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.
chivari chivaree shivaree chevre chafer shiver chiefer shivery chaffer chaufer chaffier chauffer chuffier chauffeur shaver shofar shover chuffer shophar
chivari varia vivaria vivary var
chive chivvy chivy shiva shivah