Citizenship Writing Test Practice
The officer dictates a sentence and you write it — one acceptable sentence out of up to three passes. Play the audio, type what you hear, and check yourself. Spelling that keeps the meaning passes.
Write every word you hear, in order. Capitalization and punctuation errors don't fail you.
The officer dictates a sentence and you write it. One clear sentence out of three passes. Spelling, capital-letter, and punctuation mistakes do not fail you unless they change the meaning. Do not abbreviate words.
Every word on the official writing list
This is the complete official USCIS vocabulary for the writing test. Every dictated sentence is built from these words.
People
Adams · Lincoln · Washington
Civics
American Indians · capital · citizens · Civil War · Congress · Father of Our Country · flag · free · freedom of speech · President · right · Senators · state/states · White House
Places
Alaska · California · Canada · Delaware · Mexico · New York City · United States · Washington · Washington, D.C.
Months
February · May · June · July · September · October · November
Holidays
Presidents' Day · Memorial Day · Flag Day · Independence Day · Labor Day · Columbus Day · Thanksgiving
Verbs
can · come · elect · have/has · is/was/be · lives/lived · meets · pay · vote · want
Small words
and · during · for · here · in · of · on · the · to · we
Other words
blue · dollar bill · fifty/50 · first · largest · most · north · one · one hundred/100 · people · red · second · south · taxes · white
USCIS — Writing Test Vocabulary List (PDF) · USCIS Policy Manual Vol. 12 E.2