Meaning: The way in which a word is spoken.
Hindi: उच्चारण
Synonyms: articulation, enunciation, accent, diction, phonation
Asked in: Delhi Police HCM 2025-26 · SSC MTS 2025 · SSC CGL 2024 T-1 · SSC CHSL 2024 T-1 · SSC CGL 2023 T-1
pronunciation in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC CGL 2024 T-1 Spelling
Select the sentence that does NOT have a spelling error.
Answer & explanation
Answer: D) The movie was very successful in the urban areas, but not among rural audiences.
Correct Answer: The movie was very successful in the urban areas, but not among rural audiences.
Explanation: This sentence does not contain any spelling errors.
Errors in other options:
• "whether" should be "weather" in the first sentence.
• "pronounciation" should be "pronunciation" in the second sentence.
• "There" should be "Their" in the third sentence. - SSC CHSL 2024 T-1 Spelling
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
(SSC CHSL 2024 T-1 (09-July Shift 1))Answer & explanation
Answer: B) Pronounciation
Correct Answer: Pronounciation
Explanation:
• Clandestine – Correct spelling; means secret or hidden, especially for an illicit purpose.
• Dissociation – Correct spelling; means the disconnection or separation of something from something else.
• Denunciation – Correct spelling; means public condemnation of someone or something.
• Pronounciation – Incorrect spelling.
The correct spelling is Pronunciation (note: no "ou" after "n").
✅ Therefore, the incorrect spelling is Pronounciation. - Delhi Police HCM 2025-26 Spelling
Choose the correct spelling to complete the sentence:
"His _______ of that word was incorrect."Answer & explanation
Answer: C) pronunciation
The correct spelling is "pronunciation" (pro-nun-ci-a- tion ). A very common misspelling is " pronounciation " (because of the verb "pronounce"), but the noun drops the "o". Hence the correct answer is pronunciation.
- SSC MTS 2025 Spelling
Choose the misspelt word from the given options.
Answer & explanation
Answer: D) (d) Pronounciation
The correct answer is Option 4: Pronounciation .
' Pronounciation ' is misspelled. The correct spelling is 'Pronunciation' (without the 'o' after ' Pronun '). This is a very common error: people write ' pronounciation ' by analogy with 'pronounce,' but when the noun form is made, the 'o' is dropped.
Why the other options are correctly spelled:
- Occasionally: correctly spelled (double 'c', double 's').
- Embarrassment: correctly spelled (double 'r', double 's').
- Exaggeration: correctly spelled (double 'g'). - SSC CGL 2023 T-1 Spelling
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Answer & explanation
Answer: D) Pronounciation
Answer: Pronounciation
Solution:
• The correct spelling is Pronunciation (उच्चारण).
• Other words are spelled correctly:
• Audible
• Throat
• Believe
Examples
- “His pronunciation of English words has improved a lot.”
pronunciation – questions
What is the meaning of pronunciation in Hindi?
pronunciation means “उच्चारण” in Hindi. In English: The way in which a word is spoken.
What are the synonyms of pronunciation?
Synonyms of pronunciation: articulation, enunciation, accent, diction, phonation.
Has pronunciation been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – pronunciation has been asked 5 times in SSC exams: Delhi Police HCM 2025-26, SSC MTS 2025, SSC CGL 2024 T-1, SSC CHSL 2024 T-1, SSC CGL 2023 T-1.