Speech Patterns

Most people get their points across in ______________ ways.

• original

• remarkable

• unique

______________________ are considered important elements when describing speech patterns.

• Inflection, speech rate, clarity, brevity, and emotive mood

• Word stress, intonation, and clarity

• Speech rate, clarity, mood, and brevity

______________________ is the speed at which someone chats.

• Speech rate

• Speech delivery

• Speech tone

People who want to be understood commonly _____________________, the different sounds in words using an exaggerated manner.

• speaks slowly and their mouth is wide open

• articulate, or clearly pronounce

• places stress in the correct syllable

The term “Gaelic”, as a language, applies only to the language of

• Welsh

• Scotland

• Irish

Someone’s _______________ can be a part of their speech pattern.

• emotive mood

• personality

• place of birth

This is part of what makes listening to people fun

• jokes

• inflection

• clarity

Brevity represents the speaker's ability to

• make pauses

• keep quiet when necessary

• express a lot in a few words

Describing a speech pattern can be

• tricky

• troublesome

• challenging

Individuals pick the speech patterns that seem the most ___________________.

• efficient and authentic

• easy and catchy

• comfortable and efficient