Can you name the 90 most commonly used prefixes and suffixes of the English language?

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Frequent suffixes, productive, no change to base word
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Frequent prefixes, productive, no change to base word
 
 
Frequent suffixes, somewhat productive, often impose change on base word
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less frequent suffixes, low productivity, rarely imposes change on base word.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less frequent prefixes, low productivity, rarely imposes change on base word.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other suffixes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other prefixes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Standard inflections
 
 
 
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90 Commonest English Affixes Quiz

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