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Task Overview:

The task requires you to fill in prefixes and suffixes from the provided banks to complete words. The goal is to form valid English words by combining prefixes, root words, and suffixes. There may be more than one correct answer for some words.

Prefix Bank:

- dis-
- im-
- mis-
- un-
- il-
- in-
- re-

Suffix Bank:

- -able
- -ance
- -ion
- -ment
- -al
- -ful
- -ly
- -y

Solution:

#### Left Column:
1. place
- Possible answers:
- Displace (dis- + place)
- Misplace (mis- + place)
- Replace (re- + place)

2. law
- Possible answers:
- Illegal (il- + legal)
- Unlawful (un- + lawful)

3. legal
- Possible answers:
- Illegal (il- + legal)
- Legalize (legal + -ize)

4. mature
- Possible answers:
- Immature (im- + mature)
- Premature (pre- + mature)

5. taken
- Possible answers:
- Retaken (re- + taken)

6. humane
- Possible answers:
- Inhumane (in- + humane)

7. assign
- Possible answers:
- Reassign (re- + assign)

8. health
- Possible answers:
- Healthful (health + -ful)
- Healthy (health + -y)

9. account
- Possible answers:
- Accountable (account + -able)

10. live
- Possible answers:
- Alive (a- + live)
- Livable (live + -able)

#### Right Column:
1. enforce
- Possible answers:
- Reinforce (re- + enforce)

2. arrange
- Possible answers:
- Rearrange (re- + arrange)

3. develop
- Possible answers:
- Developable (develop + -able)

4. taste
- Possible answers:
- Tasteless (taste + -less)

5. finite
- Possible answers:
- Infinite (in- + finite)

6. act
- Possible answers:
- React (re- + act)

7. help
- Possible answers:
- Helpful (help + -ful)

8. know
- Possible answers:
- Unknown (un- + known)

9. appear
- Possible answers:
- Disappear (dis- + appear)

10. avoid
- Possible answers:
- Avoidable (avoid + -able)

Final Answer:

Here are the completed words with explanations:

#### Left Column:
1. Displace, Misplace, Replace
2. Illegal, Unlawful
3. Illegal, Legalize
4. Immature, Premature
5. Retaken
6. Inhumane
7. Reassign
8. Healthful, Healthy
9. Accountable
10. Alive, Livable

#### Right Column:
1. Reinforce
2. Rearrange
3. Developable
4. Tasteless
5. Infinite
6. React
7. Helpful
8. Unknown
9. Disappear
10. Avoidable

Final Answer Box:
\boxed{
\begin{array}{|c|c|}
\hline
\text{Left Column} & \text{Right Column} \\
\hline
\text{Displace, Misplace, Replace} & \text{Reinforce} \\
\text{Illegal, Unlawful} & \text{Rearrange} \\
\text{Illegal, Legalize} & \text{Developable} \\
\text{Immature, Premature} & \text{Tasteless} \\
\text{Retaken} & \text{Infinite} \\
\text{Inhumane} & \text{React} \\
\text{Reassign} & \text{Helpful} \\
\text{Healthful, Healthy} & \text{Unknown} \\
\text{Accountable} & \text{Disappear} \\
\text{Alive, Livable} & \text{Avoidable} \\
\hline
\end{array}
}