“Split” Past Tense and Other Irregular Verbs
Irregular verbs generally don’t form their simple past tense or past participle by adding “-d” or “-ed” to their stem word. They do not comply with the regular grammatical rules. “Split” is a major example.
How Come Specie is Not the Species Singular Form
The two words, “specie” and “species,” are nouns that appear to be just the same, with one being the other’s singular, but they have distinct meanings.