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 15 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 dirty river, the heroic volunteers, a group of seagulls, a loud storm, a greedy gang of seagulls, a shocking, outrageous price
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2.Sort each one: Loaded or Neutral?
Sort: a terrifying, deafening storm, a mouth-watering feast, a large meal, a high price, a young kitten, a magnificent, breathtaking view
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3.Sort each one: Loaded or Neutral?
Sort: a filthy, disgusting river, a pointless, silly rule, the volunteers, a small room, a tiny, helpless kitten, a wide view
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LessonPrint · RI.4.8 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Loaded or Neutral?
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. a dirty river — Neutral 2. a greedy gang of seagulls — Loaded 3. a group of seagulls — Neutral 4. a loud storm — Neutral 5. a shocking, outrageous price — Loaded 6. the heroic volunteers — Loaded
2.1. a high price — Neutral 2. a large meal — Neutral 3. a magnificent, breathtaking view — Loaded 4. a mouth-watering feast — Loaded 5. a terrifying, deafening storm — Loaded 6. a young kitten — Neutral
3.1. a filthy, disgusting river — Loaded 2. a pointless, silly rule — Loaded 3. a small room — Neutral 4. a tiny, helpless kitten — Loaded 5. a wide view — Neutral 6. the volunteers — Neutral
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.4.8 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.