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Choose the correctly spelled sentence: 'The [White House / Whitehouse / White house] is in Washington, D.C.'

Correct answer

White House

  1. A White house
  2. B Whitehouse
  3. C white house
  4. D White House

Why this is the answer

WHITE HOUSE is correctly written as TWO SEPARATE WORDS, BOTH CAPITALIZED: 'White House.' This is on the USCIS WRITING VOCABULARY list under CIVICS. Correct: 'White House' (with space, capital W, capital H). INCORRECT versions: 'Whitehouse' (no, should be two words); 'White house' (no, both words should be capitalized as it's a proper name); 'white house' (no, must be capitalized). Common dictation sentences using 'White House': 'The President lives in the White House.' 'The White House is in Washington.' 'The White House is in Washington, D.C.' The White House is: located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.; the official residence and workplace of the President of the United States; a 132-room building; built starting in 1792 and first occupied in 1800 by President John Adams; rebuilt after British forces burned it in 1814 during the War of 1812; the symbol of the executive branch. Other CIVICS VOCABULARY similar to White House (two-word proper names that should be capitalized): WHITE HOUSE; FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY (a title for George Washington); CIVIL WAR; FLAG DAY; INDEPENDENCE DAY; etc.

Spelling tip: 'White' is W-H-I-T-E (5 letters, color word); 'House' is H-O-U-S-E (5 letters). Together: 'White House.' Practice writing this as two words multiple times.

Source: USCIS Writing Vocabulary — White House

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About this topic: Civics Vocabulary

Civics vocabulary for the writing test covers words such as American Indians, capital, citizens, Civil War, Congress, Father of Our Country, flag, free, freedom of speech, President, right, Senators, state, White House. This is one of 11 Writing Vocabulary questions on civics vocabulary, each with a full explanation on a single study page.

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