If the word ends in a then the answer will be "la". That's the female article. If the word ends in o then the answer will be "el". That's the male article. "Los" is also a male article and "las" is also a female article. Those are the basics of Spanish articles.
2. la 3. el 4. la 6. el if the word ends in o,os then it’s a el; this means it’s masculine. if the word ends in a,as then it’s a la; this means it’s feminine.
For an adjective that ends in an e you would put el before it because it is masculine. If the adjective ends in an a you would put la before it because it is a feminine.