Yes, but there are two forms of "close" - an adjective and a verb.
The adjective has an "ohse" sound to rhyme with dose and gross.
The verb has an "ohz" sound to rhyme with nose and blows.
The word "close" has a long 'o' sound.
The word "broke" has a long 'o' sound, like in the word "no."
The word "coffee" has a long o sound.
The word "float" has a long o sound.
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
The word "close" has a long 'o' sound.
Yes. The O is a long O and the E is silent. There are heterophones of the word: In the adjective close (near), the S has an S sound (cloh-s) as in dose. In the verb to close (to shut, to near), the S has a Z sound (cloh-z) as in flows.
short The word TOES actually has a LONG O sound. It rhymes with SHOWS, FOES, CLOSE and other long o words.
The word "broke" has a long 'o' sound, like in the word "no."
The word "coffee" has a long o sound.
The word "float" has a long o sound.
Is the word bone a short or long o sound?
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
No, the word "scold" does not have a long "o" sound. It is pronounced with a short "o" sound.
Yes, the word "so" has a short "o" sound as in "cot," not a long "o" sound as in "code."
Yes. The K is silent, and it has the long O (oh) sound, sounding the same as the word "no."
Yes, "flower" is a word with five letters, so it is not considered a long O word. It has the O sound, but it is not a long O sound.