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.
vera very veer vier vara varia veery feria gherao feriae fer var fere fray frae vary vair fear fora vrow faery ferry feuar fiery foray vireo vrouw