SOF IEO Syllabus 2025-26 for Classes 1 to 12

SOF IEO Syllabus 2025-26

The whole syllabus for IEO 2025-26 is given below for students' reference. Students who want to compete in the International English Olympiad 2025-26 must carefully read the SOF English Olympiad syllabus.

SOF IEO Syllabus 2025-26 for Class 1

Jumbled Letters, Words: Their Meanings and Opposites, Identify the Word from the Picture, Making a Word, Word Power, Feminine and Masculine, One and Many, Word Pairs, Odd One Out, Animals: Their Babies, Sounds and Groups, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Conjunctions, Articles, Prepositions, Adjectives, Basic tenses, Punctuation, Comprehension (Prose and Poetry), Picture Composition Spoken and Written Expression.

Achievers Section : Higher Order Thinking Questions - from the above given Syllabus.

SOF IEO Syllabus 2025-26 for Class 2

Section 1: Collocations, Spellings, Synonyms, Antonyms, Identify the word from the Picture, Words Related to Animals, Phrases, Idioms, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Contractions, Word order, Punctuation, Simple tenses.

Section 2: Search for and retrieve information from various text types like stories, short dialogues, etc. Acquire a broad understanding of and look for specific information in short texts like messages, invitations, etc.

Section 3: Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like thanking, greeting, asking for permission, introducing oneself, etc.

Section 4: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 1, 2 and 3.

SOF IEO Syllabus 2025-26 for Class 3

Section 1: Word Power: Homophones, Collocations, Spellings, Words related to animals, Household things, Clothes, Basic emotions, Food, Animals and Pets, etc., Synonyms and Antonyms, Gender, Number, Proverbs, Idioms, One Word, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Simple Tenses, Conjunctions and Punctuation, Basic Questions, Question tags, Jumbled words, etc.

Section 2: Search for and retrieve information from various text types like Stories, Anecdotes, etc., Understand information through pictures, timetable format, etc., Acquire ba road understanding of and look for specific information in short texts like messages, Invitations, etc.

Section 3: Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like apology, greeting, introduction, request, etc.

Section 4: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 1, 2 and 3.

SOF IEO Syllabus 2025-26 for Class 4

Section 1: Collocations, Spellings, Gender, Singular-Plural, One-word Substitution, Synonyms, Antonyms, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Contractions, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Tenses, Punctuations and Jumbled words, Basic Questions, Question Tags, Proverbs, Idioms, etc.

Section 2: Search for and retrieve information from various text types like Stories, Anecdotes, etc., understand information through pictures, timetable format, etc., acquire a broad understanding of and look for specific information in short texts like messages, Invitations, etc.

Section 3: Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like apology, greeting, introduction, request, etc.

Section 4: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 1, 2 and 3.

SOF IEO Syllabus 2025-26 for Class 5

Section 1: Spellings, Collocations, Idioms, Homonyms and homophones, Synonyms, Antonyms, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs and Phrasal Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuation, Tenses, Active-Passive Voice and Reported Speech, etc.

Section 2: Search for and retrieve information from various text types like News headlines, Messages, Letters, etc., Understand information given in News reports, Time-tables, Messages, etc., Acquire a broad understanding of and look for specific information in short texts like messages, menu card dialogues, etc.

Section 3: Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like Requests, Refusals, Apologies, etc.

Section 4: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 1, 2 and 3.

SOF IEO Syllabus 2025-26 for Class 6

Section 1: Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Conjunctions, Prepositions, Punctuation and Jumbled Words, Tenses, Voices, Narration, etc., Spellings, Collocations, Phrasal verbs, Idioms, Synonyms, Antonyms.

Section 2: Search for and retrieve information from various text types like News headlines, Brochures, Formal and Informal letters, Itinerary, etc., Acquire a broad understanding of and look for specific information in Short narratives, Time-tables, News stories, Diary entries, Poster Making, Messages, etc.

Section 3: Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like agreement and disagreement, Requests, Refusals, Apologies, etc.

Section 4: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 1, 2 and 3.

SOF IEO Syllabus 2025-26 for Class 7

Section 1: Spellings, Collocations and Words related to Travel, Locations, Activities, Homonyms and Homophones, etc., Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies and Spellings, One word, Phrasal verbs and Idioms, Modals, Word order, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuation, Tenses, Voices and Narration, etc.

