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.

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

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1# # S # # # # E # # # # # # # # # # # #
2# # O # # # # G # # Y # # # # # # # # #
3# # C # # # # A # Y # G # # # # # # Y #
4# # I # # # P M # G # # O # # # # G # E
5# # O # # O # M # O # # # L # # O # G #
6# # L # L A # I # L # # # # O L # A # #
7# # O O # D R R # O # # # # O E R # # #
8# # G # # V # C R I M I N O L O G Y # #
9# Y Y # # A # S H B # # Z # T # # # # #
10# # # # # N # A # A # P O S T A G E # #
11# # # # E T # V # # E N C O U R A G E #
12# # # # G A # A # R Y O R I G I N A L #
13# # Y # A G # G C # G # L A N G U A G E
14# # G # E E # E # # O # F O I L A G E #
15# # O # R # N Y G O L O M E G # # # # #
16# # L # C T E C H N O L O G Y Y # # # #
17# # O # A # # # # # H # # # # # # # # #
18# # C G # # # # # # T H E O L O G Y # #
19# # E # # # # # # # Y # # # # # # # # #
20# # # # E G A E L I M # # # # # # # # #
Word X Y Direction
ACREAGE  517n
ADVANTAGE  66s
APOLOGY  83sw
ARCHAEOLOGY  1111se
BIOLOGY  108n
COURAGE  1311e
CRIMINOLOGY  88e
ECOLOGY  319n
ENCOURAGE  1111e
FOILAGE  1414e
GEMOLOGY  1515w
GEOLOGY  178nw
LANGUAGE  1313e
MILEAGE  1120w
MYTHOLOGY  1120n
ORIGINAL  1212e
PERCENTAGE  1111sw
POSTAGE  1210e
SAVAGE  89s
SCRIMMAGE  88n
SOCIOLOGY  31s
STORAGE  1410ne
TECHNOLOGY  616e
THEOLOGY  1118e
ZOOLOGY  148ne