A teacher conducts a lesson to help students recognize open syllables as one of the syllable types to be used when decoding multisyllabic words. Which of the following lists is best for the teacher to use as examples of words that contain at least one open syllable?

These words contain closed syllables, where the vowel is followed by one or more consonants, resulting in a short vowel sound. For example, "han-dle" and "bub-ble" both end in consonants that close the syllables, preventing any open syllable formation.

While "momentary" and "department" have syllables that may appear open, they do not contain true open syllables as defined by the presence of a long vowel sound. In "cradle," the first syllable "cra" is indeed open, but the other two words do not provide sufficient examples of open syllables to fulfill the requirement for this lesson.

All three words consist of closed syllables; for instance, "per-mit" and "con-sis-tent" have vowels that are closed off by consonants, leading to short vowel sounds. This structure does not demonstrate the concept of open syllables effectively, as none of these words contain the desired long vowel sounds.