I think the others covered it pretty well. Another possible way of thinking about it:
Piece and Peace rhyme with niece, geese, fleece
Pi*ss rhymes with miss, kiss, hiss.
Peas rhymes with ease, sees, knees.
Of course, this only helps if you know how the other words are pronounce. If you initially though they all rhymed, you might want to check on the difference between the LONG E sound and the SHORT I sound. This seems to be one of the most common problems for English learners.