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.

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

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1# # # # # # M I L E A G E # # # # # # #
2# # # # # E Y # # Y G O L O E H T # # #
3# # # # Y # G G # # # # # # # # # # E #
4# # # # # G # A O # Y # # # # # # G # E
5# # # E # # O Y M L Y G O L O P A # G #
6# # Y # G Y # L G M O B O # # R # A # #
7# # # G # A G # O O I N # L U # R # # #
8# # # # O E T O # O L R H O O O # # # #
9# # # # O L R S L # Z O C C T M # # # #
10# # # L # I O O O O # N C S E # E # # #
11# # O # G # G H # P E R C E N T A G E #
12# G # I # Y # # T # # A C R E A G E # #
13Y # N # # # F # # Y # # H # # # # # # #
14# A # Y G O L O N I M I R C O U R A G E
15L # # # I L A N G U A G E # R # # # # #
16# # # L # # # E G A T N A V D A # # # #
17# # A # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
18# G # # # # # # # Y G O L O I C O S # #
19E # # # # # # # # # S A V A G E # # # #
20# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
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ACREAGE  1212e
ADVANTAGE  1616w
APOLOGY  175w
ARCHAEOLOGY  1111nw
BIOLOGY  117sw
COURAGE  1414e
CRIMINOLOGY  1414w
ECOLOGY  1411nw
ENCOURAGE  1111ne
FOILAGE  614sw
GEMOLOGY  1811nw
GEOLOGY  77sw
LANGUAGE  615e
MILEAGE  71e
MYTHOLOGY  1114nw
ORIGINAL  88sw
PERCENTAGE  1111e
POSTAGE  1011nw
SAVAGE  1119e
SCRIMMAGE  139nw
SOCIOLOGY  1818w
STORAGE  1410ne
TECHNOLOGY  1611nw
THEOLOGY  172w
ZOOLOGY  108nw