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.

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

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1Y G O L O H T Y M Y E G A R O T S # # #
2# # # # # # # I # # G # # # # # # # # #
3# # # # # # L # S # # O # Y # # Y # E #
4# # # # # E # A # # # # L G # G # G # #
5# # # # A # V # # # # # # O O # A # # #
6# # # G # A C R E A G E # L M R # # # #
7# # E # G D R S # # # # O O U E # # # Y
8# # # E # V Y C R I M I N O L O G Y G #
9# # # # # A G R H # B # C Z # # # O # #
10# # # # # N O I # A P N # # # # L R # #
11# # # # # T L M # # E # # # # O # I # #
12# # # P # A O M # # R O # # N # # G # #
13# # Y O # G I A # # C # L H F # # I # #
14# # G S # E C G # O E A C O # # # N # #
15# # O T # # O E U C N E I # G # # A # #
16# # L A # # S R O G T L # # # Y # L # #
17# # O G # # A L U # A P O L O G Y # # #
18# # E E # G O A # G G E O L O G Y # # #
19# # H # E G G # E # E # # # # # # # # #
20# # T # Y E # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
Word X Y Direction
ACREAGE  66e
ADVANTAGE  66s
APOLOGY  1117e
ARCHAEOLOGY  1111se
BIOLOGY  128ne
COURAGE  1113sw
CRIMINOLOGY  88e
ECOLOGY  1114sw
ENCOURAGE  1111ne
FOILAGE  1414sw
GEMOLOGY  178nw
GEOLOGY  1118e
LANGUAGE  1313sw
MILEAGE  91sw
MYTHOLOGY  91w
ORIGINAL  189s
PERCENTAGE  1111s
POSTAGE  412s
SAVAGE  93sw
SCRIMMAGE  88s
SOCIOLOGY  716n
STORAGE  171w
TECHNOLOGY  1116ne
THEOLOGY  320n
ZOOLOGY  148n