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Meet Tom Swifty

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Meet Tom Swifty game quiz
"Do you like puns? So you'll like this peculiar kind of word play called Tom Swifty. Explanation given in the first question."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. A Tom Swifty -or Swiftie- is a sentence in which an adverb (but also a verb or a noun) relates both properly and punningly to a sentence of reported speech. An example: "I need a pencil sharpener" said Tom bluntly. Now, if you have enough sense of humor, you'll easily complete the following Tom Swifties choosing the correct adverb.

"This is mutiny!" said Tom...
    willingly
    bountifully
    eagerly
    emphatically


2. "I'd like some Chinese food", said Tom...
    wantonly
    boldly
    gravely
    crudely


3. Not only an adverb can produce a Tom Swifty, but also a noun, as in the following example: "I am wearing a ring" said Tom with...
    regret
    abandon
    enthusiasm
    pleasure


4. "I play tennis every Saturday" said Tom...
    minutely
    yearningly
    weakly
    daily


5. Now let's do it with a verb. Choose the correct one to complete this: "May I sing in church Sunday?" Tom...
    asked
    inquired
    investigated
    wondered


6. "I have a split personality" said Tom...
    talking in the mike
    going to the john
    being frank
    boarding the bus


7. "I love newborn kittens" said Tom
    literally
    boldly
    cryptically
    darkly


8. "I'll read a fairy tale" said Tom ... .
    grimly
    andersenly
    perraulty
    collodily


9. "I've struck oil" said Tom ...
    reverently
    crudely
    candidly
    ruthlessly


10. "I dig it" said Tom ...
    presently
    spritely
    absentmindedly
    gravely


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Compiled May 19 13