24.7 — Word Recognition Solution

The words which each set represents phonetic alternatives to are:

did, bed, head, it: DEAD

flat, lack, lap, Latin: BLACK

trauma, job, chalk, drama: JAVA

nor, more, Mark, your: NORTH

mentoring, meditating, nutrient, mainframe: MEDITERRANEAN

faulted, vaulted, phobic, bulk: BALTIC

sarcasm, sarcastic, surpass, sergeants: SARGASSO

asking, casting, caffeine, napkin: CASPIAN

jibe, Hannah, chat, shined: CHINA

quarrel, oral, call, full: CORAL

The final answer is SEA.