How To add a lyric to a rest (silent note)

There are several ways:

Method 1

1. Enter a note at the same place in another voice;
2. Add a lyric word/syllable to the note to indicate a spoken word;
3. Make the note silent and invisible;

Method 2

1. Select the rest;
2. Add staff text (Ctrl+T), and enter the lyrics word/syllable;
3. Exit text edit mode (Esc): make sure that the word/syllable you have just entered is still selected;
4. Open the Inspector (F8) and set Text Style to "Lyrics Odd lines" or "Lyrics Even Lines," as appropriate.

Method 3

1. Add the word/syllable to an existing note;
2. Make the note silent via the Inspector;
3. Change the notehead to a cross.