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.

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

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1# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
2# # # # # A P O L O G Y # # # # # # # #
3# # # # # # B # # # # # # # # # # # E #
4E G A M M I R C S O C I O L O G Y G C #
5# # # # O M Y T H O L O G Y # # A # O #
6# # # L # Y # # Y G O L O E H T C # L #
7Y G O L O E G E M O L O G Y N E R # O #
8# G # # # # F O I L A G E E # C E # G #
9Y E G A U G N A L # # # C G # H A # Y #
10# # L A N I G I R O # R # A # N G # # #
11# # E G A R U O C N E # # R # O E # # #
12# # # E G A T S O P # A # U # L # # # #
13# # # # # # T # Z # # # H O # O # # # #
14# # # Y G O L O N I M I R C # G # # E #
15# # # # R # O # # # # # # # R Y # G # #
16# # # A # L # E G A T N A V D A A # # #
17# # G # O # # # # # # # # # # E # # # #
18# E # G # # # # # # # # # # L # # # # #
19# # Y # # # # # # # # # # I S A V A G E
20# # # # # # # # # # # # M # # # # # # #
Word X Y Direction
ACREAGE  175s
ADVANTAGE  1616w
APOLOGY  62e
ARCHAEOLOGY  1111nw
BIOLOGY  64sw
COURAGE  1414n
CRIMINOLOGY  1414w
ECOLOGY  193s
ENCOURAGE  1111w
FOILAGE  88e
GEMOLOGY  77e
GEOLOGY  77w
LANGUAGE  99w
MILEAGE  1320ne
MYTHOLOGY  65e
ORIGINAL  1010w
PERCENTAGE  1111ne
POSTAGE  1012w
SAVAGE  1519e
SCRIMMAGE  84w
SOCIOLOGY  94e
STORAGE  812sw
TECHNOLOGY  166s
THEOLOGY  166w
ZOOLOGY  814sw