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... emphatically willingly bountifully eagerly

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

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... abandon enthusiasm regret pleasure

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

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

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

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

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

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

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