CitizenshipPalThe 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. You write what you hear, on a tablet or paper. You get up to three sentences 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
AdamsLincolnWashington
Civics
American IndianscapitalcitizensCivil WarCongressFather of Our Countryflagfreefreedom of speechPresidentrightSenatorsstatestatesWhite House
Places
AlaskaCaliforniaCanadaDelawareMexicoNew York CityUnited StatesWashingtonWashington, D.C.
Months
FebruaryMayJuneJulySeptemberOctoberNovember
Holidays
Presidents' DayMemorial DayFlag DayIndependence DayLabor DayColumbus DayThanksgiving
Verbs
cancomeelecthavehasiswasbeliveslivedmeetspayvotewant
Other function words
andduringforhereinofonthetowe
Other content
bluedollar billfifty50firstlargestmostnorthoneone hundred100peopleredsecondsouthtaxeswhite
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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