Citizenship · Holidays Vocabulary

Which is the correct spelling: 'Columbus [Day / Dai / Daye] is in October.'

Correct answer

Day

  1. A Dai
  2. B Day
  3. C Daye
  4. D Dey

Why this is the answer

Correct sentence: 'Columbus Day is in October.' COLUMBUS DAY is on the USCIS HOLIDAYS WRITING VOCABULARY list. Correct spelling: C-O-L-U-M-B-U-S D-A-Y. 'Day' spelling: D-A-Y (3 letters, ends in Y not I). Common dictation sentences: 'Columbus Day is in October.' 'We celebrate Columbus Day in October.' COLUMBUS DAY history: honors Christopher Columbus who made his first voyage to the Americas in 1492; federally observed on the second Monday in October; note that some cities and states have renamed this holiday 'Indigenous Peoples Day' to honor Native Americans — the USCIS test uses 'Columbus Day' as the official federal holiday name. MONTH: October — O-C-T-O-B-E-R. Holiday-month pairings to know cold: Presidents Day (February), Memorial Day (May), Flag Day (June), Independence Day (July), Labor Day (September), Columbus Day (October), Thanksgiving (November). Writing both the holiday name and its month correctly is the skill being tested in sentences like this.
Source: USCIS Writing Vocabulary — Holidays: Columbus Day

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