Section 2: Search for and retrieve information from various text types like News stories, Brochures, Formal and informal letters and advertisements. Understand information given in News reports, Brochures, Itineraries, etc., Acquire a broad understanding of and look for specific information in short narratives, Biographies, Notices and Messages, etc.

Section 3: Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like requesting and refusing, Apologies and stating preferences and expressing intent, etc.

Section 4: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 1, 2 and 3.

SOF IEO Syllabus 2025-26 for Class 8

Section 1: Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies and Spellings, Collocations, Phrasal Verbs, Idioms or Proverbs, Homonyms and Homophones, One word, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Prepositional Phrases, Participle Phrases, Conjunctions, Determiners, Jumbled Words and Punctuations, Tenses, Voices and Narrations, Question Tags, etc. Words related to leisure, Household items/issues, Social causes, Outdoor locations and activities, etc.

Section 2: Search for and retrieve information from various text types like News reports, Blurb, Dictionaries, etc., Understand information presented in instruction manual format, Message format and others. Acquire a broad understanding of and look for specific information in longer texts like Editorials, Essays, etc.

Section 3: Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like requesting, giving information, expressing surprise, Pronunciation, etc.

Section 4: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 1, 2 and 3.

SOF IEO Syllabus 2025-26 for Class 9

Section 1: Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies and Spellings, One word, Word order, Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuations, Jumbled words, Voices, Concord, Question forms, Tenses, Conditionals, Modals, Reported speech. Collocations, Phrasal verbs, Idioms, Homonyms and homophones, Words related to social cause, Travel, Workplace, etc.

Section 2: Search for and retrieve information from various text types like Flyers, Classifieds, Dictionaries, etc., Understand information presented in instruction manual format, Message format and others. Acquire a broad understanding of and look for specific information in longer texts like editorials, Essays, etc.

Section 3: Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like giving advice, stating preferences, discussing probability, making an offer, etc.

Section 4: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 1, 2 and 3.

SOF IEO Syllabus 2025-26 for Class 10

Section 1: Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies and Spellings, One Word, Word order, Nouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuations, Voices, Narration, Concord, Question forms, Tenses, Conditionals, Modals, Collocations, Phrasal verbs, Idioms, Homonyms and homophones, Words related to weather, Countries, Language and people, Global problems, etc.

Section 2: Search for and retrieve information from various text types like Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc., Understand information presented in instruction manual format, Message format and others. Acquire a broad understanding of and look for specific information in longer texts like editorials, Essays, etc., and make inferences from advanced texts.

Section 3: Ability to understand situation-based variations in functions like giving/accepting compliments, agreeing, Disagreeing, Requesting, seeking information, Pronunciation, etc.

Section 4: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Sections 1, 2 and 3.

SOF IEO Syllabus 2025-26 for Class 11 and 12

To prepare for the International English Olympiad 2025-26, students ought to check their relevant CBSE/ICSE/State Board syllabus.

Also, read:

• IEO Answer Key
• IEO Sample Paper
• IEO Cutoff

SOF IEO Syllabus 2025-26 – Points to Remember

• Students must cover all of the topics outlined in the IEO syllabus of the SOF Olympiad 2025-26 for their respective classes. They must solve sample papers to improve their speed and become acquainted with the test format and question type.

• Students must communicate with their teachers if they have any questions.

• The English language is used in the IEO exam 2025-26.

• As a result, students should avoid repetitive learning practices and instead focus on clarifying their notions.

SOF IEO Exam Pattern 2025-26

Students must carefully read the table below to become acquainted with the IEO 2025-26 test format and marking structure. Students can study strategically for the SOF IEO test 2025-26 while keeping the IEO marking scheme 2025-26 in mind.

SOF IEO 2025-26 Reference Material

Aside from the NCERT books and other coursebooks prescribed by CBSE/ ICSE/ State Boards, the following books and materials for SOF IEO preparation are available on MTG's official website:

• Workbooks for each class from 1 to 10
• Mobile Applications for SOF Olympiad Trainer
• Olympiad Skill Development System (OSDS)
• E-Quiz
• Previous Years’ Papers

Also, check:

• IGKO sample papers
• NCO sample papers