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.
smatter smuttier smiter scimiter summiteer simitar cemetery scimetar scimitar summitry symmetry semidry
matter smatter mater matier mattery meatier mutter amateur embitter emitter imbitter combater omitter remitter smuttier