Sleeping Freshman Never Lie
By: Emily, Luis, Wilmer, and Andrew
Tom Swifties
Tom Swifties are a play on words that
came from people making fun of an
old writer named Tom Swift. He
never just said anything, there was
always an adverb.
Example
“ I want a hot dog,” Tom said frankly.
Another word for hot dog is frank, so the word
frankly was used to describe how “Tom” said
the sentence.
Example
“Give me a hair cut,” Tom said barbarously.
A person who cuts hair is called a barber, so the
writer used the word barbarously to describe
how “Tom” said the sentence.
Scott uses what he learns in English class to
write this book.
Tom Swifties are the first thing Scott uses to
narrate and are a big part of the book.
So we chose to do a project about the book
written in “Scott Swifties.”
“Sleeping freshman never lie,” Scott said
truthfully.
“Sleeping freshman never lie,” Scott said
vertically.
“I am a freshmen,” Scott said newly.
“I am starting high school,” Scott said freshly.
“I like to read,” Scott said novely.
“I am never going to survive this year,” Scott said
gravely.
“I write to my future brother whom I call
Smelly,” Scott said foully.
“Bobby and Dad are good with their hands,”
Scott said manually.
“My brother Bobby plays the
guitar,” Scott said musically.
“I try to join every club Julia does,” Scott said
obsessively.
“Julia is as hot as
the sun,” Scott said
brightly.
“ I get nervous
around Julia,”
Scott said shyly.
“I write for the school newspaper,” Scott said
impressively.
“I won the student council seat,” Scott said
victoriously.
“My mom is pregnant,” Scott said childishly.
“My mom has mood swings,” Scott said
emotionally.
“Wesley is scary,” Scott said hauntingly.
“I think Wesley steals things,” Scott said illegally.
“Mouth is very noisy,” Scott said loudly.
“Mouth can’t shut up,” Scott said talkatively.
“My best friend Patrick left for Texas,” Scott said
movingly.
“My brother Bobby left because he was
irritated,” Scott said angrily.
“Lee seems emo,” Scott said cuttingly.
“Lee says what is on her mind,” Scott said
bluntly.
“Lee is kind of strange,” Scott said weirdly.
“My friends broke apart,” Scott said partially.
“I'm friends with the bully Wesley,” Scott said
strongly.
“When I’m with Wesley I feel safe,” Scott said
securely.
“Vernon beat me up,” Scott said strikingly.
“Kelly lied to me,” Scott said falsely.
“I can’t wait to go to the dance with Lee,” Scott
said eagerly.
“My mom is as big as a horse,” Scott said stably.
“My Mom gave birth to Sean during my school
dance,” Scott said maternally.
“I am happy with Lee, Wesley, and Sean,” Scott
said gaily.
Now You Try!
In your groups make a Tom Swifty
describing something important in your
book.