Which sound pair represents the concept of complementary distribution of allophones?
A) The first sounds in colt and kip
B) The vowels in beet and in bit
C) The last sounds in fan and in ram
D) The last sounds in in let and in led

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The first sounds in "colt" [kʰ] and "kip" [k] are in complementary distribution because they occur in different phonetic environments and do not contrast with each other in English.

Which Sound Pair Represents the Concept of Complementary Distribution of Allophones