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.

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

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1# # # # Y # # E # Y # # # Y E # # # # #
2# # # # E G # # G # G # # G # # # # # #
3# # # # # G O # # A # O A O # # # # E #
4# # # # # # A L # # U M L L # # # G # #
5# # # # # # # E O # M G # O # # A # Y #
6# # # # Y A # # L I # # N P M R # # G #
7# # # # G D R # R I B # F A U E # # O #
8# P # # O V # C R I M I N O L O G Y L #
9# O # # L A S # H # # # C # I # # # O #
10# S S # O N # O # A # N # # # L # # C #
11# T A # H T # # C P E R C E N T A G E #
12# A V # T A H # # I # O # O E # C G # #
13# G A # Y G # E # # O # L C U # R # E #
14# E G # M E # # O # # L H O # R E # # #
15# # E # # # # # # L # N O # G # A # # #
16# # # L A N I G I R O # # G # Y G G # #
17# # # # # # # # # L # G # # Y # E # E #
18# # # Y G O L O O Z # # Y # # # # # # #
19# Y G O L O E G # # # # E G A R O T S #
20# # # # # # Y # # # # # # # # # # # # #
Word X Y Direction
ACREAGE  1711s
ADVANTAGE  66s
APOLOGY  147n
ARCHAEOLOGY  1111se
BIOLOGY  106nw
COURAGE  1311se
CRIMINOLOGY  88e
ECOLOGY  1911n
ENCOURAGE  1111ne
FOILAGE  148se
GEMOLOGY  178nw
GEOLOGY  819w
LANGUAGE  158nw
MILEAGE  118nw
MYTHOLOGY  514n
ORIGINAL  1116w
PERCENTAGE  1111e
POSTAGE  28s
SAVAGE  310s
SCRIMMAGE  88ne
SOCIOLOGY  79se
STORAGE  1919w
TECHNOLOGY  1611sw
THEOLOGY  611se
ZOOLOGY  918w