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.

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

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1# # # # # # E # # # # # # # # # Y # # #
2# # # # # # E G # # # # # # Y G # # # #
3# # # # # G # Y A # # # # G O # # # # #
4# # # # A E G # # M # # O L # # # # # #
5# # E E Y O G # # Y M L O # # # # # # #
6# E L G L G # A G # O I # # # A # # # #
7# I G O A # O O E N B # R # R D # # # #
8M # E A # R L L H R # # E C # V # # # #
9Y H E # U O U C O # C G H R S A V A G E
10T # E G E G E O # C A A # I O N # # # #
11H # E G A T N E C R E P # M C T # # # #
12O # # E A L # A O O N O # I I A # # # #
13L # # M # T I T L R C L Z N O G # # # #
14O # # O # # S O # I O O # O L E # # # #
15G # # L # # G O F G U G # L O # # # # #
16Y # # O # Y # # P I R Y # O G L # # # #
17# # # G # # # # # N A # # G Y # O # # #
18# # # Y # # # # # A G # # Y # # # G # #
19# # # # # # # # # L E # # # # # # # Y #
20# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
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ACREAGE  1210nw
ADVANTAGE  166s
APOLOGY  1210s
ARCHAEOLOGY  1111sw
BIOLOGY  126ne
COURAGE  911nw
CRIMINOLOGY  148s
ECOLOGY  1111nw
ENCOURAGE  1111s
FOILAGE  814nw
GEMOLOGY  411s
GEOLOGY  411ne
LANGUAGE  913nw
MILEAGE  18ne
MYTHOLOGY  18s
ORIGINAL  1012s
PERCENTAGE  1111w
POSTAGE  916nw
SAVAGE  159e
SCRIMMAGE  148nw
SOCIOLOGY  159s
STORAGE  714ne
TECHNOLOGY  611ne
THEOLOGY  110ne
ZOOLOGY  1414se