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.

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

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1# # # # # # # # # # Y # # # Y # # # # #
2E # # # # # # # # G # # # # G # # # # #
3# G # # Y G O L O C E # # # O # # # # #
4# # A # # # # L # # G E M O L O G Y # #
5# # # E # # O # # # A # # # O # # # # #
6# Y G O L O N H C E T # # # E Y # # # #
7# # # # Z I # E # G N # # # G # # # # #
8# # # # # E M G # A E # F O I L A G E #
9# Y # # # G # A # E C # L A N G U A G E
10# G # # # A # M # R R O R I G I N A L #
11# O # # # T # M # C E N C O U R A G E #
12# L # # # N # I # A P O L O G Y # # # #
13# O # # # A # R H # B # # # # # # # # #
14# E E # # V # C R I M I N O L O G Y # #
15# H # G # D R S O C I O L O G Y # # # #
16# T # # A A # L A U # M Y T H O L O G Y
17# # # # # R O # # V R # # # # # # # # #
18# # # # # G O # # # A A # # # # # # # #
19# # # # Y # # T # # # G G # # # # # # #
20# # # # E G A T S O P # E E # # # # # #
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ACREAGE  1012n
ADVANTAGE  616n
APOLOGY  1012e
ARCHAEOLOGY  1111ne
BIOLOGY  1014sw
COURAGE  814se
CRIMINOLOGY  814e
ECOLOGY  113w
ENCOURAGE  1111e
FOILAGE  148e
GEMOLOGY  114e
GEOLOGY  157n
LANGUAGE  139e
MILEAGE  78nw
MYTHOLOGY  1216e
ORIGINAL  1210e
PERCENTAGE  1111n
POSTAGE  1120w
SAVAGE  815se
SCRIMMAGE  814n
SOCIOLOGY  815e
STORAGE  920nw
TECHNOLOGY  116w
THEOLOGY  216n
ZOOLOGY  66ne