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.

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

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1# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
2# # # E G A R O T S # # # # # # # # # #
3# # # # # # # # # # E C O L O G Y # # #
4# # # Y G O L O M E G # # E G A E L I M
5# # # # # # # # # # A C R E A G E # # #
6# # # L # # # E G A T N A V D A # # # #
7# # # A E # # # # E N # # # R P # # # #
8# # # N # G # # C # E S O C I O L O G Y
9# # # I # # A H # # C # H R # L # # # #
10# # # G # # N L # R R A # I # O # # # #
11# # # I # O # # I Z E # B M # G # # # Y
12# # # R L # # M # O P N Y I # Y # # G #
13# # # O A # M # L O F T C N O # # O # #
14# # G # N A # O # L H H O O # L L # # #
15# Y # # G # G # # O # E U L U O O # # E
16# # # E U Y # # L G # O R O E R # G G #
17# # # # A # # O # Y # L A G # # A A Y #
18# # # # G # G # # # # O G Y # # V G # #
19# # # # E Y # # # # # G E # # A # # E #
20# # # # # # # # # # # Y P O S T A G E #
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ACREAGE  115e
ADVANTAGE  166w
APOLOGY  166s
ARCHAEOLOGY  1111sw
BIOLOGY  1412se
COURAGE  1313s
CRIMINOLOGY  148s
ECOLOGY  113e
ENCOURAGE  1111se
FOILAGE  1012nw
GEMOLOGY  114w
GEOLOGY  1417ne
LANGUAGE  512s
MILEAGE  204w
MYTHOLOGY  1411sw
ORIGINAL  413n
PERCENTAGE  1111n
POSTAGE  1320e
SAVAGE  1520ne
SCRIMMAGE  119sw
SOCIOLOGY  128e
STORAGE  102w
TECHNOLOGY  116sw
THEOLOGY  1213s
ZOOLOGY  1012s