Concept:The underlined sound in the word
lawyer is the schwa /ə/, found in unstressed syllables.
Explanation:The word
lawyer is pronounced /ˈlɔɪ.ə/, and its final vowel sound is /ə/.
Option A:
lawless has /ɔː/ in its first syllable, not /ə/.
Option B:
lorry has /ɒ/ in its first syllable, not /ə/.
Option C:
adapt begins with /ə/ in its first syllable: /əˈdæpt/.
Option D:
flying has /aɪ/ as its vowel sound, not /ə/.
Only
adapt shares the same vowel sound /ə/.
Answer:C. adapt