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.
vary var very vara vair fairy veery varia faery gharry far fry fare fear vier vera fiar fray veer fair fury faro vrow ferry feuar fiery firry foray furry vireo vrouw
vary hoary leary nary deary diary teary wary weary chary ar