/j/ Sound Spelled DJ Word List
By Rodney Everson
The /j/ sound has several spellings, j, g, ge, dge, dg, and dj.
The "dj" spelling of the /j/ sound is very uncommon and, while it occurs in a few words, "dj" is not taught as a digraph in the OnTrack Reading curriculum. Instead, as noted below the list, it is better to form a “perfect pronunciation” of the words in which it occurs.
Of the 7,000 words in the database constructed from a popular children’s dictionary, four of them are one-syllable words with the /j/ sound spelled "dj".
Note on the word divisions: Each word is divided into chunks determined by the unique and effective OnTrack Reading Multisyllable Method. The chunks are not syllables.
Comprehensive Word Lists
Features over 100 word lists built from 7,000 words input from a children's dictionary. Lists are organized by vowel and consonant sounds and cover most common spellings. Useful in the classroom for building curriculum aids such as short stories that emphasize specific sounds and spellings. Multisyllable words are also included, chunked according to the method taught in the OnTrack Reading Advanced Code Phonics Workbook.