Concept:The target vowel sound is the short /ɛ/ sound, as heard in the word
fret.
Explanation:We need to find the option whose underlined vowel has the same sound as the given one.
The word
fret is pronounced /frɛt/, so the required sound is short /ɛ/.
Check every option one by one.
Wasn't is pronounced /ˈwɒzənt/; its first vowel is /ɒ/ or /ʌ/, not /ɛ/.
Poetry is pronounced /ˈpoʊətri/ or /ˈpəʊɪtri/; it has a diphthong sound, not /ɛ/.
Great is pronounced /ɡreɪt/; its vowel sound is long /eɪ/, not /ɛ/.
Fret is pronounced /frɛt/ and contains exactly the short /ɛ/ sound.
So the word that matches is
fret.
Answer:D. fret