TOM SWIFTIES XXI

GAMES Magazine

January/February, 1981

Raymond D. Love (1-2)

November, 1999

Kirk Miller and Shirley Eugeste (3-7)

Add the appropriate adverb or other finish to complete these Tom Swifties.

 

1. "Look at the skin of this five-foot long bass," Tom said _______.

 

2. "Who cares that this bouquet is missing a flower?" Tom mused _______.

3. "I just can't stay on top of the chores since the maid quit," Tom said _______.

4. "What's past is past - now let's look to the future," Tom said _______.

 

5. "I'm so happy that the reception on my radio is clearer now," Tom said _______.

6. "Should I sing in the bass or baritone section?" Tom asked _______.

7. "My grandfather, my father, and I have all done hard time" Tom said _______.

Answers:

 

1. superficially

2. lackadaisically

3. helplessly

4. tensely

5. ecstatically

6. inquiringly (in choir ingly)

7. condescendingly (con descending ly)