VERBS & NOUNS
| Trends | Verb form | Noun Form |
| Increase | rise / increase / grow/ develop / go up/ climb / jump / surge / spike / (sky)rocket | a rise / an increase / a growth / a development / a climb / a surge / a spike / an upward trend |
| Decrease | fall / decrease / decline / dip / drop / reduce / go down / diminish / tail off / nosedive / plummet / plunge | a fall / a decrease / a decline / a dip / a drop / a reduction / a nosedive / a plummet / a plunge / a downward trend |
| Steadiness | remain constant / stay unchanged / maintain static / maintain steady / remain stable / stabilize/ level off |
stability |
| Ups and downs | vary / fluctuate / go through an unstable phase/ experience an unsteady period | variation/ fluctuation |
Note: Make sure you can distinguish regular verbs from irregular ones. For regular verbs, you add ‘ed’ or ‘d’ at the end when it comes to the past tense. Meanwhile, irregular verbs have their own past forms, for instance, rise => rose, grow => grew, go down => went down, etc.
ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS
| Type of Change | Adjective form | Adverb form |
| Rapid change | dramatic / drastic/ rapid / sharp / significant / remarkable / substantial / noticeable / massive / considerable | dramatically / drastically / rapidly / sharply / significantly / remarkably / substantially / noticeably / massively / considerably |
| Moderate change | gradual / consistent / steady / moderate / progressive | gradually / consistently / steadily / moderately / progressively |
| Slight change | slight / mild / slow/ marginal | slightly / mildly / slowly / marginally
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