A Tom Swifty is a type of pun that plays on the relationship between the adverb at the end of the sentence and the contents of the sentence.
- “I can’t see. Turn on the lights,” Tom said darkly.
- “My pencil broke,” Tom said bluntly.
- “The house is on fire,” Tom said alarmingly.
- “I should have worn long pants,” Tom said shortly.
- “Will this rain ever stop?” Tom said pourly.
Choose 5 of the adverbs below to create 5 Tom Swiftys of your own.
accidentally
annually
awkwardly
blindly
brightly
calmly
carefully
clearly
correctly
crossly
doubtfully
enormously
exactly
faithfully
fatally
gracefully
greedily
happily
hastily
honestly
hourly
hungrily
inquisitively
joyously
justly
kindly
lazily
loosely
loudly
madly
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