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N-400 vocabulary

Every sentence for di reading and writing tests dem build am from dese words. Na only 64 to read and 75 to write — learn dem and no sentence fit surprise you.

How dem dey use dese

For di interview di officer dey show you up to three sentences make you read — you must read one correctly. Den you go write up to three sentences from dictation — you must write one correctly. Na only from di lists below dem build both.

Di two lists overlap for civics and history words, but no be di same list — di writing list dey add di months of di year and more place names. Study both.

Dem dey accept spelling and punctuation mistakes when you dey write, as long as di meaning still clear.

Practice: Reading · Writing

Reading vocabulary · 64 words

People
2 words
Abraham Lincoln · George Washington
Civics
14 words
American flag · Bill of Rights · capital · citizen · city · Congress · country · Father of Our Country · government · President · right · Senators · state/states · White House
Places
3 words
America · United States · U.S.
Holidays
7 words
Presidents' Day · Memorial Day · Flag Day · Independence Day · Labor Day · Columbus Day · Thanksgiving
Question words
6 words
How · What · When · Where · Who · Why
Verbs
12 words
can · come · do/does · elects · have/has · is/are/was/be · lives/lived · meet · name · pay · vote · want
Others (function words)
9 words
a · for · here · in · of · on · the · to · we
Others (content words)
11 words
colors · dollar bill · first · largest · many · most · north · one · people · second · south

Writing vocabulary · 75 words

People
3 words
Adams · Lincoln · Washington
Civics
14 words
American Indians · capital · citizens · Civil War · Congress · Father of Our Country · flag · free · freedom of speech · President · right · Senators · state/states · White House
Places
9 words
Alaska · California · Canada · Delaware · Mexico · New York City · United States · Washington · Washington, D.C.
Months
7 words
February · May · June · July · September · October · November
Holidays
7 words
Presidents' Day · Memorial Day · Flag Day · Independence Day · Labor Day · Columbus Day · Thanksgiving
Verbs
10 words
can · come · elect · have/has · is/was/be · lives/lived · meets · pay · vote · want
Others (function words)
10 words
and · during · for · here · in · of · on · the · to · we
Others (content words)
15 words
blue · dollar bill · fifty/50 · first · largest · most · north · one · one hundred/100 · people · red · second · south · taxes · white

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