Flour is a powder used to make bread and other baked food.
The idea
Use uncountable flour for the ingredient: some flour or a cup of flour.
Examples
- We need flour for these rolls.
- There is flour on the table.
- Add a cup of flour to the bowl.
- The bag of flour is almost empty.
- This bread contains wholemeal flour.
- Mix the flour with water before baking.
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Do not confuse flour with flower, a different word that sounds the same.
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Choose the correct word. We have ___ flour for the dough. (some / a)
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some
Some gives an unspecified amount of flour.
Choose the correct word. Put two ___ of flour in the bowl. (cups / cup)
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cups
Cups is plural because there are two.
Choose the correct word. The recipe needs flour to make ___. (bread / tea)
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bread
Bread can be made with flour.
Practice round
Answer questions and rebuild English sentences to practise. Your score is shown.
Choose the correct word. We have ___ flour for the dough. (some / a)
Choose the correct word. Put two ___ of flour in the bowl. (cups / cup)
Choose the correct word. The recipe needs flour to make ___. (bread / tea)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe something you bake and say how much flour it needs.