I've taken a list of English words, and examined each of them to see what they sound like (using the PHP metaphone function). This page lists the most common metaphone codes, along with their words. You can also search for a word of your own, and see which words sound similar - and which ones rhyme, and which ones alliterate.
devote devotee devout deviate divot deaved devoid deft davit defat duvet defeat defied deified
revote vote devote footie evite gavot gavotte naivete ovate pivot savate devotee devout divot cheviot