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 24 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: the heroic volunteers, a small room, a magnificent, breathtaking view, a high price, a wide view, a terrifying, deafening storm
LoadedNeutral
2.Sort each one: Loaded or Neutral?
Sort: a mouth-watering feast, a cramped, gloomy little room, a tiny, helpless kitten, a young kitten, an old bridge, the volunteers
LoadedNeutral
3.Sort each one: Loaded or Neutral?
Sort: a filthy, disgusting river, a crumbling, dangerous old bridge, a greedy gang of seagulls, a loud storm, a new rule, money that was spent
LoadedNeutral
LessonPrint · RI.4.8 · Set 24 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Loaded or Neutral?
Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. a high price — Neutral 2. a magnificent, breathtaking view — Loaded 3. a small room — Neutral 4. a terrifying, deafening storm — Loaded 5. a wide view — Neutral 6. the heroic volunteers — Loaded
2.1. a cramped, gloomy little room — Loaded 2. a mouth-watering feast — Loaded 3. a tiny, helpless kitten — Loaded 4. a young kitten — Neutral 5. an old bridge — Neutral 6. the volunteers — Neutral
3.1. a crumbling, dangerous old bridge — Loaded 2. a filthy, disgusting river — Loaded 3. a greedy gang of seagulls — Loaded 4. a loud storm — Neutral 5. a new rule — 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.