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.
virtuous virtuose virtuosa virtuoso virtuosi virtus virtues vertus viroids verts verites veritas variates verities varieties frats frets forts frits farts fiords fortes fortis frauds frites fritts fruits
virtuous tortuous riotous arduous virtuosa virtuose virtuosi virtuoso courteous pyritous