Describing graphs: Adjectives and Nouns

Complete the table with the adjective form of the following adverbs:

Adverb Adjectiveconsiderably

dramatically

enormously

hugely

moderately

significantly

slightly

substantially

vastly

consistently

gradually

quickly

rapidly

sharply

slowly

steadily

swiftly

Complete the table with the noun form of the following verbs:

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Describing graphs: Adjectives and Nouns

Verb Noun (+ article)to increase

to grow

to improve

to jump

to recover

to decrease

to deteriorate

to drop

to fall

to shrink

to peak

to plunge

to slump

to stagnate

to level off

to fluctuate

[to fluctuate] _ _ s and _ _ _ _ s

Use these structures with adjectives and nouns:

There + be (+ quite) + a / an (+ adjective) + noun + prepositione.g. There was a dramatic fluctuation in the share price in 2007.

There has been quite a dramatic increase in the number of immigrants entering the UK since 2004.

Date + see (+ quite) + a / an (+ adjective) + noun + prepositione.g. January saw a steady growth in our sales in the Czech

Republic.2009 has seen a significant fall in the amount of students entering university in the USA.

Change these sentences from ‘verb + adverb’ to ‘adjective + noun’. If there is no noun form of the verb, choose a different verb.

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Describing graphs: Adjectives and Nouns

1. Last April orders increased dramatically.

2. So far this month, oil prices have shrunk significantly.

3. Last year, the value of the US dollar fluctuated.

4. Yesterday, our share price rose slightly.

5. This year, sales have gone down slightly.

6. Labour costs peaked in June last year.

7. This week, sales of washing machines have gone up considerably.

8. Last summer, our market share fell quite sharply.

9. This year, orders from Europe have levelled off.

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