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.

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

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1# # # # # # Y # # # # # # # # # # # # #
2# # # # # # # G # # # Y # # # # # # # #
3# # # # # Y # # O # # G # # # # # # # #
4# # # # # E G # # L # O # Y E # # # # #
5# # # # # # G O # # O L # G G # # # # #
6# # # # # Y # A L # # O # O A # # # Y #
7Y G O L O E G # T O # E Z L E # # # G #
8# # E G A L I O F S H H # O L E # # O #
9# E G A U G N A L # O T # N I G # # L #
10# # L A N I G I R O # P Y I M A # # O #
11# # E G A R U O C N E # # M # T # # I #
12# # # # # E G A E R C A # I # N # # C #
13# E G A M M I R C S # # H R # A # # O #
14# Y G O L O C E G A R U O C # V # # S #
15# # # # # # N # # # # # # # R D # # # #
16# # # # # T E C H N O L O G Y A # # # #
17# # # # A P O L O G Y # E G A V A S # #
18# # # G E M O L O G Y # # # # # # # # #
19# # E # # # # # # # # # E G A R O T S #
20# # # # # # # # # # # # Y G O L O I B #
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ACREAGE  1212w
ADVANTAGE  1616n
APOLOGY  517e
ARCHAEOLOGY  1111nw
BIOLOGY  1820w
COURAGE  1414w
CRIMINOLOGY  1414n
ECOLOGY  814w
ENCOURAGE  1111w
FOILAGE  88w
GEMOLOGY  418e
GEOLOGY  77w
LANGUAGE  99w
MILEAGE  1510n
MYTHOLOGY  1411nw
ORIGINAL  1010w
PERCENTAGE  1111sw
POSTAGE  1210nw
SAVAGE  1817w
SCRIMMAGE  913w
SOCIOLOGY  1914n
STORAGE  1919w
TECHNOLOGY  616e
THEOLOGY  129n
ZOOLOGY  126nw