An intake apparatus for an internal combustion engine comprises an intake manifold (1); a rotary valve (10) including a plurality of valve portions (11) in communication with air feeding passages (3) through feed switch openings (7); a sealing member (60) fitted to the valve portion, the sealing member including ring portions (61) and interconnecting portions interconnecting the ring portions, recessed portions (76) defined on an outer side of the valve portions for receiving engaging portions (64) on inner sides of the interconnecting portions of the sealing members, wherein a distance (D1a) from a central portion of an outer peripheral edge (20a) of the closed area portion (20) to the rotational axis (P) is set smaller than a distance (D2) from a second central portion (43) of an outer peripheral edge (40a) of the open area portion (40) to the rotational axis.