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 2 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 greedy gang of seagulls, a dirty river, a shocking, outrageous price, a ridiculous waste of money, a young kitten, a large meal
LoadedNeutral
2.Sort each one: Loaded or Neutral?
Sort: a small room, a pointless, silly rule, a magnificent, breathtaking view, the volunteers, a tiny, helpless kitten, money that was spent
LoadedNeutral
3.Sort each one: Loaded or Neutral?
Sort: a filthy, disgusting river, a group of seagulls, a terrifying, deafening storm, a crumbling, dangerous old bridge, a loud storm, an old bridge
LoadedNeutral
LessonPrint · RI.4.8 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Loaded or Neutral?
Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. a dirty river — Neutral 2. a greedy gang of seagulls — Loaded 3. a large meal — Neutral 4. a ridiculous waste of money — Loaded 5. a shocking, outrageous price — Loaded 6. a young kitten — Neutral
2.1. a magnificent, breathtaking view — Loaded 2. a pointless, silly rule — Loaded 3. a small room — Neutral 4. a tiny, helpless kitten — Loaded 5. money that was spent — Neutral 6. the volunteers — Neutral
3.1. a crumbling, dangerous old bridge — Loaded 2. a filthy, disgusting river — Loaded 3. a group of seagulls — Neutral 4. a loud storm — Neutral 5. a terrifying, deafening storm — 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.