Citizenship Writing Test Practice

In the writing part of the English test, the officer says three sentences out loud and you write one of them correctly. Every sentence uses the fixed vocabulary list below, so dictation practice with those words is the closest thing to the real thing.

The 75 writing words

Grouped the way USCIS groups them. Words joined by a slash are alternative forms, so have/has means either form can appear in a sentence.

The practice sentences

Read them, then cover them and write them from memory. Use the speaker icon beside a sentence to hear it again. They are examples built only from the words above — USCIS does not publish the sentences it uses on the test.

1. The capital of the United States is Washington, D.C.
2. Lincoln was President during the Civil War.
3. Citizens have the right to vote.
4. The President lives in the White House.
5. Washington was the first President.
6. Congress meets in Washington.
7. We pay taxes.
8. People come to the United States.
9. The United States has fifty states.
10. The United States has one hundred Senators.
11. California is the largest state.
12. Alaska is north of the United States.
13. Canada is north of the United States.
14. Mexico is south of the United States.
15. Delaware is one state.
16. New York City is in the United States.
17. American Indians lived in the United States.
18. We have freedom of speech.
19. The flag is red, white, and blue.
20. Flag Day is in June.
21. Memorial Day is in May.
22. Independence Day is in July.
23. Labor Day is in September.
24. Columbus Day is in October.
25. Thanksgiving is in November.
26. Presidents’ Day is in February.

Source: USCIS Writing Vocabulary for the Naturalization Test, revision 07/14. Official PDF.

Next: practice the reading part, or see how the whole English test works and who is exempt.