Diplomatic Softeners — Three Words That Cost Nothing
Grammar: Hedging and diplomatic language structures explicitly taught
Free ESL grammar exercise on diplomatic softeners themed around three words that cost nothing. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Business English ESL grammar exercise on business, practising hedging and diplomatic language structures explicitly taught. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
Version B: It might be worth looking at a phased deadline — on reflection, the current budget leaves little room for the original date.
Grammar
- Softener: it might be worth
- It might be worth reviewing the figures. — suggests without ordering
- Softener: I was wondering if
- I was wondering if you could resend the file. — a gentle request, not a demand
Sample items
- ______ reviewing the contract before we sign it.
- ______ you could resend the figures from last quarter.
- ______ moving the launch date by a week?
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