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.
nairu naira gnar knar nary near noir gnarr knaur knarry narrow nor knur nori
nairu air chair deair dairy zaire pareu pair naira mair lair hairy hair vair fairy fair airy wair chiru