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This obeys the standard rule - when a vowel is followed by a single consonant and an E, it has a long vowel sound and the E is silent.

Both sounds of "close" have the same long O sound:

close (to shut) - clohz to rhyme with nose and doze

close (near) - clohs to rhyme with dose

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"Close" has a long vowel sound because the letter "o" is pronounced as /oʊ/ in this word.

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