Worksheet: Softening & Hedging Practice
Answer key included — check your work after each section.
Notice
- Section A: tend to/seem to/appear to. Section B: it is said/believed/thought. Section C: conversational softeners.
Rule
This worksheet mixes all the hedging structures from this module.
Practice
- A1. Complete: ‘She _____ know everyone in the building.’ (seem to)
Answer: seems to - B1. Rewrite: ‘The bridge is 500 years old.’ (it is said that)
Answer: It is said that the bridge is 500 years old. - C1. Soften: ‘The plan is bad.’ (kind of)
Answer: The plan is kind of bad. - A2. Complete: ‘People _____ eat more in winter.’ (tend to)
Answer: tend to
Connect
Finish with a full hedging-language practice set.
CEFR: Writing — completing structured practice exercises accurately.
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