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.
veena vena venae vein vina faena veiny venue fen van vain vane vine vino viny
veena genua hyaena sheen weeny tenia teen duenna sienna faena vena venae henna genoa been queen keen hymenia peen penna scena seen senna xenia taenia teeny ween wheen sheeny hyena