Flour vs Flower at a glance
- flour
/ˈflaʊə/ · noun
A powder made from wheat or other grain, used for making bread and cakes.
- Mix the flour with two eggs.
- We've run out of flour.
- flower
/ˈflaʊə/ · noun
The coloured part of a plant, or a plant grown for it.
- He bought her some flowers for her birthday.
- The garden is full of flowers in spring.
How to remember it
Flour is for baking: think "our bread" – fl-our.
Good to know
Flour is uncountable: some flour, not flours.
Common mistakes
Wrong: You need 200 grams of flower for this cake.
Right: You need 200 grams of flour for this cake.
Wrong: She picked some flours in the park.
Right: She picked some flowers in the park.
Quick quiz
1.Roses are my favourite .
2.Add a spoonful of to thicken the sauce.
Pick the right word for each gap.