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.

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

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1# # # # E # # # # # # # # # # # Y # # #
2# # # # G # # # # # Y # # # # # G # # #
3# # # # A # # # # # # G # # # # O # Y #
4# E # # E # # # # # # # O # # # L G # #
5# # G # L # P O S T A G E L # # O # # #
6# # # A I A D V A N T A G E O L M # # #
7# # # # M # R # B # # # P # O E E # # #
8# # # # # M # C R I M I N O L O G Y # #
9# # # # # # I # H # O Y Z # L # # # # #
10# # # E G A E R C A # L T H E O L O G Y
11# # E G A T N E C R E P O H # # G # # #
12# # C # # E # # # S N O # G O # # Y # #
13# # O # # C # # O T C R L F Y L # # # #
14# # L # # H # C S O O I A O # # O # # #
15# # O # # N I # A R U G N I G # # G # #
16# # G # # O # # V A R I G L # Y # # Y #
17# # Y # L L # # A G A N U A # # # # # #
18# # # O # O # # G E G A A G # # # # # #
19# # G # # G # # E # E L G E # # # # # #
20# Y # # # Y # # # # # # E # # # # # # #
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ACREAGE  1010w
ADVANTAGE  66e
APOLOGY  126se
ARCHAEOLOGY  1111se
BIOLOGY  108se
COURAGE  1113s
CRIMINOLOGY  88e
ECOLOGY  311s
ENCOURAGE  1111s
FOILAGE  1414s
GEMOLOGY  178n
GEOLOGY  178nw
LANGUAGE  1313s
MILEAGE  57n
MYTHOLOGY  118se
ORIGINAL  1212s
PERCENTAGE  1111w
POSTAGE  75e
SAVAGE  914s
SCRIMMAGE  911nw
SOCIOLOGY  1012sw
STORAGE  1012s
TECHNOLOGY  611s
THEOLOGY  1310e
ZOOLOGY  148ne