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.
shantey shanty chantey chanty shandy shanti shantih shunt chant shent shindy shined chaunt shanghaied chained chianti sheened shinned shunned shinnied shend chined chinned
chantey shantey ante antae sanity panty pantie painty lanate dainty jaunty vaunty vanity banty aunty chanty janty canty shanty ant