Yes. Both worm and bird have an R-shaped, short U sound (uhr). It is called a caret U and in US pronunciation is virtually the same as the short U.
The rhyming words curt and hurt have the same vowel sound. But other words have the "caret U" sound of a short U followed by an R. They include germ, fern, learn, kernel, bird, were, and her (also herd and heard).
The A in alert is a schwa (unstressed) sound, and could be in any number of animal names with A's, E's, and U's.The E has a caret U or (uhr) sound as heard in bird, and in the bird names turkey and curlew, as well as in worm, termite, turtle, gerbil and squirrel.
In the case of a bird eating a worm, the worm is the prey. The bird is a predator.
The E in her has the "caret U" sound, a short U + R. The sound appears in few non-R words. U words - fur, curl, urge, hurt E words - were, fern, prefer, term I words - bird, stir, third, dirt, firm, dirge, squirt O words - word, worm EA words - heard, learn, pearl
The rhyming words curd, heard, herd, nerd, stirred, and third have the same vowel sound. But other words also have the "caret U" sound of a short U followed by an R. They include germ, fern, learn, kernel, were, and her.
The EA in earn has the "caret U" sound, a short U + R. In US English, it is a homophone for the word "urn." The sound appears in few non-R words. U words - fur, curl, urge, hurt E words - her, were, fern, prefer, term I words - bird, stir, third, dirt, firm, dirge, squirt O words - word, worm EA words - heard, learn, pearl
The mother bird eats a worm and regurgitates the processed worm for the chicks to eat.
The worm
I think you meant, "What does the late bird get?" The late bird gets to go hungry. LUCK
Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words. An example would be "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain," where the "ai" sound is repeated in "rain," "Spain," "stays," and "plain."
The Early Bird and the Worm - 1936 was released on: USA: 8 February 1936
The bird's body digests it, and it serves to nourish the bird.