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 13 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 terrifying, deafening storm, a dirty river, a high price, a loud storm, a crumbling, dangerous old bridge, a mouth-watering feast
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2.Sort each one: Loaded or Neutral?
Sort: a tiny, helpless kitten, a ridiculous waste of money, a large meal, a cramped, gloomy little room, a wide view, a young kitten
LoadedNeutral
3.Sort each one: Loaded or Neutral?
Sort: money that was spent, a filthy, disgusting river, a shocking, outrageous price, a magnificent, breathtaking view, an old bridge, a group of seagulls
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LessonPrint · RI.4.8 · Set 13 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Loaded or Neutral?
Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. a crumbling, dangerous old bridge — Loaded 2. a dirty river — Neutral 3. a high price — Neutral 4. a loud storm — Neutral 5. a mouth-watering feast — Loaded 6. a terrifying, deafening storm — Loaded
2.1. a cramped, gloomy little room — Loaded 2. a large meal — Neutral 3. a ridiculous waste of money — Loaded 4. a tiny, helpless kitten — Loaded 5. a wide view — Neutral 6. a young kitten — Neutral
3.1. a filthy, disgusting river — Loaded 2. a group of seagulls — Neutral 3. a magnificent, breathtaking view — Loaded 4. a shocking, outrageous price — Loaded 5. an old bridge — Neutral 6. money that was spent — Neutral
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.4.8 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.