ARTICLES

An

The

A
used before words which begin with a consonant (a man. A day, a cat, a house)

 used before words which begin with a vowel (an orange, an apple, an egg, an idiot)

used before words which begin with a silent H that is when there is no sound of H (an hour, an honest, an honour, an honourable person)

The
used when we speak of a particular thing. - The story you told was interesting. - I lost the book you lent me - This is the man I was talking about to describe things of which there is only one. ( the earth, the sun, the moon, the world) before the names of a few famous buildings. ( The Taj Mahal, The Great wall of China)

 Cannot say a/an with an uncountable noun

Use the with an uncountable noun when

you are talking about a particular example of

that thing.
Examples Thanks for the help you gave me yesterday. I didnt eat the cheese. It was green!

 Use a/an and the in front of a countable nouns Must put an article in front of a singular countable noun

Use the with countable nouns

Examples Can I borrow a pencil? Theres a act in the garden Please shut the door!