TOM SWIFTIES XV 

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

1. "How can I trick Sidney?" Tom __________.

2. "Thank you so much, Monsieur," Tom said _________.

3. "I have writer's block," said Tom __________.

4. "The door's ajar," Tom said __________.

5. "Let's go to the south of France," Tom said __________.

6. "This just doesn't add up," said Tom _________.

7. "How long will I have to wait for a table?" Tom asked  __________.

8. "I'm going to be intestate," said Tom __________.

9. "I submitted my case summary to the judge," Tom said __________.

10. "I want to go to Scotland to research my family history," whispered Tom __________.

 

Answers:

 

1. considered

2. mercifully

3. contritely

4. openly

5. nicely

6. nonplussed

7. without reservation 

8. unwillingly

9. briefly

10. clandestinely