What is a homophone for 'flower'?

• A. flow
• B. flourishing
• C. flour
• D. flowering

Answer: (C)

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Flower and flour are a classic pair because they are pronounced the same in many accents, even though one refers to a blossom and the other to a baking ingredient. That’s why flour is the best answer. The other options don’t fit: flow has a different vowel sound and isn’t the same as flower; flowering adds an ending and changes the pronunciation; flourishing is a different word with its own meaning and sound.