SOF IEO · Syllabus
SOF IEO Syllabus 2026 — every subject & topic
SOF IEO syllabus: 4 subjects (Word and Structure Knowledge, Reading, Spoken and Written Expression, Achievers Section) and 35 topics. Official syllabus and notification: sofworld.org.
The complete SOF International English Olympiad syllabus: 4 subjects, 35 topics. Study notes for this exam are not published yet; every topic is listed so you can see the whole syllabus. Practise by topic in a topic-wise mock →
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Word and Structure Knowledge
- Parts of Speech
Nouns and Pronouns · Verbs and Tenses · Adjectives and Adverbs · Prepositions and Conjunctions
- Tenses
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Articles and Determiners
- Active and Passive Voice
- Direct and Indirect Speech (Narration)
- Sentence Formation
- Types of Sentences
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Collocations
- Spellings
- Homophones and Homonyms
- Idioms and Phrases
- Phrasal Verbs
- One-word Substitution
- Punctuation
Reading
- Reading Comprehension
- Search for and Retrieve Information
- Poetry Comprehension
- Author's Purpose and Tone
- Cloze Test
Spoken and Written Expression
- Speech and Pronunciation
- Conversation Skills
- Writing Skills
- Para Jumbles
- Editing and Omission
Achievers Section
- Higher Order English Application
- Advanced Reading Comprehension
- Figures of Speech
- Contextual Word Usage
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