close, close, clothes, clothe, cloth

Close or close ( rhymes with rose ) means to shut, to latch or fasten--
Close the door.
They had to close the store because of the flood.
We can't close this case without more information.


Forms of close are--close, closes, closed, closing.
A "closer" is someone who finishes the paperwork and gets the signatures for a business deal.

Close or close ( rhymes with dose) is considered to be a different word, meaning very near--
Don't stand so close to me.
"Just like me, they long to be, close to you."
Forms of close are--closer ( more close); closest ( most close), closely ( in a close manner )

Closet or closet ( rhymes with posit or deposit ) means  a place to put clothes and other things--
Hang your coat in the closet.
I need to straighten out the closet.

Clothes or clothes ( rhymes with  rose) are garments--the things we wear--
I need to wash my clothes.
She wants to buy some new clothes.

Clothe or clothe ( rhymes with loathe) is a verb ( action word ) meaning to provide garments or to dress someone--
They offered to clothe her in designer garments.
The studio promised to clothe all of the actors.

Clothing or clothing ( rhymes with loathing ) usually means garments--
I want some new clothing.
They didn't have any clothing in my size.
Clothing may also mean putting clothes on someone, or dressing them--
She spent all her money clothing the baby.

Cloth or cloth ( rhymes with moth ) means fabric or material--the stuff clothes and household linens are made of--
I bought some cloth to make a new dress.
This cloth is very stretchy.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"The clothing store close to our house is closed, and I wanted some new clothes to put in my closet."
"The store that sells my favorite clothes will close at 9 p.m."
"I want to buy some cloth to clothe my family."


Note-- "cloze" ( rhymes with rose ) is a special kind of reading test that teachers use--
He was having trouble with reading, so the teacher used a cloze test to try to find out why.