Citizenship · Holidays Vocabulary

Which is the correct spelling: 'We celebrate [Tanksgiving / Thanksgiving / Thanksgiveing] in November.'

Correct answer

Thanksgiving

  1. A Tanksgiving
  2. B Thanksgiving
  3. C Thanksgiveing
  4. D Thanks Giving

Why this is the answer

THANKSGIVING is on the USCIS WRITING VOCABULARY list. Correct spelling: 'T-H-A-N-K-S-G-I-V-I-N-G' — written as ONE word (no space between 'Thanks' and 'giving'). Pay attention to: starts with 'TH' (not just 'T'); 'GIVING' is spelled with 'I-V-I-N-G' (no 'e' before the 'ing'). Common dictation sentence: 'Thanksgiving is in November.' 'We have Thanksgiving Day.' 'Thanksgiving is a holiday.' Other HOLIDAYS on the USCIS writing vocabulary list: COLUMBUS DAY (C-o-l-u-m-b-u-s D-a-y); FATHERS DAY (F-a-t-h-e-r-s D-a-y, can be Father's Day with apostrophe); FLAG DAY (F-l-a-g D-a-y); INDEPENDENCE DAY (I-n-d-e-p-e-n-d-e-n-c-e D-a-y) — note 'Independence' has '-ence' ending, not '-ance'; LABOR DAY (L-a-b-o-r D-a-y); MEMORIAL DAY (M-e-m-o-r-i-a-l D-a-y); MOTHERS DAY (M-o-t-h-e-r-s D-a-y); PRESIDENTS DAY (P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-s D-a-y); THANKSGIVING (T-h-a-n-k-s-g-i-v-i-n-g). Note the capitalization of holiday names — both words start with capital letters: Memorial Day, Labor Day, Independence Day, etc. THANKSGIVING is typically just ONE word; the others are TWO words.
Source: USCIS Writing Vocabulary — Thanksgiving

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