The sound of /j/

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In many words, the sound of /j/ is spelled with j, and it is often spelled this way when it is at the beginning of a word. the /j/ sound can also be spelled with g when followed by i,y, or e. The spelling dg is sometimes used at the end of a word.

Try to find all 25 words on this board.

E F F E B X P Q F O J N L O P Z F R M J
F Y L D K H A L X B P W D O A S Y E X V
U W F H Q I N I I U E W U V F G S X D O
O A U L Y G O L O E G B W G O S S Y Z B
E U N J E G A E R C A P O L O G Y F K M
G Y G O L O N H C E T S O B R A R O T G
A Q F Q A R X E I R N C I A R D D R H H
V Y F E N I Y U P Z E S A C L V B K E A
A E Z G G G G O O Y C K H R I A I V O B
S X J A U I O W W R R A J I V N O Y L V
V E E R A N L Z I Z E J K M D T L S O Y
C H X O G A O M C O P N Y I N A O Z G C
S Y R T E L M Q L O Z T C N F G G M Y D
E C R S U A E O S L H J Z O O E Y A D H
N H W J G G G T G O J O I L U F J I J J
K C S E S Y A E L G V L U O J R V Q V X
S F L M Z G I O P Y A Y T G H P A Q N R
T M I L E A G E E G S M O Y T O O G Z I
J U H Q J Y L B E Y G O L O I C O S E N
P T U D L D J K H N B K L B V P Z R Z E
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Answer Key for The sound of /j/

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1# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
2# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Y # # #
3# # # # # # # # # # E # # # # G # # # #
4# # # # Y G O L O E G # # # O # # # # #
5E # # # E G A E R C A P O L O G Y # # #
6G Y G O L O N H C E T # O # # A # # T #
7A # # # A R # # # # N C # # R D # # H #
8V # # E N I Y # # # E S # C # V B # E #
9A # # G G G G # # # C # H R # A I # O #
10S # # A U I O # # R R A # I # N O # L #
11# # # R A N L # I Z E # # M # T L # O #
12# # # O G A O M # O P N Y I # A O # G #
13# # # T E L M # L O # T C N F G G # Y #
14# # # S # A E O S L H # # O # E Y # # #
15# # # # G # G T # O # # I L U # # # # #
16# # # E # Y A # L G # L # O # R # # # #
17# # # # # G # O # Y A # # G # # A # # #
18# M I L E A G E # G # # # Y # # # G # #
19# # # # # Y # # E Y G O L O I C O S E #
20# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
Word X Y Direction
ACREAGE  115w
ADVANTAGE  166s
APOLOGY  115e
ARCHAEOLOGY  1111sw
BIOLOGY  179s
COURAGE  1313se
CRIMINOLOGY  148s
ECOLOGY  118ne
ENCOURAGE  1111se
FOILAGE  1414sw
GEMOLOGY  715n
GEOLOGY  114w
LANGUAGE  56s
MILEAGE  218e
MYTHOLOGY  1411sw
ORIGINAL  66s
PERCENTAGE  1111n
POSTAGE  1112sw
SAVAGE  110n
SCRIMMAGE  119sw
SOCIOLOGY  1819w
STORAGE  414n
TECHNOLOGY  116w
THEOLOGY  196s
ZOOLOGY  1012s