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.
newsie news newsy ness nisi noes nows gnaws knees knows niece nisei gneiss nos nus
gawsie newsie wise bowse hawse cosie gussie lassie lowse poussie owse sice size dassie dowse tassie tawse chowse