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.
sieve save soave suave safe seif sigh
nieve sieve lieve eve sheeve eave chive five peeve vive dive revue jivey hive reeve give weave waive leave jive reave reive rive levee heave deave keeve neve live wive naive sheave shive