Answer:
Iron
Explanation:
Dire is transcribed as /ˈdʌɪə/
Girl is transcribed as /ɡəːl/
Iron is transcribed as /ˈʌɪən/
From the transcription of the words above, it is seen that both dire and iron have the same transcriptions for their "i" sounds.
Therefore, iron is the correct answer because it has the same pronunciation as the i sound in dire.
