R-Controlled Vowels Word Search
A free R-Controlled Vowels word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the terms and ideas of a school subject, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: FARM, PARK, STAR, SHARK, BARK, HARD, CARD, BIRD, GIRL, CIRCLE, FIRST, BURN.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
R-Controlled Vowels word list, defined
General dictionary meanings, not specific to this puzzle's theme.
- FARM /fɑːrm/ · noun, verb
- An area of land, together with its buildings, devoted to growing crops or raising livestock. As a verb, to cultivate land or breed and keep animals for food or other products. Related: smallholding, homestead, ranch, holding.
- PARK US /pɑːrk/; British /pɑːk/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a park is a public or private area of land, usually with grass, trees, and paths, used for recreation or as a green space; it can also refer to an enclosed area set aside for a particular purpose. As a verb, it means to leave a vehicle temporarily in a designated parking place. Related: green space, parkland, public garden, grounds.
- STAR /stɑːr/ · noun, verb, adjective
- A star is a celestial body that produces its own light and heat, especially one visible in the night sky. By extension, the word denotes a leading performer, a famous or exceptionally successful person, a star-shaped mark, and an object or figure regarded as exceptionally distinguished. Related: celebrity, luminary, performer, asterisk.
- SHARK /ʃɑːrk/ (US); /ʃɑːk/ (UK) · noun; verb
- A shark is a large, usually predatory marine fish with a streamlined body, prominent dorsal fin, and generally rough skin. As a verb, “shark” means to cheat, swindle, or deal unfairly with someone.
- BARK /bɑːrk/ · noun
- The tough outer covering of the trunk and branches of a tree or woody plant; also the sharp, harsh sound made by a dog. Related: rind, husk, hide, skin.
- HARD /hɑːrd/ (US); /hɑːd/ (British) · adjective, adverb, noun
- Hard means difficult to accomplish, understand, or endure; physically firm or solid; or severe and demanding. It can also describe a person who is tough, unsentimental, or determined, and it functions as an adverb meaning in a forceful, strenuous, or intensely felt manner. Related: difficult, firm, tough, severe.
- CARD /kɑːrd/ · noun, verb
- A card is a small, flat, stiff piece of paper or plastic bearing information, used for identification, payment, games, greetings, or record-keeping. As a verb, it means to ask someone to show an identity document as proof of age. Related: ticket, token, coupon, slip.
- BIRD /bɜːrd/ · noun
- A warm-blooded vertebrate animal of the class Aves, characterized by feathers, a beak with no teeth, and typically the ability to fly. Informally, the term can also refer to such a creature as distinguished from other animals, or (in dated British slang) to a young woman. Related: fowl, avian, birdie.
- GIRL /ɡɜːl/ (British); /ɡɝːl/ (American) · noun
- A girl is a female child or a young female person. In some informal, historical, or regional contexts, the word can also refer to a young woman. Related: lass, young woman, maiden, damsel.
- CIRCLE /ˈsɜːrkəl/ (UK); /ˈsɝːkəl/ (US) · noun, verb
- A perfectly round plane figure whose boundary is everywhere equidistant from its centre; more broadly, any ring-shaped or curved arrangement of people or things. Related: ring, round, loop, disc.
- FIRST /fɜːrst/ (US), /fɜːst/ (UK) · adjective, adverb, noun
- Coming before all others in time, order, or importance; earliest or highest in rank. As a noun, the person or thing that comes before all others, or the beginning of a series. Related: initial, earliest, foremost, leading.
- BURN /bɜːrn/ · verb
- To undergo or cause destruction, damage, or injury by exposure to fire, heat, or an acid. As a noun, a burn is an injury to the skin or flesh caused by heat, fire, chemicals, electricity, or friction. Related: scorch, char, singe, sear.
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