The present invention provides a speech recognition device for toys comprising a storage means for measuring the length in time of a combination of two or more continuous words or expressions and the length in time of a pause or pauses between the words or expressions and then storing a measured value in advance, a control means for measuring the length in time of a word or expression spoken by a speaker, comparing a measured value with the measured value stored in the storage means, and recognizing the word or expression of the speaker in the event that the result of the comparison falls within a predetermined tolerance and an output means for outputting the result of the recognition so carried out.