who someone is and spelling their name 

Dan and Catherine teach you the language being used to discuss this story 

Catherine and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.