In a pneumatic grinder with an improved air intake control apparatus, a press board is designed on the bottom of a handle of the grinder and disposed at a position proximate to a grinding head, and a force applying end of the press board is turned by fingers by means of a first lever-and-fulcrum pivoting method, so that a pulling end of the press board pulls a pull rod of the air intake control apparatus to move downward and allows air to circulate. The operation by fingers is easier than the operation by pressing a palm onto the top of a handle at the press board. A second lever design allows a speed adjusting knob of the air intake control apparatus to be situated at a position nearer to the grinding head.