Vocabulary for IELTS Writing is very essential in order to get your target band score. In this post, you’ll see some useful words to ace it!
Vocabulary for Introduction
| Starting | Presentation Type | Verb | Description |
| The given the supplied the presented the provided | diagram table figure illustration graph figure chart flow chart picture presentation pie chart bar graph line graph table data data information | shows represents depicts illustrates presents gives provides describes compares shows figures gives data on gives information on | the comparison of the differences the number of information on data on the proportion of the amount of information on |
Vocabulary to show changes in Graphs
| Trends | Verb Form | Noun |
| increase | rise / increase / go up / uplift / rocketed / climb / upsurge / soar | a rise an increase an upward trend a growth |
| decrease | fall / decrease / decline / plummet / plunge / drop / reduce | a fall / a decrease / a reduction a downward trends a downward tendency a decline/ a drop |
| steadiness | unchanged / level out / remain constant / remain steady / plateau / remain the same/ remain stable / remain static | |
| gradual increase | an upward trend an upward tendency a ceiling trend | |
| gradual decrease | a downward trend a downward tendency a descending trend | |
| standability | leveled off / remained constant / remained unchanged / remained stable/ prevailed consistency / plateaued/ reached a plateau/ stayed uniform/ immutable / leveled out | |
| rapid ups and downs | wave / fluctuate / oscillate / vacillate | waves fluctuations oscillations vacillations |
Vocabulary for Approximate Data
| 7.1 | just over 7 million tonnes approximately 7 million tonnes |
| 65.6 | nearly 70 million tonnes almost 70 million tonnes |
Vocabulary for Pie Charts
| Percentage | Fraction |
| 80% | four-fifths |
| 75% | three-quarters |
| 70% | seven in ten |
| 65% | two-thirds |
| 60% | three- fifths |
| 55% | more than a half |
| 50% | half |
| 45% | more than two-fifts |
| 40% | two-fifths |
| 35% | more than a third |
| 30% | less than a third |
| 25% | a quarter |
| 20% | a fifth |
| 15% | less than a fifth |
| 10% | one in ten |
| 5% | one in twenty |
Qualifiers
| Percentage | Qualifier |
| 77% | just over three quarters |
| 77% | approximately three quarters |
| 49% | just under a half |
| 49% | nearly a half |
| 32% | almost a third |
Percentages to other phrases
| Percentage | Proportion/ Number/ Amount Majority/ Minority |
| 75 – 85% | a very large majority |
| 65 – 75% | a significant proportion |
| 10 – 15% | a minority |
| 5% | a very small number |
Vocabulary for Process Diagrams
- To begin
- Following this
- Next
- Then
- After that
- Before
- Subsequently
- Finally
Read more:
- Tips for IELTS Writing, Tips for IELTS Speaking
- Tips for IELTS Listening, Tips for IELTS Reading
- IELTS Experience
- IELTS Paper vs. Computer
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It’s awesome vocabularies
Thank you! Great way to teach learners how to vary the language and get higher score
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