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.
statued stated statute situated statuette sedated steaded stetted stotted studded studied steadied steatite
statued iodated tutued situated rotated radiated notated nidated mutated mediated guttated caudated ideated dauted dated teated tauted tatted doated dawted nutated redated sedated stated statute
statue stat state stoat estate