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Learning English Vocabulary

Words with double letters

Learning English Vocabulary

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.5523 Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Catherine and Neil talk about spelling words with double letters, such as 'accommodation'.

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0:00.0

This is a download from BBC Learning English. To find out more, visit our website.

0:06.9

Six-minute vocabulary from BBC learning English.com.

0:13.0

Hello and welcome to six-minute vocabulary with me, Catherine.

0:17.2

And me, Finn. In this programme, we're looking at spelling. And the area we're spelling we're looking at today is words with double letters.

0:26.6

Let's start by listening to David. He's a student welfare officer at a university. And he's welcoming a new student to the campus.

0:36.9

And while you listen to David, here's a question for you.

0:40.5

What word means the rooms, flats and houses that people live in?

0:46.1

Here's David.

0:47.1

Congratulations on getting a place at our university.

0:51.8

It's a brilliant opportunity and I'm sure that you will be happy and successful here.

0:58.5

I'm here to help you find accommodation. We've got rooms, flats and houses all over the city,

1:05.9

but I recommend that you apply as soon as possible, so you're not disappointed.

1:12.6

Here's a list of addresses.

1:18.0

David there, and we asked what's the word for rooms, flats and houses that people live in.

1:24.6

And the answer is accommodation.

1:32.3

It is, and accommodation is one of our words with double letters. So Finn, how do you spell accommodation?

1:35.3

A, C, O, M, O, T, I-I-O-T-I-O-N.

1:41.3

Well done, Finn.

1:43.3

Thank you. Thank you. which six words have double letters.

1:48.2

Congratulations on getting a place at our university. It's a brilliant opportunity and I'm sure that you will be happy and successful here.

1:58.5

So we had getting with double T, brilliant with double L, opportunity

2:07.3

with double P, will with double L and also happy with double P and successful with double C and double S.

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