Receipt vs Recipe vs Prescription

There are 3 confusing words which cause English students trouble, both in meaning and in pronunciation.

The first word is a receipt and it means a piece of paper that you are given which shows that you have paid for something. Examples:
Can you give me a receipt?
Keep your credit card receipts until your statement arrives.

The second word is a recipe and it refers to a set of instructions for cooking a particular type of food. Examples:
a recipe for tomato soup
a recipe book
Could you give me the recipe for that chocolate cake?

The third word is a prescription and it means a piece of paper on which a doctor writes what medicine a sick person should have, so that they can get it from a pharmacist. Examples:
a prescription for sleeping pills
We are trying to cut the price of prescription drugs.

TEST YOURSELF
Fill in with the correct word: receipt, recipe or prescription.
1. During the past few decades, ........ drugs have also been widely used to control the symptoms of depression.
2. Purchases may be returned if you show your .........
3. I've found a really great ........ for barbecue sauce.
4. She asked the doctor a ........ for tranquillisers.
5. Make sure you get ........ for everything.
6. This soup is really good - you must give me the .........
7. Keep your ........ in case you want to bring it back.