Loaded or Neutral? is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on telling a loaded word from a neutral one, aligned to Common Core standard RI.4.8. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 11 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Loaded or Neutral?
RI.4.8
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Sort each phrase into the right column.
1.Sort each one: Loaded or Neutral?
Sort: a crumbling, dangerous old bridge, a young kitten, a large meal, a loud storm, a greedy gang of seagulls, a pointless, silly rule
LoadedNeutral
2.Sort each one: Loaded or Neutral?
Sort: a magnificent, breathtaking view, a high price, a group of seagulls, a filthy, disgusting river, the heroic volunteers, money that was spent
LoadedNeutral
3.Sort each one: Loaded or Neutral?
Sort: an old bridge, a shocking, outrageous price, a wide view, a cramped, gloomy little room, a dirty river, a mouth-watering feast
LoadedNeutral
LessonPrint · RI.4.8 · Set 11 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Loaded or Neutral?
Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. a crumbling, dangerous old bridge — Loaded 2. a greedy gang of seagulls — Loaded 3. a large meal — Neutral 4. a loud storm — Neutral 5. a pointless, silly rule — Loaded 6. a young kitten — Neutral
2.1. a filthy, disgusting river — Loaded 2. a group of seagulls — Neutral 3. a high price — Neutral 4. a magnificent, breathtaking view — Loaded 5. money that was spent — Neutral 6. the heroic volunteers — Loaded
3.1. a cramped, gloomy little room — Loaded 2. a dirty river — Neutral 3. a mouth-watering feast — Loaded 4. a shocking, outrageous price — Loaded 5. a wide view — Neutral 6. an old bridge — Neutral
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.4.8 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.