UIEO Syllabus 2026-27: Download Unified International English Olympiad Syllabus

Words

Singulars and rules regarding making plurals, pronunciation.

Genders

Types and allocation.

Nouns

Common, Proper, Abstract, Collective, Un[countable].

Spellings

Jumbled and unusual.

Introduction to Synonyms and antonyms with basic examples.

Articles, numbers, and one word for many (substitution).

Pairing, Rhyming words and odd one out.

Verb

Basic tenses, Person/Subject and verb agreement. Building simple sentences.

Reading Comprehension

Understanding Stories, learning to draw conclusions/ morals and locating specific information and details.

Interactive English

General day-to-day interactions and short dialogues; Telephonic Conversation; Writing and understanding messages; Responding to situations at functions like greeting, thanking, requests, apologies, asking for information/ permission, introducing oneself, etc.

Vocabulary & Functional Grammar (Elementary structure and application)

Vowels and consonants; vocabulary connected with actions, pictures, shapes, functions, qualities and quantities; singulars and plurals; jumbled letters of words; pairing and rhyming words; synonyms; antonyms; genders; some parts of speech; articles; numbers; regular and irregular verbs; simple and some continuous tenses; punctuation; odd one out; etc.

Reading Comprehension

Understanding the meanings of words with shades of difference contextually; understanding the main theme/idea of the story; locating specific information; perception of moral, etc.

Interactive English

Spoken English in personal and telephonic conversations; expressions like greeting, thanking, making requests, seeking permission, giving information, introducing oneself, apologies, etc.

Vocabulary & Functional Grammar (Elementary structure and application)

Alphabetical order; pronunciation patterns and words; singulars and plurals; articles; numbers; pairing and rhyming words; synonyms; antonyms; genders; analogy; parts of speech and their functions; tenses with context to different times and persons; regular, irregular, auxiliary and modal verbs; sentences with words jumbled; punctuation; odd one out; etc.

Reading Comprehension

Understanding the meanings of words with shades of difference contextually; understanding the main theme/idea of the story; locating specific information; dialogues and their references; information gathering and contextual understanding; perception of morals, etc.

Interactive English

Greeting, thanking, making requests, seeking permission, giving information, introducing oneself, apologising, exchanging pleasantries; mannerisms in personal and telephonic conversations, etc.

Vocabulary & Functional Grammar

Alphabetical order; pronunciation pattern through syllable; vocabulary; analogy; singulars and plurals; pairing and rhyming words; articles; collocations; homophones; homonyms; synonyms; antonyms; genders; numbers; parts of speech and their relative use in sentences; clauses; phrases; tenses and their applications with context to different times and persons; regular, irregular, auxiliary and modal verbs; phrasal verbs; sentences with words jumbled; punctuation; odd one out; one word for many; idioms; direct and indirect narration; etc.

Reading Comprehension

Understanding shades of meaning of words contextually and the main theme/idea of the story; finding specific information; understanding the use of auxiliary, modal and phrasal verbs; information gathering; overall perception; finding the moral, etc.

Interactive English

Spoken and formal English for exchange of pleasantries; greeting, thanking, making requests, seeking permission, giving information, introducing oneself; apologies, passing on information briefly but wholly; etiquette for personal and telephonic conversations, etc.

Vocabulary & Functional Grammar

Syllables and pronunciation pattern; analogy; singulars and plurals; pairing words; synonyms; antonyms; determiners; articles; quantifiers; collocations; homophones; homonyms; genders; numbers; parts of speech and their relative use in sentences; clauses; phrases; tenses and their applications with context to different times and persons; regular, irregular, helping, modal and phrasal verbs; sentences with words jumbled; punctuation; subject-verb agreement; odd one out; one word for many; idioms; direct and indirect narration; active and passive voice; etc.

Reading Comprehension

Understanding meanings of words with shades of difference contextually; understanding the main theme/idea of the story; locating specific information therein; understanding the use of auxiliary, modal and phrasal verbs; use of details and their references; information gathering and contextual understanding; perception of moral, etc.

Interactive English

Spoken English used in exchange of pleasantries and mannerisms in personal and telephonic conversations; expressions like greeting, thanking, making requests, seeking permission, giving information, introducing oneself, apologies, passing on information briefly but wholly, etc.

Vocabulary & Functional Grammar

Syllables and words; singulars and plurals; vocabulary; analogy; synonyms; antonyms; pairing words; determiners; quantifiers; articles; collocations; homophones; homonyms; genders; numbers; parts of speech and their relative use in sentences; phrasal verbs; clauses; phrases; various tenses and their use for different actions; regular, irregular, auxiliary and modal verbs; structure of sentences; punctuation; error correction; subject-verb agreement; odd one out; one word for many; idioms; direct and indirect narration; active and passive voice; etc.

