U.S. Citizenship QuestionsThe citizenship writing test
The officer says a sentence, you write it. Every sentence is built from this official vocabulary list.
How it works. The officer reads a sentence aloud, usually the answer to the sentence you just read. You write it on a tablet or paper. You get up to three tries and need one correct. Spelling and capitalization need to be close enough that the officer can read the same meaning; a missed comma will not fail you.
Typical sentences. "Washington was the first President." "Citizens can vote." "The White House is in Washington, D.C." "Independence Day is in July."
People
Civics
Places
Months
Holidays
Verbs
Other function words
Other content
This list is USCIS's published writing vocabulary for the naturalization test. Confirm against the current list at uscis.gov/citizenship.
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