e.g. glad / Jane
You should pay attention to the a sound in the word glad.
Focus on the /ei/ sound in 'Jane'. The ei sound is a diphthong.
When there is a consonant followed by silent e at the end in one syllable word, generally the letter a is pronounced /ei/. For example. same, cake, skate, face, date, fate, etc. cf. fat, Sam
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