Which is the correct spelling: 'The [flag / flage / flaag] of the United States has 50 stars.'

FLAG is on the USCIS WRITING VOCABULARY list under CIVICS. Correct spelling: 'F-L-A-G' (four letters). Note: NO E at the end. Common dictation sentences using 'flag': 'The flag has 50 stars.' 'The American flag has 50 stars.' 'The flag is red, white, and blue.' 'We have a flag.' 'Flag Day is in June.' The American FLAG: has 50 STARS representing the 50 states; has 13 STRIPES representing the original 13 colonies; colors are RED, WHITE, and BLUE; nicknames include 'Stars and Stripes' and 'Old Glory'; first adopted with 13 stars in 1777; current 50-star design dates from July 4, 1960 (after Hawaii's statehood in 1959). FLAG-related vocabulary on the writing list: FLAG (the object itself); FLAG DAY (the holiday); these may appear together in sentences like 'Flag Day is in June.' Practice writing 'flag' — it's a short, common word but easy to add an unnecessary 'e' (FLAGE is wrong) or double letter. The PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE is the recitation honoring the flag: 'I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.'