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.
perdue perdu perdie perdy pardee period peered pardie yperite peridia prod pert pard priedieu proud pardy pored peart pried purda pruta preed pardi pared pirouette parred purred purdah parody periti pardah paired prutah poured pureed parodoi parried pierrot proette
perdue brede irade joyrode virtue erode hayride brute bride burdie perdie ride prude pardee deride merde tirade grade trode cruet weirdie corrode bourride rede pride crude joyride corrade rode rude horde barde birdie rued boride perdu sarode pardie hydride parade trade gride trued gourde charade
per pear peer peerie peery pere perea pereia peri perry pier aper apery opera