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.

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

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1# # # # # Y # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
2# # # # # # G # # # # # # # # # # # # #
3# # # # # # # O # E G A E L I M # # E #
4# # # # # # # # L # # # # # # # # G # #
5# # # # # # # # # O Y G O L O P A # # #
6# # # # # A Y G O L O N H C E T # # # #
7# # # # # D R # # # # Z # # N # # # # #
8# # # # # V # C O U R A G E C O L O G Y
9# # # # # A # R H # # S C R I M M A G E
10# # # # # N # I # A C R E A G E # # # #
11# Y # # # T # M # # E N C O U R A G E #
12# # G # # A # I Y P # O R I G I N A L #
13# # # O # G # N E T O # L A N G U A G E
14Y # # # L E # O G H H S F O I L A G E #
15# G # # # O # L A E # O T # G # # # # #
16# # O # # # E O R O # # L A # Y # # # #
17Y G O L O M E G O L # # # O G # # # # #
18# # # # O # # Y T O # # # # G E # # # #
19Y G O L O I C O S G # # # # # Y # # # #
20# # # # # # B # # Y # S A V A G E # # #
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ACREAGE  1010e
ADVANTAGE  66s
APOLOGY  175w
ARCHAEOLOGY  1111se
BIOLOGY  619nw
COURAGE  88e
CRIMINOLOGY  88s
ECOLOGY  148e
ENCOURAGE  1111e
FOILAGE  1414e
GEMOLOGY  817w
GEOLOGY  817nw
LANGUAGE  1313e
MILEAGE  163w
MYTHOLOGY  811se
ORIGINAL  1212e
PERCENTAGE  1111ne
POSTAGE  1012se
SAVAGE  1220e
SCRIMMAGE  139e
SOCIOLOGY  919w
STORAGE  919n
TECHNOLOGY  166w
THEOLOGY  1013s
ZOOLOGY  116nw