Sunday, November 20, 2011

Tom Swifties, in-class activity of 11/21/2011

As comments to this thread, please invent and post your own Tom Swifty!!! (5 pts.) If you work in groups, post all your group members' names, so everyone gets points.

Examples:

1. How do you start a model-T Ford without a battery?" asked Tom _____________ .
(answer: CRANKILY)

2. "I have to wear this cast for another six weeks," said Tom _________________ .
(answer: DISJOINTEDLY)

3. "I'm shocked," said Tom _____________________ .
(answer: ELECTRICALLY)

4. "I will end my life," Sue sighed. ("suicide")

Here's the Tom Swifties website, if you missed class and need to read the rules again.

18 comments:

  1. that lightning storm was huge said tom shockingly.

    John Seratt
    Hannah McArthy
    dan krieske

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  2. The man at the morgue died while coughin.

    Josh Copple
    Abby Fritschle
    Mary Meadows

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  3. When you are outside the house, you can scream as much as you want, Tom allowed.

    Chris Zoeller
    Megan Abell

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  4. "Have you lost your voice?", asked Tom hoarsely.

    Kathy Oko
    Stefanie Kuchta
    Nick Griffith

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  5. All the governors came to the meeting Tom said bored.

    Terrance Peacock
    Tyana Battle
    Stephanie Feeman
    Janesha Ford

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  6. Hold on tight to the reigns Tom said woefully.

    Caitlin Spiller
    Brittney Hosey
    Emilie Russell

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  7. ----Ross Henry, Becky Sisson, Becky Borowiak

    "It's not that hard," said Tom softly.

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  8. Mikey Cardnuff, Sherrie Phipps, Andrea Dimitroff, Joselyn Arteaga
    "I broke my leg!" Said Tom gimply.

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  9. "I can't stop," said Tom movingly.

    Melanie Bloden
    Cory Wiest
    Britny Hawk

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  11. "I like to laugh, "said tom dryly

    Kristin Andrews
    Jodi witthaus
    sheri patridge

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  12. "My energy level is near or through the roof", Eric said numbly.
    Maurice Hatch
    Anne Gayes
    Emily Dunn

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  13. I didn't read anything about these needing to be appropriate, so here it goes:

    "You had a nocturnal emission?!" Tom ejaculated.

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  14. That wasn't a Tom Swifty; here's the correction-- "He wrote 'Ulysses'," Tom said joyously.

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  15. "I'm concerned about the number of people not attending," said Tom absentmindedly.

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  16. "I think I'll use a different font," Tom said boldly.

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  17. "I am excited to be alive," Tom said apprehensively.

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  18. "I run the slowest out of all of my friends," Tom said grudgingly.

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