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 17 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 pointless, silly rule, money that was spent, a mouth-watering feast, a young kitten, a magnificent, breathtaking view, a small room
LoadedNeutral
2.Sort each one: Loaded or Neutral?
Sort: a wide view, a terrifying, deafening storm, the heroic volunteers, a large meal, a high price, a ridiculous waste of money
LoadedNeutral
3.Sort each one: Loaded or Neutral?
Sort: a cramped, gloomy little room, an old bridge, a loud storm, a group of seagulls, a crumbling, dangerous old bridge, a shocking, outrageous price
LoadedNeutral
LessonPrint · RI.4.8 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Loaded or Neutral?
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. a magnificent, breathtaking view — Loaded 2. a mouth-watering feast — Loaded 3. a pointless, silly rule — Loaded 4. a small room — Neutral 5. a young kitten — Neutral 6. money that was spent — Neutral
2.1. a high price — Neutral 2. a large meal — Neutral 3. a ridiculous waste of money — Loaded 4. a terrifying, deafening storm — Loaded 5. a wide view — Neutral 6. the heroic volunteers — Loaded
3.1. a cramped, gloomy little room — Loaded 2. a crumbling, dangerous old bridge — Loaded 3. a group of seagulls — Neutral 4. a loud storm — Neutral 5. a shocking, outrageous price — Loaded 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.