Tom Swifties Are BackLanguage brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.A Tom Swifty is a play on words. Tom speaks, and the way he is said to speak is a meaningful pun.
e.g. "I love hot dogs", Tom said frankly. The "frank" describes how he spoke and relates to the hot dog! [Frankfurter!] Choose one of the listed words or phrases to fill each gap. 1. "I'm back! Did you remember my name?" asked Tom _____. 2. "I'm glad I'm not one of those native labourers," said Tom _____. 3. "For what we are about to receive, Lord make us truly thankful," said Tom _____. 4. "I punched him in the stomach three times," said Tom _____. 5. "I'm still waiting for my promotion," Tom admitted _____. ** WORD LIST ** coolly, flippantly, gracefully, hoarsely, impartially, mysteriously, openly, privately, swiftly, triumphantly What Next?
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