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Choose the correctly spelled word for the building where the President lives: The President lives in the ____.

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Correct answer

White House

  1. A Whyte House
  2. B White Howse
  3. C White House
  4. D White Hous

Why this is the answer

WHITE HOUSE is on the USCIS WRITING VOCABULARY list under CIVICS terms. The correct spelling is 'W-H-I-T-E H-O-U-S-E.' A common dictation sentence is 'The President lives in the White House.' On the writing test, the officer reads a sentence aloud and the applicant writes it down, needing to write one of up to three sentences correctly. Familiarity with the spelling of common civics vocabulary — White House, Congress, President — helps the applicant write the dictated sentence accurately, though small errors that don't obscure meaning are usually accepted.
Source: USCIS Writing Vocabulary — Civics: 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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