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Complain (informal)
Activity
Arranging words
Read the context for each question, then arrange the words into sentences. Good luck!
1: Your flatmate is not very tidy, you say...
am I mess! fed with up
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
2: A boy complains to his parents because he doesn't want to go to bed early. He says...
never You up let stay me late!
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
3: You get fed up because your colleague is always complaining about things that don't
matter. You say...
complaints! I'm your and tired of sick silly
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
4: You want to tell your children to stop arguing with each other. You say...
to It's stop! got
______ ______ ______ ______
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Arranging the words  Answers
1. I am fed up with your mess!
2. You never let me stay up late!
3. I'm sick and tired of your silly complaints!
4. It's got to stop!
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