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.
cire cere sire zaire siree cirri sirree soiree sir sere sore sure cero ceria saree sieur sirra
fire hire ire quire lire mire moire cire sire zaire dire tire wire shire re