BBC Learning English

🤔Do you know the rules about superlatives? Let's learn them now! Look at the images and fill the gap.⁠ ⁠ 🏋️That's the ______ weight I've ever tried to lift!⁠ a) most heavy⁠ b) heavyest⁠ c) heaviest⁠ ⁠ For more about superlatives, visit our website. Link in bio.⁠ [Images: Getty]⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠

😀‘Both’ or ‘either’ - which word should you use? Test your knowledge in this quick quiz!🧐

🍞Do you bake your own bread? 🥖What do you do to the dough? 🥪Tell us the answer, and then find out more about baking in the episode of 6 Minute English linked in our bio⁠ ⁠ [Image: Getty]⁠

We apologise a lot in English! Read Sian’s quick tip and then complete this sentence:⁠ ⁠ ‘I’m sorry I broke your umbrella!’ = ‘I apologise ______ breaking your umbrella!’⁠ 1. to ⁠ 2. for⁠ ⁠ EXTRA: Want to learn different ways of apologising? Here’s a one-minute lesson on different ways to say sorry. Link in bio.⁠ ⁠ ⁠

Sometimes, we are reading a text message and an abbreviation like 'LOL' (laugh out loud) appears, and we respond. However, sometimes they might be a bit trickier to understand, so we've put together a table to help you! Let us know any others you know in English! ⁠ ⁠ ⁠EXTRA:⁠ NASA, LOL, OMG! Why say the whole expression when you can say a few letters? Learn more about acronyms - link in bio.⁠ [Image: Getty]⁠ ⁠

Do you ever compare yourself to your siblings? Could they get this quiz right?⁠ ⁠ (Image: Getty)⁠ ⁠ ⁠ EXTRA⁠ If you enjoyed this quiz, why not test yourself on The Grammar Gameshow – click the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ ⁠

🤷‍♀️🤔Even native speakers sometimes mix up these 2 words! The meaning and pronunciation are different but they can be confusing! Watch Sian’s short video to help you and then try using ‘lose’ and ‘loose’ in a comment ✍️

The English language is very colourful! Here are 4 idioms using the colour green - can you think of any others?⁠ ⁠ Extra: Learn all about the phrase green-eyed monster - and many more colour idioms - to make your English more colourful. Link in bio.

Love Margot Robbie? 💗 The ‘Barbie’ star says that there are good and bad aspects of being a movie star! 🌷🎀 Scroll through the images to learn how to use adjectives as nouns - and make sure you do the task on the last slide! 🤩

❓There are lots of tag questions in English, so which is the correct one? Look at the images and choose the correct tag question:⁠ He’s a pilot, _____? ✈️ ⁠ 1. is he?⁠ 2. isn’t he?⁠ 3. wasn’t he?⁠ ⁠ ⁠ For more on tag questions, visit our website. Link in bio.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ [Images: Getty]⁠ ⁠ ⁠

🍻Are you looking forward to having a drink with your friends?☺️😎☺️😃🍹🍶🍷 Here you’ll find some for when it’s your turn to for the drinks.

🍋😩Eating fruit is good, but maybe not like that? What does a lemon taste like?👇 Tell us below and then click the link in our bio to learn about an unusual way to use fruit 🥭⁠ ⁠ [Image: Getty]⁠ ⁠