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US Citizenship Test: Reading and Writing Vocabulary

US citizenship test vocabulary: all 98 words and phrases on the official USCIS reading and writing lists, each with a plain-English meaning and an example sentence like those on the English test.

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US citizenship test: the format, every deck and its source

  • People

    Lincoln

    the 16th President, by last name only

  • Places

    the US state with the most people

    California

  • Holidays

    Labor Day

    a holiday in September for workers

  • Verbs

    be able to

    can

  • Other: content words

    most

    the greatest number or amount

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  1. Section 1: People

    5 cards

  2. Section 2: Civics

    20 cards

  3. Section 3: Places

    10 cards

  4. Section 4: Months

    7 cards

  5. Section 5: Holidays

    7 cards

  6. Section 6: Question words

    6 cards

  7. Section 7: Verbs

    15 cards

  8. Section 8: Other: function words

    11 cards

  9. Section 9: Other: content words

    17 cards
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All 98 cards

In the order you learn them, one section at a time.

1People5 cards

George Washington
the first President of the United States (first and last name)
Washington
the first President, by last name only; also a US state
Adams
the second President, by last name only
Abraham Lincoln
the 16th President, who led the country in the Civil War (first and last name)
Lincoln
the 16th President, by last name only

2Civics20 cards

American flag
the Stars and Stripes, the national banner of the United States
American Indians
the first people who lived in the land that is now the United States
Bill of Rights
the first ten amendments (changes) to the Constitution
capital
the city where a government works
citizen
one person who legally belongs to a country
citizens
people (more than one) who legally belong to a country
city
a large town
Civil War
the war between the North and the South, 1861–1865
Congress
the part of the government that makes federal laws
country
a nation with its own land and government
Father of Our Country
a title of honor for George Washington
flag
a piece of cloth with colors and a design that stands for a country
free
able to live and speak as you choose
freedom of speech
the right to say what you think
government
the people and offices that run a country
President
the leader of the United States
right
a freedom that the law protects
Senators
the 100 members of the upper house of Congress, two from each state
state/states
one (or more) of the 50 parts of the United States
White House
the home and office of the President

3Places10 cards

America
another name for the United States
United States
the country of 50 states, written in full (not the short form)
U.S.
short form of United States, written with periods
Washington, D.C.
the capital city of the United States
New York City
the largest city in the United States
Alaska
the largest US state by area
California
the US state with the most people
Delaware
the first state to approve the Constitution
Canada
the country north of the United States
Mexico
the country south of the United States

4Months7 cards

February
the 2nd month of the year
May
the 5th month of the year
June
the 6th month of the year
July
the 7th month of the year
September
the 9th month of the year
October
the 10th month of the year
November
the 11th month of the year

5Holidays7 cards

Presidents’ Day
a holiday in February that honors Washington and the other leaders of the country
Memorial Day
a holiday in May for soldiers who died serving the country
Flag Day
June 14, a day to honor the Stars and Stripes
Independence Day
July 4, the birthday of the United States
Labor Day
a holiday in September for workers
Columbus Day
a holiday in October that remembers the explorer who reached the Americas in 1492
Thanksgiving
a holiday in November when families share a big meal and feel grateful

6Question words6 cards

How
asks in what way; with “many”, asks for a number
What
asks about a thing
When
asks about a time
Where
asks about a place
Who
asks about a person
Why
asks for a reason

7Verbs15 cards

can
be able to
come
move to a place
do/does
helper verbs in questions: do with I, you, we, they; does with he, she, it
elect
choose a person for an office by voting (with I, you, we, they)
elects
chooses a person for an office by voting (with he, she, it)
have/has
own or hold: have with I, you, we, they; has with he, she, it
is/are/was/be
forms of the verb be: is and are for now, was for the past
is/was/be
forms of the verb be: is for now, was for the past
lives/lived
has a home in (lives); had a home in (lived)
meet
come together (base form, as after “does”)
meets
comes together (with he, she, it)
name
say what someone or something is called
pay
give money for something
vote
make your choice in an election
want
wish to have or do

8Other: function words11 cards

a
one (before a word for one thing)
and
joins words or ideas
during
at the time of
for
in support of; also meant to honor
here
in this place
in
inside; also used with places and months
of
belonging to or part of
on
touching the top of; also used with days
the
points to one known thing
to
toward; also before a verb, as in “to vote”
we
I and other people

9Other: content words17 cards

blue
the color of the sky
colors
red, white, blue, and so on
dollar bill
paper money worth $1, with George Washington on it
fifty/50
the number after forty-nine, in words or digits
first
number 1 in order (1st)
largest
biggest in size
many
a lot of
most
the greatest number or amount
north
the direction toward the top of a map
one
the number 1
one hundred/100
ten times ten, in words or digits
people
men, women, and children
red
the color of blood
second
number 2 in order (2nd)
south
the direction toward the bottom of a map
taxes
money people pay to the government
white
the color of snow

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Published September 28, 2026