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 22 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 wide view, the volunteers, a loud storm, a shocking, outrageous price, the heroic volunteers, a magnificent, breathtaking view
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2.Sort each one: Loaded or Neutral?
Sort: a new rule, money that was spent, a pointless, silly rule, a group of seagulls, a tiny, helpless kitten, a cramped, gloomy little room
LoadedNeutral
3.Sort each one: Loaded or Neutral?
Sort: a high price, a crumbling, dangerous old bridge, a dirty river, a young kitten, a terrifying, deafening storm, a mouth-watering feast
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LessonPrint · RI.4.8 · Set 22 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Loaded or Neutral?
Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. a loud storm — Neutral 2. a magnificent, breathtaking view — Loaded 3. a shocking, outrageous price — Loaded 4. a wide view — Neutral 5. the heroic volunteers — Loaded 6. the volunteers — Neutral
2.1. a cramped, gloomy little room — Loaded 2. a group of seagulls — Neutral 3. a new rule — Neutral 4. a pointless, silly rule — Loaded 5. a tiny, helpless kitten — Loaded 6. money that was spent — Neutral
3.1. a crumbling, dangerous old bridge — Loaded 2. a dirty river — Neutral 3. a high price — Neutral 4. a mouth-watering feast — Loaded 5. a terrifying, deafening storm — Loaded 6. a young kitten — Neutral
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.4.8 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.