FLOWER and FLOUR are pronounced: /flaʊɚ/ – f-l-ow-er. They rhyme with power, sour, tower.
Does flour and flower have the same pronunciation?
The first one is “flower | flour”. Both are pronounced exactly the same. ‘fla-w’r’. You move from the W to the R – ‘w’r’.
Why do people pronounce flour as flower?
Because ‘fla’ or ‘flah’ is an evolution from the colonial British ‘FLA-uh’, which would be the common pronunciation of many of the British colonials living in British Malaya. I still pronounce ‘flour’ as ‘FLA-uh’, ‘power’ as ‘PAH-uh’ and ‘prayer’ as ‘PRAE-uh’, with a quick gloss over the diphthong.
Does flower and flour rhyme?
Flower and flour are said to be homophones. However, considering the number of different pronunciations ( /flaʊə/ like BrE sour, /flou(-ə)r/ like AmE sour, /flɑː/ (forvo) like BrE car, etc.)
Is flower and flour homonyms?
homophone Add to list Share. A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and/or spelling. “Flower” and “flour” are homophones because they are pronounced the same but you certainly can’t bake a cake using daffodils.
Which country pronounce flour as FLA?
Flour. Instead of saying it as “flahr” in 1 syllable, it should sound like “flower”. This goes for both British and American pronunciation. Don’t worry, we’ve been saying it wrongly all this while too!
What is another word for flour?
Synonyms
- plain flour.
- soybean meal.
- wheat flour.
- dough.
- semolina.
- bread.
- pastry.
- soybean flour.