Cómo pronunciar flower vs flour

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Homophones (⁄flaʊ.ɚ⁄): ‘flour’ is milled baking powder; ‘flower’ is the bloom of a plant.

Contraste: Homophones: identical ⁄flaʊ.ɚ⁄

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flower

⁄ˈflaʊ.ər⁄

Sílabas

FLOW·er

Definición:

A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.

“O Laurinella! little doſt thou wot / How fraile a flower thou doſt ſo highly prize: / Beauty's the flower, but love the flower-pot / That muſt preſerve it, els it quickly dyes.”

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flour

⁄ˈflaʊər⁄

Sílabas

FLOUR

Definición:

Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry.

“Everything a living animal could do to destroy and to desecrate bed and walls had been done. […] A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.”

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Preguntas frecuentes: flower vs flour

¿Cuál es la diferencia de pronunciación entre "flower" y "flour"?

Homophones (⁄flaʊ.ɚ⁄): ‘flour’ is milled baking powder; ‘flower’ is the bloom of a plant.

¿Dónde recae el acento silábico en "flower" vs "flour"?

"flower" tiene 2 sílaba(s) (flow · er) con acento en "FLOW". "flour" tiene 1 sílaba(s) (flour) con acento en "FLOUR".

¿Por qué los estudiantes de inglés confunden a menudo "flower" y "flour"?

Los estudiantes suelen confundirlas debido a la gran cercanía acústica: Homophones: identical ⁄flaʊ.ɚ⁄. En el habla rápida, el contexto y la duración vocálica son clave.

¿Cuáles son oraciones de ejemplo para "flower" y "flour"?

Ejemplo de "flower": "O Laurinella! little doſt thou wot / How fraile a flower thou doſt ſo highly prize: / Beauty's the flower, but love the flower-pot / That muſt preſerve it, els it quickly dyes." Ejemplo de "flour": "Everything a living animal could do to destroy and to desecrate bed and walls had been done. […] A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe."