To those of you unfamiliar with the concept of a Tom Swifty, it is a pun composed of a quote and a sentence with an adverb, a verb or sometimes a noun related to the quote in an amusing way, often playing with multiple meanings. For example: '"I need to sharpen my pencil." said Tom bluntly.' Can you find the right word to make it a real Tom Swifty pun?
"Will it be OK if I sing along in church today?" Tom...
Here we play on the word 'Choir' so it's 'In-choired'
inquired.
submitted.
asked.
assumed.
"There are no 2's in this deck" Tom...
We play here with the word Duce which is two
deduced.
decried.
guessed.
shouted.
"This is mutiny!" said Tom...
Here we play on the word "Bounty" from the famous 'Mutiny on the Bounty'
bountifully.
eagerly.
maddingly.
savagely.
"I love Chinese food." said Tom...
Here we pun the word 'Wanton' as in the Chinese dish
wantonly.
boldly.
eagerly.
suspensefully.
"I would like to purchase a ring." said Tom with...
A-band-on!
abandon.
regret.
pleasure.
anticipation.
"I clean the house every Sunday." said Tom...
Weakly instead of weekly because he cleans once a week
weakly.
pitifully.
honestly.
matronly.
"I have a split personality." said Tom...
TWO correct answers here: being Frank because of the split personality and maddingly because he might be mad.
being Frank.
candidly.
maddingly.
aloofly.
"I think I'll use a different font." said Tom...
Fonts can be bold
boldly.
boringly.
blandly.
briefly.
"I've got to stop this motor!" ______ Tom.
A play on when an engine 'chokes'
Choked
Groaned
Slurred
Cranked
"The situation is quite grave." said Tom...
We already used the word grave and so 'Crypt' works best here
crestfallen.
gravely.
cryptically.
glowingly.
"I'm afraid it's my maid's day off." said Tom...
Tom is without his help - his maid. One could say depressingly means he didn't have his shirts pressed... but that's not as good since no clues were given for that.
imploringly.
helplessly.
honestly.
depressingly.
"He's dreadfully boring, isn't he?" said Tom...
the sound for "Dull" is in this word, which means boring, and also 'Gent' for gentleman meaning 'dull male'.
lazily.
interestingly.
indulgently.
insistently.
Shall We Try Again?
You may not have understood the rules of a Tom Swifty pun, or perhaps just missed out on the clues in the first part. If you'd like to try again, we recommend reading the first part carefully, any word might be imporatant!
You've managed to make a lot of funny puns today! You surely have a mind for the odd wordplay... Good for you! However, you still haven't cracked the top scores, which you can if you try again, or alternatively, look at your mistakes in 'Show Mistakes'.
You ARE Tom, a person with puns on the brain! You probably have a terrific sense of humor and a good head for language and puns. A dinner with you will probably never be dull! Congrats, you ACED this quiz!
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