An example is provided in the first question for those that haven't done a Tom Swifty before or in a while. Good luck!
Here's an example of a Tom Swifty:
"It's only average," said Tom ______. (6 m,ly)
The clue in brackets tells the number of letters, along with the first letter and suffix of the word.
Averages are also called means, so Tom must have spoken meanly.
-1."Don't forget to increase it by three!" Tom _____. (5 a,ed)
-2."99 is almost 100," said Tom, _______. (7 r,ly)
-3."1, 3, 5, 7," said Tom, _____. (5 o,ly)
4."Space is an infinite set of points," said Tom, _________. (9 d,ly)
-5."They are mirror images," Tom _________. (9 r,ed)
-6."Consider a 2-dimensional linear universe," Tom said _______. (7 p,ly)
-7."Not I," said Tom, _______________. (15 u,ly)
-8."We haven't discussed the addition problems yet!" said Tom, __________. (9 or 10 n,ed)
-9."The square root of 2," Tom said ____________. (12 i,ly)
-10."Everybody, stand in a line by age!" Tom _______. (7 o,ed)
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