Words with double letters
Learning English Vocabulary
BBC
4.5 • 523 Ratings
🗓️ 30 June 2025
⏱️ 6 minutes
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We talk about spelling words with double letters in 6 Minute Vocabulary.
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| 0:00.0 | 6 Minutes Vocabulary from BBC LearningEnglish.com. |
| 0:07.3 | Hello and welcome to 6 Minute Vocabulary with me, Catherine. |
| 0:11.6 | And me, Finn. In this programme, we're looking at spelling. |
| 0:16.3 | And the area we're spelling we're looking at today is words with double letters. |
| 0:21.0 | Let's start by listening to David. |
| 0:23.9 | He's a student welfare officer at a university. |
| 0:28.3 | And he's welcoming a new student to the campus. |
| 0:31.2 | And while you listen to David, here's a question for you. |
| 0:34.9 | What word means the rooms, flats and houses that people live in? |
| 0:40.5 | Here's David. |
| 0:41.6 | Congratulations on getting a place at our university. |
| 0:46.2 | It's a brilliant opportunity and I'm sure that you will be happy and successful here. |
| 0:52.8 | I'm here to help you find accommodation. We've got rooms, |
| 0:57.7 | flats and houses all over the city, but I recommend that you apply as soon as possible |
| 1:04.0 | so you're not disappointed. Here's a list of addresses. |
| 1:12.4 | David there, and we asked what's the word for rooms, flats and houses that people live in. |
| 1:19.0 | And the answer is accommodation. |
| 1:22.1 | It is and accommodation is one of our words with double letters. |
| 1:26.6 | So, Finn, how do you spell accommodation? |
| 1:29.6 | A, C, O, M, O, T-I-O-T-O-N. |
| 1:36.1 | Well done, Finn. |
| 1:37.5 | Now listen to this clip, which six words have double letters. |
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