Each writing test administered to you will contain no more than three (3) sentences. You must write one (1) out of three (3) sentences correctly in order to demonstrate an ability to write in English. To help you prepare, USCIS released the writing vocabulary list below containing all the words found in the English writing portion of the naturalization test. The content focuses on civics and history topics.
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PEOPLE | PLACES | HOLIDAYS | OTHER (FUNCTION) |
Adams | Alaska | Presidents’ Day | and |
Lincoln | California | Memorial Day | during |
Washington | Canada | Flag Day | for |
CIVICS | Delaware | Independence Day | here |
American Indians | Mexico | Labor Day | in |
capital | New York City | Columbus Day | of |
citizens | United States | Thanksgiving | on |
Civil War | Washington | VERBS | the |
Congress | Washington, D.C. | can | to |
Father of Our Country | MONTHS | come | we |
flag | February | elect | OTHER (CONTENT) |
free | May | have/has | blue |
freedom of speech | June | is/was/be | dollar bill |
President | July | lives/lived | fifty/50 |
right | September | meets | first |
Senators | October | pay | largest |
state/states | November | vote | most |
White House | want | north | |
one | |||
one hundred/100 | |||
people | |||
red | |||
second | |||
south | |||
taxes | |||
white |