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 25 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
NameDate
Sort each phrase into the right column.
1.Sort each one: Loaded or Neutral?
Sort: a large meal, the heroic volunteers, a mouth-watering feast, the volunteers, a ridiculous waste of money, a young kitten
LoadedNeutral
2.Sort each one: Loaded or Neutral?
Sort: a high price, a crumbling, dangerous old bridge, a terrifying, deafening storm, a wide view, a tiny, helpless kitten, a new rule
LoadedNeutral
3.Sort each one: Loaded or Neutral?
Sort: a small room, a cramped, gloomy little room, a magnificent, breathtaking view, money that was spent, an old bridge, a filthy, disgusting river
LoadedNeutral
LessonPrint · RI.4.8 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Loaded or Neutral?
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. a large meal — Neutral 2. a mouth-watering feast — Loaded 3. a ridiculous waste of money — Loaded 4. a young kitten — Neutral 5. the heroic volunteers — Loaded 6. the volunteers — Neutral
2.1. a crumbling, dangerous old bridge — Loaded 2. a high price — Neutral 3. a new rule — Neutral 4. a terrifying, deafening storm — Loaded 5. a tiny, helpless kitten — Loaded 6. a wide view — Neutral
3.1. a cramped, gloomy little room — Loaded 2. a filthy, disgusting river — Loaded 3. a magnificent, breathtaking view — Loaded 4. a small room — Neutral 5. an old bridge — 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.