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