Describing graphs: Adjectives and Nouns

Created by Sandy Millin

Complete the table with the
adjective form of the following
adverbs:
Adverb Adjective
considerably
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:

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 + preposition
e.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 + preposition
e.g. January saw a steady growth in our sales in the Czech
Republic.
Describing graphs: Adjectives and Nouns
Created by Sandy Millin
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.
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.


Describing graphs: Adjectives and Nouns
Created by Sandy Millin
9. This year, orders from Europe have levelled off.