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.

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

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1# # # # # # L # # # # # # # # # E # # #
2# # # # # # E A # # # # # # # # G # # #
3E # E # # G # # N # # # # # # Y A # # #
4G # # G A # # Y # I # Y # # G # E # # E
5A # # R A # # G # # G # # O # E L # G Y
6V # O # # R E O # O # I L # G Y I A G #
7A T # # # M U L L # # O R A G # M O # #
8S # # # O E # O # # H # T O # M L # # #
9# # # L # G P N C T # S L B I O L O G Y
10# # O # # A # I Y N O O # R C # # # # #
11# G # # # T # M # P E R C E N T A G E #
12Y # # # # N # I # A # S # # E H C E # #
13# # # # # A # R H # O # # C # E R O # #
14# # # # # V # C # C # # H # # O E L # #
15# # # # # D R # I # # N # # # L A O # #
16# # # # # A Z O O L O G Y # # O G G # #
17# # # # # # L # # L A N G U A G E Y # #
18# # # # # O # F O I L A G E # Y # # # #
19# # # # G # # G # # # # # # # # # # # #
20# # # Y # # Y # # # # # # # # # # # # #
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ACREAGE  1711s
ADVANTAGE  616n
APOLOGY  610ne
ARCHAEOLOGY  1111ne
BIOLOGY  159e
COURAGE  99nw
CRIMINOLOGY  814n
ECOLOGY  1411ne
ENCOURAGE  1111nw
FOILAGE  918e
GEMOLOGY  85sw
GEOLOGY  1811s
LANGUAGE  1017e
MILEAGE  177n
MYTHOLOGY  811ne
ORIGINAL  148nw
PERCENTAGE  1111e
POSTAGE  1011ne
SAVAGE  18n
SCRIMMAGE  1311ne
SOCIOLOGY  1212sw
STORAGE  18ne
TECHNOLOGY  1611sw
THEOLOGY  1611s
ZOOLOGY  816e