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.
deave dev davy deaf deva dive dove def tav daff defi defy diva
eave weave sheave reave leave deave heave ave eve waive reeve revue knave cavie nieve keeve nave wave sieve foveae soave peavey peeve lave shave have zouave leavy mavie save neve pave rave heavy reive levee gave lieve wavey fauve naive mauve peavy suave fave shavie cave sheeve