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.

Contractions

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

Job suffixes

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

Word stress

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

Compound adjectives

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

Lexical sets

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

-ing and -ed adjectives

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

Binomials

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