Academic vocabulary: hedging and boosting claims
Vocabulary · Academic vocabulary · C2 · 20 min. Calibrate the strength of academic claims with precise hedges and boosters, then rebuild cautious sentences.
About this worksheet
Calibrate the strength of academic claims with precise hedges and boosters, then rebuild cautious sentences.
- Level
- C2
- Category
- Vocabulary
- Topic
- Academic vocabulary
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Exercises
- Multiple choice, Gap-fill, Matching
- Answer key
- Included
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On the sheet
- Multiple choice: Choose the word that gives each claim the right strength.
- Gap-fill: Complete the hedged sentences with the words from the box.
- Matching: Match each overstated claim to a more cautious academic version.
