The invention discloses a flame-retardant monomer containing DOPO (9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide) groups, and a preparation method and an application of the flame-retardant monomer, and relates to a compound. The method comprises the steps of sequentially adding an organic solvent, carbon tetrachloride and 9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide into a reaction flask, putting in an ice water bath, adding hydroxyethyl methylacrylate and an acid-binding agent while stirring, after temperature rise reaction, decompressing, and performing suction filtration to remove acid-binding agent salt, purifying a crude product through spin steaming, washing and dryness, and obtaining a product, namely the flame-retardant monomer containing the DOPO groups. The flame-retardant monomer containing the DOPO groups can be applied in preparing a flame-retardant high molecular material. A reaction condition is mild, the productivity is high, the product purification and separation are simple, and the extended production is easy. The monomer is introduced into a polymer matrix such as polystyrene and polymethyl methacrylate by a free radical copolymerization manner, an intrinsic flame-retardant polymer material is prepared, and the defects of poor compatibility of an additive flame retardant and the matrix, high loss possibility during use, poor water resistance and the like are overcome.