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.

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

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1# S # # # # Y # # # # # # # # # # # # #
2# T # # # # G # E # # # E Y G O L O I B
3# O # # # # O E G L E # G G # # # # E #
4# R # # # # L G A A G # A O # # # G # #
5# A # # # # O A U N A # M L # # A E # #
6# G Y E # Y E L G I R E M O # T P M # #
7E E # G G # G I N G U G I C N E O O # #
8G # # # O A # O A I O A R E # C L L # #
9A # # # # L T F L R C E C G # H O O # #
10E # # # # # O S # O N R S A # N G G # #
11L # # # # # # H O # E C # R # O Y Y # #
12I Y G O L O E H T P # A # U # L # # # #
13M # # # # # # # Z Y # # H O # O # # # #
14# # # Y G O L O N I M I R C # G # # # #
15# # # # Y G O L O I C O S # R Y # # # #
16# # # # # L # E G A T N A V D A # # # #
17# # # # O # # # # # # # V # # # # # # #
18# # # G # # # # # # # # A # # # # # # #
19# # Y # # # # # # # # # G # # # # # # #
20# # # # # # # # # # # # E # # # # # # #
Word X Y Direction
ACREAGE  1212n
ADVANTAGE  1616w
APOLOGY  175s
ARCHAEOLOGY  1111nw
BIOLOGY  192w
COURAGE  1414n
CRIMINOLOGY  1414w
ECOLOGY  148n
ENCOURAGE  1111n
FOILAGE  88n
GEMOLOGY  184s
GEOLOGY  77n
LANGUAGE  99n
MILEAGE  113n
MYTHOLOGY  1114nw
ORIGINAL  1010n
PERCENTAGE  1111ne
POSTAGE  1012nw
SAVAGE  1315s
SCRIMMAGE  139n
SOCIOLOGY  1315w
STORAGE  21s
TECHNOLOGY  166s
THEOLOGY  912w
ZOOLOGY  814sw