same vowel sound?

B ir d      

V er b

Does the above vowels pronounce the same?

Thank You

Yes.  er, ir, and ur followed by a consonant or at the end of a word are all pronounced the same.

term, bird, turn, her, sir, fur
verb, shirt, hurt, verse, dirge, curve

ear followed by a consonant (but not at the end of a word) is also pronounced the same as those above.

learn, heard, search, rehearse, pearl

Except:  beard  (as if beerd), heart (as if hart), hearth ( as if harth)

our followed by a consonant has the same pronunciation in only a few words.

journal, journalist, adjourn, adjournment, tourney, tournament, courtesy, courteous

CJ