English is a compulsory topic in AP TET. It carries 30 Marks. Every candidate must attempt and qualify in Language-2 for Paper-I and Paper-II. AP TET English Language-2 Exam Pattern and Study Material are provided here.
AP TET Language-II English Syllabus for Paper-1 & 2
Content
* Red-marked contents are for Paper-2 Only
| Topic Area | S.No. | Details of the Topic | Strata of Testing |
1. Vocabulary | 1 | Synonyms | Recognition |
| 2 | Antonyms | Recognition | |
| 3 | Homophones | Recognition | |
| 4 | Homonyms | Recognition | |
| 5 | Idioms and Phrases | Identification of meanings | |
| 6 | Phrasal Verbs | Identification of meanings | |
| 7 | Spellings | Identification of wrongly spelt words; Differentiate between British and American spellings | |
| 8 | Word formation | Suffixation, Prefixation, Unscrambling letters, Conversion of Verb – Noun – vice versa; Noun – Adjectives vice versa, Compound words | |
| 9 | Singular- Plural Words | Identification | |
| 10 | One-word Substitutes | Identification of meanings | |
| 11 | Collocations | Identification of meanings | |
| 12 | Ordinal numbers | Understanding of position | |
| 13 | Anagrams | Identification | |
| 14 | Figures of Speech | Identification | |
2. Grammar | 1 | Parts of Speech | All types, their functions and usage |
| 2 | Articles | All types, their functions and usage | |
| 3 | Tenses | All types, structure, forms and usage | |
| 4 | Voice | Active Voice to Passive Voice conversion | |
| 5 | Reported Speech/Direct Speech & Indirect Speech | Assertive, Interrogative, Imperative, Exclamatory, Optative Sentences | |
| 6 | Types of Sentences | Assertive, Interrogative, Imperative & Exclamatory | |
| 7 | Degrees of Comparison | Positive, Comparative, Superlative, degrees identification, Conversions | |
| 8 | Linkers | Identification of functions, usages, position, cohesion with appropriate linkers | |
| 9 | Language Functions | Recognizing real-life communicative purposes | |
| 10 | Agreement of subject with verb | Right form of verbs | |
| 11 | Helping Verbs/ Modal Auxiliaries | Form, Contraction, Negatives | |
| 12 | Framing Wh-Questions | Identification of Right Wh-word, Syntax, Agreement of tense with subject | |
| 13 | Order of Adjectives | Knowledge of standard order, Correct placement, Contextual appropriatness | |
| 14 | Clauses | If clause -Type 1, Type II, Type III Main Clause- Subordinate Clause, Subject- Predicate, Noun Clause, Adverbial, Participle, Relative clause, Finite, Non-finite Clause | |
| 15 | Transitive-Intransitive Verbs | Recognition | |
| 16 | Question Tags | Form, Structure, Contraction | |
| 17 | Common Errors | Identification | |
| 18 | Transformation/Synthesis of sentences | Simple, Complex, Compound Sentences | |
| 3. Conventions of writing | 1 | Punctuation and Capitalization | Usage of Capital letters, Full stop, Comma, Question mark, Exclamation mark, Inverted comma, Apostrophe, etc. |
4. Discourses | 1 | Letter Writing | Types, Format, Punctuation marks, Features |
| 2 | Diary Entry | Format, Features | |
| 3 | Format, Features, Communication | ||
| 4 | Paragraph writing | Format, Features | |
| 5 | Dialogue Writing | Format, Features | |
| 6 | Notice/Invitation | Format | |
| 7 | Biographical Sketch | Format, Features | |
| 8 | Speech | Format, Types of Speeches | |
5. Dictionary Skill | 1 | Alphabetical order | Recognition of letter sequences, word sequences |
| 2 | Dictionary Entry | Efficiency in the usage of Dictionary | |
6. Reading Comprehension | 1 | Seen passages | Textual |
| 2 | Unseen passages | Non textual | |
| 3 | All poems | Textual | |
| 7. Phonetics | 1 | Vowel & Consonant Sounds | Identification |
| 2 | Voiced, Voiceless sounds | Identification, Classification | |
| 3 | Articulation | Identification, Classification | |
| 4 | Phonemes | Identification | |
| 5 | Morphemes | Identification | |
| 6 | Syllables | Identification, Classification | |
| 7 | Stress & Intonation | Identification | |
| 8 | Silent letters | Identification | |
| 9 | Odd Sounds | Identification |
Methodology (6 Marks) Only for Paper-1
| METHODOLOGY | STRATEGY OF TESTING |
1. Aspects of language- English language history, nature, importance, principles of English as a second language and problems of teaching/learning English | Detailed and deep understanding with application in broader sense. |
2. Objectives of teaching English | |
3. Development of language skills- Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing (LSRW)- Communicative skills and imparting values through communication. | |
4. Approaches, methods and techniques of teaching English (Introduction, definition, types of approaches, methods and techniques of teaching including remedial teaching. | |
5. Teaching of structures, vocabulary and grammar. | |
6. Teaching learning materials in English | |
7. Lesson planning | |
8. Curriculum and textbooks – importance and need. | |
9. Evaluation in English language |
AP TET PAPER- I & PAPER-2 Syllabus 2026 
AP TET 2026 English Study Material
| Topic | Download Material |
| Synonyms | Download PDF |
| Antonyms | Download PDF |
| Homonyms | Download PDF |
| Phrasal Verbs | Download PDF |
| Idioms and Phrases | Download PDF |
| Helping Verbs | Download PDF |
| Ordinary Verbs | Download PDF |
| Articles | Download PDF |
| Prepositions | Download PDF |
| Direct Speech & Indirect Speech | Download PDF |
| Tenses | Download PDF |
| Parts of Speech | Download PDF |
| Common Errors | Download PDF |
| COMPREHENSION | Download PDF |
Parts of Speech – Material
| Topic | Download Material |
| Nouns | Download PDF |
| Pronouns | Download PDF |
| Adjectives & Adverbs | Download PDF |
| Verbs | Download PDF |
| Prepositions | Download PDF |
| Conjunctions | Download PDF |
| Articles | Download PDF |