Reading Comprehension

Comprehending the story throughout with context to its detailed information; understanding the phrases, phrasal verbs, idioms used therein, contextually and otherwise; studying details and their effects; information for and about as referred therein; perception of moral, etc.

Interactive English

Exchange of pleasantries; greeting; thanking; apologising; consoling; warning; giving opinions, advice; polite disagreement; introducing self; making requests; seeking permission; giving information briefly but wholly; etiquette in personal and telephonic conversations; etc.

Vocabulary & Functional Grammar

Syllables, formation of words as and from different parts of speech; analogy; synonyms; antonyms; adjectives, adverbs and their degrees of comparison; homophones; homonyms; articles; various clauses such as noun, adjective and adverb clauses; strong, weak, transitive and intransitive verbs; sequence of tenses; direct and indirect narration; active and passive voice; cloze text; types of a sentence, such as exclamatory, interrogative, declarative, assertive, imperative; fact, opinion and inferences with their understanding; phrasal verbs; idioms; question tags; punctuation; error correction; odd one out; one word for many; etc.

Reading Comprehension

Comprehending the story throughout with context to its detailed information; understanding the information given in news reports, diary entries, advertisements, various reviews and use of phrases, phrasal verbs, idioms therein, contextually; perception of moral, etc.

Interactive English

Exchange of pleasantries; greeting; thanking; apologising; consoling; warning; giving opinions, advice; polite disagreement; introducing self; making requests; seeking permission; giving information briefly but wholly; etiquette in personal and telephonic conversations; etc.

Vocabulary & Functional Grammar

Syllables, formation of words as and from different parts of speech; analogy; synonyms; antonyms; adjectives, adverbs and their degrees of comparison; homophones; homonyms; articles; various clauses such as noun, adjective and adverb clauses; strong, weak, transitive and intransitive verbs; sequence of tenses; direct and indirect narration; active and passive voice; cloze text; types of a sentence, such as exclamatory, interrogative, declarative, assertive, imperative; fact, opinion and inferences with their understanding; phrasal verbs; idioms; question tags; punctuation; error correction; odd one out; one word for many; etc.

Reading Comprehension

Comprehending the story throughout with context to its detailed information; understanding the information given in news reports, diary entries, advertisements, various reviews and use of phrases, phrasal verbs, idioms therein, contextually; perception of moral, etc.

Interactive English

Formal written English for communication; etiquette for personal/telephonic conversations; various expressions; seeking permission; introducing self; passing on information briefly but wholly; giving advice; consoling; warning; argument; polite disagreement; etc.

Vocabulary & Functional Grammar

Same word as different parts of speech; analogy; synonyms; antonyms; articles; homophones; homonyms; cloze text; adjectives, adverbs and their degrees of comparison; transitive and intransitive verbs; sequence of tenses; types of sentences; direct and indirect narration; active and passive voice; fact, opinion and inferences; phrases; idioms; question forms; conditionals; punctuation; error correction; odd one out; one word for many; etc.

Reading Comprehension

Comprehending the story throughout with context to its detailed information; understanding the information given in news reports, diary entries, advertisements, various reviews and use of phrases, phrasal verbs, idioms therein, contextually; perception of moral, etc.

Interactive English

Formal written English for communication; etiquette for personal/telephonic conversations; various expressions; seeking permission; introducing self; passing on information briefly but wholly; giving advice; consoling; warning; argument; polite disagreement; etc.

Vocabulary & Functional Grammar

Same word as different parts of speech; analogy; synonyms; antonyms; articles; homophones; homonyms; cloze text; adjectives, adverbs and their degrees of comparison; transitive and intransitive verbs; sequence of tenses; fact, opinion and inferences; simple and complex sentences; direct and indirect narration; active and passive voice; phrases; idioms; question forms, conditionals; punctuation; error correction; odd one out; one word for many; etc.

Reading Comprehension

Comprehending the story throughout with context to its detailed information; understanding information given in reports, diary entries, menus, coupons, advertisements, various reviews and use of phrases, phrasal verbs, idioms therein, contextually; perception of moral, etc.

Interactive English

Etiquette for personal/telephonic conversations and styles and manners in formal written communications like various expressions, seeking permission, informing & advising, getting things done, consoling, warning, disagreement, applying for jobs, drafting of C.V., etc.