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 8 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 small room, a ridiculous waste of money, the volunteers, a loud storm, a filthy, disgusting river, a cramped, gloomy little room
LoadedNeutral
2.Sort each one: Loaded or Neutral?
Sort: an old bridge, a tiny, helpless kitten, a mouth-watering feast, a new rule, a wide view, a magnificent, breathtaking view
LoadedNeutral
3.Sort each one: Loaded or Neutral?
Sort: a large meal, a terrifying, deafening storm, the heroic volunteers, money that was spent, a greedy gang of seagulls, a young kitten
LoadedNeutral
LessonPrint · RI.4.8 · Set 8 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Loaded or Neutral?
Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. a cramped, gloomy little room — Loaded 2. a filthy, disgusting river — Loaded 3. a loud storm — Neutral 4. a ridiculous waste of money — Loaded 5. a small room — Neutral 6. the volunteers — Neutral
2.1. a magnificent, breathtaking view — Loaded 2. a mouth-watering feast — Loaded 3. a new rule — Neutral 4. a tiny, helpless kitten — Loaded 5. a wide view — Neutral 6. an old bridge — Neutral
3.1. a greedy gang of seagulls — Loaded 2. a large meal — Neutral 3. a terrifying, deafening storm — Loaded 4. a young kitten — Neutral 5. money that was spent — Neutral 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.