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 9 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 crumbling, dangerous old bridge, a young kitten, a cramped, gloomy little room, a loud storm, the volunteers, a shocking, outrageous price
LoadedNeutral
2.Sort each one: Loaded or Neutral?
Sort: a wide view, the heroic volunteers, a filthy, disgusting river, a tiny, helpless kitten, a group of seagulls, money that was spent
LoadedNeutral
3.Sort each one: Loaded or Neutral?
Sort: a mouth-watering feast, an old bridge, a terrifying, deafening storm, a magnificent, breathtaking view, a new rule, a small room
LoadedNeutral
LessonPrint · RI.4.8 · Set 9 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Loaded or Neutral?
Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. a cramped, gloomy little room — Loaded 2. a crumbling, dangerous old bridge — Loaded 3. a loud storm — Neutral 4. a shocking, outrageous price — Loaded 5. a young kitten — Neutral 6. the volunteers — Neutral
2.1. a filthy, disgusting river — Loaded 2. a group of seagulls — Neutral 3. a tiny, helpless kitten — Loaded 4. a wide view — Neutral 5. money that was spent — Neutral 6. the heroic volunteers — Loaded
3.1. a magnificent, breathtaking view — Loaded 2. a mouth-watering feast — Loaded 3. a new rule — Neutral 4. a small room — Neutral 5. a terrifying, deafening storm — Loaded 6. an old bridge — Neutral
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.4.8 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.