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.

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

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1# # # # # # T H E O L O G Y G O L O I B
2# # M # # S O C I O L O G Y # # # # # #
3# # # I A Y E # E # # # # # # # # # E #
4# # # V L # G G # G # # # Y # # # G # #
5# # A # # E # O A # A # # G # # A # # #
6# G # E # Y A # L R # L # O E R # # # #
7E # # # G # G G # O U # I L U O # # # #
8# # # # # A E O E # H O # O # E L # # #
9# # # # E L M E L # # T C N F G # O # #
10# # # # G A O M G O P N Y I # A # # G #
11# # # Y A N L # I A E # # M # T # E # Y
12# # # G U I O # # R R A # I # N G # # #
13# # # O G G G # # # C O H R # A # # # #
14# # # L N I Y # # # E S T C T V # # # #
15# # # O A R # # # # N C # S R D # # # #
16# Y G O L O N H C E T # O # # A # # # #
17# # # Z E G A E R C A P O L O G Y # # #
18# # # # # # # # # # G # # # O # # # # #
19# # # # # # # # # # E # # # # G # # # #
20# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Y # # #
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ACREAGE  1117w
ADVANTAGE  1616n
APOLOGY  1117e
ARCHAEOLOGY  1111nw
BIOLOGY  191w
COURAGE  139nw
CRIMINOLOGY  1414n
ECOLOGY  1114se
ENCOURAGE  1111ne
FOILAGE  148nw
GEMOLOGY  77s
GEOLOGY  145se
LANGUAGE  516n
MILEAGE  32se
MYTHOLOGY  1411nw
ORIGINAL  616n
PERCENTAGE  1111s
POSTAGE  1217ne
SAVAGE  62sw
SCRIMMAGE  1113nw
SOCIOLOGY  62e
STORAGE  1415nw
TECHNOLOGY  1116w
THEOLOGY  71e
ZOOLOGY  416n