TOM SWIFTIES XI

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

1. "I got stranded half-way up the mountain," Tom __________.

2. "Ouch! When I get stung, I want revenge," said Tom said __________.

3."I don't worry about anything," Tom said __________.

4. "Dat's de end of April," Tom said with __________.

5. "I used to be a paratrooper," Tom __________.

6. "I'm a lot taller than I was last year," said Tom __________.

7. "I'm swimming in the middle of Paris," Tom said __________.

8. "Is it true some animals will eat their own babies"? Tom asked __________.

9. "We'll need a higher price at auction," said Tom ___________.

10. "I like to sell stolen goods, " Tom said __________.

Answers:

1. alleged
2. begrudgingly 
3. carelessly
4. dismay
5. explained
6. gruesomely
7. insanely
8. literately
9. morbidly
10. offensively